Pests Quotes

What if we do go to some other planet, discover it has life, and then not be able to get the baby snakes, or whatever they are, deathworms probably, out of the capsule, and then rather than sacrificing themselves and not coming back, the astronauts bring back the ultimate in irritating apartment pests. In 2106, people will be complaining about having deathworms in their bread. - James Earl Jones

These particular moths have not been recorded as major economic pests for farmers, but it is a rare event to see such large numbers. - M. Hopkins

The greater the difficulty the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests. - Epictetus

The greater difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests. - Epicurus

Pests destroy our food supply and threaten public health by spreading deadly diseases. We must use pesticides to control these pests and our industry has a moral and ethical obligation, as well as a government mandate, to know how these products impact humans. - Jay Vroom

Often, we don't realize we miss infectious diseases until we have invasive species that become pests without their natural enemies. Parasites act like thermostats - when a species becomes abundant it is more susceptible to infectious diseases. The disease acts like a safety valve, keeping populations in check. - Kevin Lafferty

It is very different from anything we have seen before. For the first time, we have a computing monoculture. Monocultures in the natural world are extremely vulnerable to pests such as viruses. - Carey Nachenberg

In some cases the same optimized gene can be used in multiple crops, and in other cases, part of the optimization process includes crop-specific aspects. Gene shuffling technology should help Pioneer identify and develop a number of next-generation traits to help plants survive and perform better against agronomic and environmental stresses, including numerous diseases, plant pests and drought. - Linda Castle