pesti-, pest- +
(Latin: plague, contagion)
pestis minor; ambulatory plague
Plague with few systemic manifestations.
pestology
The study of pests.
pest resurgence
The rapid numerical rebound of a pest population after use of a broad-spectrum pesticide, brought about usually by the destruction of natural enemies that were otherwise holding the pest in check.
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