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Science and medicine

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Pest (organism) A pest is any animal or plant harmful to humans or human concerns. The term is particularly used for creatures that damage crops, livestock, and forestry or cause a nuisance to people, especially in their homes. Humans have modified the environ ...
, an animal or plant deemed to be detrimental to humans or human concerns **
Weed A weed is a plant considered undesirable in a particular situation, "a plant in the wrong place", or a plant growing where it is not wanted.Harlan, J. R., & deWet, J. M. (1965). Some thoughts about weeds. ''Economic botany'', ''19''(1), 16-24. ...
, a plant considered undesirable *
Infectious disease An infection is the invasion of tissues by pathogens, their multiplication, and the reaction of host tissues to the infectious agent and the toxins they produce. An infectious disease, also known as a transmissible disease or communicable di ...
, an illness resulting from an infection **
Plague (disease) Plague is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium ''Yersinia pestis''. Symptoms include fever, weakness and headache. Usually this begins one to seven days after exposure. There are three forms of plague, each affecting a different par ...
, an infectious disease caused by the bacterium ''Yersinia pestis'' *** Black Death (the Plague), the deadliest pandemic recorded in human history


Film

* ''The Pest'' (1914 film), an American short film starring Charlie Chaplin * ''The Pest'' (1917 film), an American film starring Oliver Hardy * ''The Pest'' (1919 film), an American film starring Mabel Normand * ''The Pest'' (1922 film), an American film starring Stan Laurel * ''The Pest'' (1997 film), an American film starring John Leguizamo


Music

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Pest (band) Pest are a band from South London, formerly signed to Ninja Tune, writing and playing music that mixes elements of funk, electronica, jazz and breakbeat. The band consists of Ben Mallott ( DJ and keyboards), Matt Chandler (guitar), Tom Marrio ...
, a British music group *
Pest (musician) Thomas Kronenes (born 16 September 1975), best known by the stage name Pest ( Norwegian for "pestilence" or "plague"), is a Norwegian black metal musician, mainly known for his work in the band Gorgoroth. While a part of Gorgoroth he performed v ...
(born 1975), Norwegian black metal vocalist


Places

* Pest, Hungary, the geographic region of Budapest **
Royal University of Pest Royal may refer to: People * Royal (name), a list of people with either the surname or given name * A member of a royal family Places United States * Royal, Arkansas, an unincorporated community * Royal, Illinois, a village * Royal, Iowa, a c ...
* Pest County, an administrative division of Hungary, surrounding Budapest


Other uses

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PESTS PESTS was an anonymous American activist group formed in 1986 to critique racism, tokenism, and exclusion in the art world. PESTS produced newsletters, posters, and other print material highlighting examples of discrimination in gallery represent ...
, an anonymous activist arts group *
Pest (ice hockey) A pest in ice hockey is a player who attempts to antagonize opponent players either by physical play or verbal incitation. Pests employ legal, illegal, or borderline tactics to accomplish their goals. Some common tactics include trash talk or sl ...
, an ice hockey player specialising in aggravating opponents


See also

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PEST (disambiguation) Pest or The Pest may refer to: Science and medicine * Pest (organism), an animal or plant deemed to be detrimental to humans or human concerns ** Weed, a plant considered undesirable * Infectious disease, an illness resulting from an infection ** ...
* Pestilence (disambiguation) *
Annoyance Annoyance is an unpleasant mental state that is characterized by irritation and distraction from one's conscious thinking. It can lead to emotions such as frustration and anger. The property of being easily annoyed is called irritability. ...
, a mental state characterized by irritation and distraction {{Disambiguation, geo