pest control

noun — 2 senses

pest control

noun
1

The regulation or management of a species defined as a pest.

  • "We have done some targeted pest control, and it has made a huge difference. It's a serious topic. We looked at why there were so many power trips at Ladbroke Grove. And it was an infestation of birds."2025 May 28, Paul Clifton, “Project Brunel on the right line”, in RAIL, number 1036, page 28:
2

A service that removes pests.

Related terms
pestology, exterminator

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