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• Annual plant
  ...considered a pest in commercial agriculture, because they can be hosts for insect pests or fungal diseases (ovary smut - Microbotryum sp) which attack crops
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• Sugarcane
  ...is flavopicta''), and the [[beetle]] ''Migdolus fryanus''. The planthopper insect ''[[Eumetopina flavipes]]'' acts as a [[phytoplasma]] vector, which causes
  21 KB (3,077 words) - 19:14, 14 June 2010
• BL 6 inch Mk VII naval gun
  ...ruiser]]s, [[monitor (warship)|monitor]]s, and smaller ships such as the [[Insect class gunboat]] which served throughout [[World War II]].<ref name="British *[[Insect class gunboat]]s of 1915
  14 KB (2,133 words) - 23:01, 1 July 2010
• Apocynum cannabinum
  ...| title=[[Wild Flowers: An Aid to Knowledge of our Wild Flowers and their Insect Visitors]] | year=2002 | publisher=[[Project Gutenberg|Project Gutenberg Li
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• Podophyllum peltatum
  ...ok | title=Wild Flowers: An Aid to Knowledge of our Wild Flowers and their Insect Visitors| last=Blanchan| first=Neltje| date=2002| publisher=Project Gutenbe
  4 KB (614 words) - 12:27, 7 July 2010
• Digitalis
  The [[larva]]e of the insect the "[[Foxglove pug]]" consume the flowers of the Common Foxglove for food.
  15 KB (2,220 words) - 12:27, 7 July 2010
• Lily of the Valley
  ==Foodplant for insect larvae==
  13 KB (1,849 words) - 12:27, 7 July 2010
• Castor oil plant
  ...provides the castor oil plant with some degree of natural protection from insect pests, such as aphids. In fact, ricin has been investigated for its potent
  18 KB (2,538 words) - 12:27, 7 July 2010
• Sambucus nigra
  ...n |title=[[Wild Flowers: An Aid to Knowledge of our Wild Flowers and their Insect Visitors]] |year=1900 |publisher=[[Doubleday (publisher)|Doubleday]] |locat
  10 KB (1,435 words) - 12:28, 7 July 2010
• Agricultural lime
  ...a]] do not readily multiply. In horticultural farming it can be used as an insect repellant, without causing harm to the pest or plant.
  3 KB (419 words) - 10:07, 20 September 2010
• Latex
  ...es mainly as [[Antipredator adaptation|defense]] against [[herbivorous]] [[insect]]s.<ref name="Agrawal"/> Many people are [[latex allergy|allergic to latex]
  10 KB (1,416 words) - 10:08, 20 September 2010
• Shellac
  ...ovide a sticky hold on the trunk. This insect is in the same family as the insect from which [[cochineal]] is obtained. The insects suck the sap of the tree [[Category:Insect products]]
  18 KB (2,760 words) - 10:11, 20 September 2010
• Building insulation materials
  ...VOC emission. Chemically inert (no known symptoms of exposure per MSDS). Insect resistant. Mold Proof. Insoluble in water. Disadvantages: Fragile at the lo ...VOC emission. Chemically inert (no known symptoms of exposure per MSDS). Insect resistant. Mold Proof. Insoluble in water. Disadvantages: Like all foams,
  49 KB (7,250 words) - 10:14, 20 September 2010
• Textile preservation
  ...around doors, windows, and display cases may be useful for monitoring the insect population. Furthermore, the population of carnivorous insects, such as [[ ...d. Additionally, when dealing with a new acquisition which shows signs of insect damage, the specimen should be [[quarantine]]d until it can be determined w
  30 KB (4,909 words) - 10:15, 20 September 2010
• Textile
  ...covers, ropes and cables, reinforcement fibre for [[composite material]]s, insect netting, flame-retardant and protective fabric, soundproof, fireproof, and
  21 KB (3,073 words) - 10:16, 20 September 2010
• Textiles of Mexico
  ...feature of Oaxaca rug production is the use of the cochineal insect. This insect has been used since pre-Hispanic times to dye fiber, producing colors rangi
  42 KB (6,562 words) - 10:16, 20 September 2010
• Chinese wax
  ...secretions are harvested and boiled with water to extract the raw wax. The insect bodies, which settle to the bottom, are used as food for [[swine]]. *''Chinese insect wax''
  1 KB (191 words) - 10:17, 20 September 2010
• Wax
  * [[Chinese wax]] - produced by the [[scale insect]] ''Ceroplastes ceriferus'' * [[Shellac]] wax - from the [[lac insect]] ''Kerria lacca''
  11 KB (1,689 words) - 10:17, 20 September 2010
• Dunnage
  ...uties]] on imported [[timber]], or [[quarantine]] rules to avoid foreign [[insect]] [[Pest (organism)|pest]]s getting offshore, and as a result often the unw
  4 KB (660 words) - 10:19, 20 September 2010
• Hempcrete
  ...material also is self-insulating; resistant to rotting, [[rodent]]s and [[insect]]s; and [[Fireproofing|fireproof]], waterproof and weather resistant.<ref n
  4 KB (532 words) - 10:20, 20 September 2010

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