Eric climbed on the table, pulling my hair, and was generally a pest.
埃里克爬桌子，拽我的头发，总之是个讨厌鬼。
That disobedient kid is a pest.
那不听话的小孩令人讨厌。
We hate pest.
我们讨厌害虫。
The farmer sprayed his crops to protect them from
pests.
农民喷洒农药以保护作物免受虫害。
The termite is a common pest that can cause significant damage to wooden structures.
白蚁是一种常见的害虫，能对木质建筑造成重大损害。
We need to find an effective way to control the rat population, as they have become a public health pest.
我们需要找到有效的方法来控制老鼠数量，因为它们已成为公共卫生问题。
The gardener was frustrated by the persistent presence of aphids on his rose bushes, a real pest to the plants.
园丁对他的玫瑰丛中持续出现的蚜虫感到沮丧，这些蚜虫对植物来说真是个祸害。
Bed bugs are nocturnal
pests that can infest homes and cause discomfort to residents.
床虫是夜间活动的害虫，能侵扰住宅，给居民带来不适。
The library had to close for a week due to a book lice infestation, a tiny but pesky pest.
图书馆因书虱侵扰而关闭了一周，这种小但烦人的害虫。
The ant colony in the kitchen was a persistent pest, making it difficult to prepare food without interference.
厨房里的蚂蚁群是一个持久的麻烦，使得在没有干扰的情况下准备食物变得困难。
Moles are considered
pests by many gardeners because of the tunnels they dig, which can damage plant roots.
许多园丁认为鼹鼠是害虫，因为它们挖掘的隧道可能会损伤植物根部。
The introduction of non-native species, such as the Asian carp, can become invasive
pests, disrupting local ecosystems.
引入非本地物种，如亚洲鲤鱼，可能会变成入侵性害虫，破坏当地生态系统。
Fleas are not just a nuisance to pets; they can also transmit diseases to humans, making them a serious pest.
跳蚤不仅对宠物造成困扰，还可能将疾病传播给人类，因此它们是一种严重的害虫。
Above and amid the rubber trees that produce the natural latex sap that is tapped for products ranging from rubber gloves to car tires, a fleet of aerial survey drones assist in the detection and monitoring of pests and diseases that could harm the crucial crop.
在生产天然乳胶树液的橡胶树上方和中间，从橡胶手套到汽车轮胎，一队空中调查无人机协助检测和监测可能危害关键作物的病虫害。
By collaborating with the Beijing Runsheng Rural Development Public Welfare Foundation, we provided plant protection products to farmers in Zaoyang, the largest production base of summer grain crops in Hubei province, and invited agricultural technical experts to carry out wheat pest control and drug use training for agricultural technicians and farmers.
通过与北京润生农村发展公益基金会合作，我们为湖北省最大的夏粮作物生产基地枣阳的农民提供植保产品，并邀请农业技术专家为农业技术人员和农民开展小麦病虫害防治和用药培训。
It also offers free services to farmers, such as remote sensing inspections of land, accurate weather data and warnings about plant diseases and pests.
它还为农民提供免费服务，如土地遥感检查、准确的天气数据和植物病虫害警报。
The German company to date boasts about 80 plant protection products in five categories that can prevent and control major diseases, pests and weeds.
Finlays also provides tea plantation training, such as integrated pest management without applying pesticides, yield and cost management, and the use of smart mobile technologies for local farmers.
But, the quality of local coffee has long been affected by pests, diseases and climate change, and the recent decline in global coffee prices has significantly weakened the competitiveness of the coffee industry in Africa.
"By providing remote monitoring services, farmers can access information covering the weather, pests and soil, as well as images, from anywhere, and customers can obtain information about the agricultural products from planting and processing through to distribution," said Yi.
So they will not buy products, but pay for the outcomes without any pests or diseases in their crops," he said.
The lab will look to breed new varieties of potato and conduct research into storage, processing, pests and disease.
It was predicted that the nation would embrace a summer harvest before the continuous overcast and rainy weather hit provinces such as Henan and Shaanxi in central and northwest China, allowing for an increased planting area of wheat, good wheat growth and well-controlled pests and plant diseases, said Pan Wenbo, director of the ministry's planting management department, at a news conference in Beijing on Friday.
Since last year, Customs authorities on the mainland have repeatedly detected quarantine pests, such as plant matter that could negatively affect the mainland market if it were not controlled, as well as excessive amounts of the chemical pesticides fenthion and dimethoate in citrus fruit shipped to the mainland from Taiwan.
Despite unfavorable weather conditions, pests and diseases, China's summer grain output reached an all-time high, Tang said.
Among the factors that have prompted the South American country to record a rebound in its foreign sales are the opening of the Chinese market, Argentina's off-season harvest and the recognition by Chinese health authorities of the Argentine cherry producing region as pest free area for fruit flies, said CAPCI's Executive Manager Anibal Caminiti on Thursday in an interview with Xinhua.
Hu Jicheng, deputy head of the Guizhou provincial department of agriculture and rural affairs, said that to help companies improve tea product quality and better expand their overseas sales, major tea-producing counties in Guizhou, in collaboration with Guizhou University, the Guizhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences and the Guizhou Tea Research Institute, held events to demonstrate many green technologies, such as biological pest control, to local companies.
Under such circumstances, carrying out timely and precise fertilization and pesticide applications will not only increase grain production, but also help farmers reduce losses caused by disease and pests, he added.
At this point, the scientists have integrated wild, ancient rose genes into newly cultivated varieties, creating new plants that have strong resistance to pests and low temperatures.
For roses, it checks on the glossiness of the flowers, if there is any physical damage during processing and if there are any pests or pesticide residue.
Ye said she still checks with Nestle agronomists for help with coffee tree diseases and pests.
"The application of traits that resist pests and tolerate herbicides and drought has improved the competitiveness of genetically modified crops, such as corn and soybean, in production cost, price and quality," Qian Qian, director of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences' Institute of Crop Sciences, said in an interview with Xinhua News Agency.
中国农业科学院作物科学研究所所长钱前在接受新华社采访时表示：“抗虫、耐除草剂和耐旱等性状的应用已提高了转基因作物（如玉米和大豆）在生产成本、价格和质量方面的竞争力。”
In a statement on Tuesday, the ministry said one of the products is full-cost insurance covering various costs of agricultural production, including that of seeds, pesticides, fertilizers, land, labor, and losses from natural disasters, plant diseases and pests, among others.
周二，该部在一份声明中表示，其中一种产品为全成本农业保险，涵盖了种子、农药、化肥、土地、劳动力以及因自然灾害、植物病虫害等导致的各种农业生产成本损失。
To ensure high-quality development of the vegetable industry, the Shouguang government promotes standardized production across the city in the vegetable production sector from the aspects of vegetable growing environments, seeds and seedlings selection, growing skills, fertilizers and water use, disease and pest control as well as harvesting and packaging.
为确保蔬菜产业高质量发展，寿光市政府从蔬菜生长环境、种子种苗选择、栽培技术、肥料与水分管理、病虫害防治以及采收包装等环节，全方位推动全市蔬菜生产标准化。
Liu began to prepare a shopping checklist well in advance, which included six bags of 5.4-kilogram Orijen's Six Fish, a cat food product featuring a protein-rich diet that costs around 550 yuan ($83) for each bag after discount, 20 cans of canned cat food costing some 200 yuan in total plus nutrition bars, hairball remedy products, toys, pest repellent products and several categories of dog products.
刘开始提前准备购物清单，其中包括六袋5.4公斤重的Orijen's Six Fish猫粮。这种富含蛋白质的猫粮打折后每袋售价约550元（83美元），20罐猫罐头总计约200元，还有营养棒、化毛产品、玩具、驱虫产品以及几类狗产品。
During the first five hours of Nov 11, transaction value increased seven, nine, 35 and 15 times year-on-year for imported pet foods, pest repellents, canned pet foods and hygiene products, respectively.
“在11月11日的前五个小时里，进口宠物食品、驱虫剂、罐头宠物食品和卫生用品的交易额分别比去年同期增长了7倍、9倍、35倍和15倍。”
The platforms, which aim to introduce, select, demonstrate and publicize high-quality crop varieties from both countries, launched research projects targeting new ways to plant and grow crops more efficiently and with greener methods in pest and disease prevention and control.
Hipp said the organic farms of the company do not use chemical fertilizers and pesticides, and they artificially remove weeds and pests using the natural ecological chain.
Phytosanitary measures are set up to protect plants, animals and humans from pests or contaminants.
Unlike the past, smart agriculture fueled with AI technology brings more benefits as real-time data will offer in-time solutions for threats from pests and bad weather conditions.
Lin explained that the whole system is called a "planting brain", which integrates water and fertilizer, precision planting, nutrient management, pest control, agricultural regulation and monitoring and precision harvesting, largely enhancing agricultural production efficiency.
Modern information technologies, such as the internet of things and cloud computing, help farmers monitor the weather, rice's irrigation and pest diseases, offering professional guidance to the local agricultural sector.
现代信息技术，如物联网和云计算，助力农民监测天气状况、稻田灌溉情况以及病虫害情况，并为当地农业领域提供专业指导。
At a rice paddy field in Northeast China's Heilongjiang province, a probe equipped with a 5G-enabled AI camera is used for leaf age diagnosis, disease identification, pest control and prevention of plant diseases.
The farm is equipped with more than 20 plant protection drones, one unmanned harvester, and one unmanned seeder, as well as intelligent systems for irrigation, fertilization, and pest control.
More than 100 cameras can be found across a 5G-assisted smart tea farm in the eastern city of Fu'an, most of which are connected to the 5G network to monitor the field 24 hours a day so that plant diseases and pests can be detected instantly, according to system technician Liu Shengquan, who has also been a tea farmer for over 30 years.
This year, for example, the weather was so fickle that pesticide spraying needed to be finished in less than one week at the peak time for plant pests and disease.
- China has recently earmarked its first round of funding this year to protect agricultural production from pests and diseases, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) said Sunday.
They will be used to purchase pesticides and other tools needed for the prevention and control of crop pests and diseases, the MOF said, adding that the funds will also help subsidize related operations and services.
For instance, if insurance companies offer insurance policies against climate disasters, pests and diseases, an insured credit mechanism could be built on agricultural product orders, he said.
The increase in extreme weather events, crop diseases and pests in recent years has also sounded alarm in the food sector.
To secure crop yields, Zheng said, the central government is considering building large and medium-sized irrigation zones in places with adequate water and soil resources, improving pest control work with more technological input, and working out long-term solutions to ward off agricultural disasters in a nation with 1.4 billion people.
Technology guidance should improve, and fiscal funds should be well leveraged to stabilize and increase autumn grain production, said Liu, adding that preventing natural disasters and crop pests is also necessary.
Hu called for wheat fields to be well cared for, ensuring irrigation and agricultural supplies, guarding against plant diseases and insect pests, and properly dealing with unfavorable weather, as spring farming is essential to the harvest of summer grain crops.