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The pests will only hinder you as long as you are a seed. – Wesley D'Amico	added by WesleyD'Amico 2 years ago
In terms of fall foliage, drought can cause the leaves to change colors earlier, but they may also die and fall off earlier, prolonged and more extreme drought can cause physical damage to trees such as root loss, slowed growth, and makes it harder for trees to protect themselves against pests and disease. – Kaitlyn Weber	Found on CNN 3 years ago
Achieving this goal does not come without challenges. Large tree planting initiatives are faced with many problems, including losses from climate change, tree pests and invasive species, and urban development. – Michelle Kondo	Found on CNN 3 years ago
If my farm was affected by pests, I could only afford to buy a small amount of( pesticide), which was usually not effective. – Esther Usman	Found on CNN 4 years ago
The types and amount of pesticides a grower uses is going to depend upon the pests that the grower is dealing with and the weather. Wetter weather will often increase the use of fungicides. – Chris Campbell	Found on CNN 5 years ago
We need water in our everyday lives, but so do the pests, even small amounts dripping from an air conditioner unit may attract wasps that are foraging for water. Water that has soaked into wood is attractive to termites. Downspouts and gutters that are holding water can be perfect habitats for mosquitoes. A dripping faucet may attract rodents, especially if it has been dry and there are n’t other water sources around. – Cherie Hartzer	Found on FOX News 5 years ago
Pests like stink bugs and lady beetles are just looking for a protected spot to wait out the winter and your home fits the bill. – Cherie Hartzer	Found on FOX News 5 years ago
You might want to think twice about waiting until the morning to do the dishes, insect pests such as flies, ants, and cockroaches are highly attracted to leftover food on dishes. – Brad Smith	Found on FOX News 5 years ago
West Nile virus and Zika virus are just the latest diseases caused by these winged pests. – Victor Sedinger	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
All I can say is when you go back and look at historical trends, any time people are able to attach any sort of infectious diseases with pests that's driven incremental business. – Joe Box	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Our press release is not for or against GMOs (Genetically Modified Organisms): in one way we say that GMOs already exist in nature and it's not playing god to make GMOs (which could be considered as pro-GMO), on the other hand, we say that genes introduced in one species can end up in another species, which stresses the risk of using GMOs to transfer protective genes to pests (which could be considered as against GMOs). – Michel Drezen	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
These changes are often driven by multiple factors, including changes in temperature and drought patterns, wildfire, invasive species and pests. – Change The Forest Service report	Found on CNN 8 years ago
Pests and diseases made us stop, after we stopped, we changed to plant crops like corn and beans. – Andi Asri	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
We don't want to allow a bear population where people start to lose appreciation for them and they are seen as pests. That is what happened with deer. We want bears to be seen in a positive light. – Andrew Timmins	Found on CNN 9 years ago

The pests will only hinder you as long as you are a seed.

– Wesley D'Amico

added by WesleyD'Amico
2 years ago

In terms of fall foliage, drought can cause the leaves to change colors earlier, but they may also die and fall off earlier, prolonged and more extreme drought can cause physical damage to trees such as root loss, slowed growth, and makes it harder for trees to protect themselves against pests and disease.

– Kaitlyn Weber

Found on CNN
3 years ago

Achieving this goal does not come without challenges. Large tree planting initiatives are faced with many problems, including losses from climate change, tree pests and invasive species, and urban development.

– Michelle Kondo

Found on CNN
3 years ago

If my farm was affected by pests, I could only afford to buy a small amount of( pesticide), which was usually not effective.

– Esther Usman

Found on CNN
4 years ago

The types and amount of pesticides a grower uses is going to depend upon the pests that the grower is dealing with and the weather. Wetter weather will often increase the use of fungicides.

– Chris Campbell

Found on CNN
5 years ago

We need water in our everyday lives, but so do the pests, even small amounts dripping from an air conditioner unit may attract wasps that are foraging for water. Water that has soaked into wood is attractive to termites. Downspouts and gutters that are holding water can be perfect habitats for mosquitoes. A dripping faucet may attract rodents, especially if it has been dry and there are n’t other water sources around.

– Cherie Hartzer

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

Pests like stink bugs and lady beetles are just looking for a protected spot to wait out the winter and your home fits the bill.

– Cherie Hartzer

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

You might want to think twice about waiting until the morning to do the dishes, insect pests such as flies, ants, and cockroaches are highly attracted to leftover food on dishes.

– Brad Smith

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

West Nile virus and Zika virus are just the latest diseases caused by these winged pests.

– Victor Sedinger

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

All I can say is when you go back and look at historical trends, any time people are able to attach any sort of infectious diseases with pests that's driven incremental business.

– Joe Box

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Our press release is not for or against GMOs (Genetically Modified Organisms): in one way we say that GMOs already exist in nature and it's not playing god to make GMOs (which could be considered as pro-GMO), on the other hand, we say that genes introduced in one species can end up in another species, which stresses the risk of using GMOs to transfer protective genes to pests (which could be considered as against GMOs).

– Michel Drezen

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

These changes are often driven by multiple factors, including changes in temperature and drought patterns, wildfire, invasive species and pests.

– Change The Forest Service report

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Pests and diseases made us stop, after we stopped, we changed to plant crops like corn and beans.

– Andi Asri

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We don't want to allow a bear population where people start to lose appreciation for them and they are seen as pests. That is what happened with deer. We want bears to be seen in a positive light.

– Andrew Timmins

Found on CNN
9 years ago

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