Plants also are injured when insects lay eggs in green twigs.
Direct methods include the growth of prickles to fend off or injure the insects, and the release of chemicals that are toxic to herbivores or disrupt their digestive systems.
Inspect it for insects and spiders before putting it into the container, because these insects can injure and kill a caterpillar.
But the technique has not been successfully used for mosquitoes, in part because the radiation usually used to sterilize the insects also injures them, making it difficult for them to compete for mates against wild counterparts.
Bound by law not to disturb it, Homer accidentally injures the loud, unsettling insect larva and is sentenced to community service.
Many researchers believe that because legs and arms are the most exposed parts of the body they are more likely to be injured or to be bitten by an insect that may be associated with transmission of M. tuberculosis.
After nonviolence towards humans, animals and insects, Jains make efforts not to injure plants any more than necessary.
In a snakebit career in which he has occasionally dominated batters, Joba Chamberlain has been attacked by insects, in a 2007 playoff game, and severely injured in a trampoline accident, which cost him most of this season.
Do not leave uneaten crickets or other mobile insects in the tank, since these can fight back and injure the gecko if left uneaten.
Lightning, hail, high winds, ice and snow loads, machinery, insect and animal feeding, and various cultural practices may seriously injure plants or plant products.
