Cane toads were introduced in Australia to destroy pests on sugar plantations, and they proceeded to wipe out much of the continent's wildlife.

The sniffers were automated trackers, designed to seek out and destroy rodents and other pests that had come back with a vengeance since the new city had been buUt.

Phytoalexin elicitor glucohexatose has been called a green pesticide, as has a new class of insecticides called spinosad which shows "remarkable selectivity" in destroying harmful pests and leaving beneficial insects alive.

The instructions on the bomb told how to use it in hydroponic gardens to destroy insect pests.

He was one of the first to experiment with salt as a dressing on the land as a means of destroying insect pests.

Another effective method of destroying pests is to use a high-pressure spray of water from the hose.

The predatory bugs' job is to destroy other pests, which once were doused with toxins.

Produce gas or vapor intended to destroy pests in buildings or soil.