Sentence examples for vulnerable to pests from inspiring English sources

It was believed that, without protection, trees would be vulnerable to pests and disease.

This is done to remove pathogens, but research suggests it can also make plants more vulnerable to pests.

By breeding out variety, by fanatical quality control, the banana men have turned their product into a genetic weakling, vulnerable to pests.

Indeed, vegetative reproduction is always used commercially, though the resulting decrease in genetic diversity has made the popular varieties more vulnerable to pests and diseases.

And all grapes are vulnerable to pests, Japanese beetles, which eat the leaves, and birds and deer, which feast on ripe fruit.

The greener, purer lawns that the chemical treatments made possible were, as monocultures, more vulnerable to pests, and when grubs attacked the resulting brown spot showed up like lipstick on a collar.

Nevertheless, farmers are generally keen to spread their risk through diversification of crops, and will not opt solely for high-profit vegetable crop cultivation, as vegetables are vulnerable to pest attacks, extreme weather and uncertain access to irrigation.

Monocultures are a delight for pests, and exotic plants are often vulnerable to local pests.

Like purebred dogs perfectly tailored to their task, they are particularly vulnerable to both pests and climate change.

Winter stress makes houseplants vulnerable to such pests, so check stems, leaves and buds often, and keep them clean with regular showers.

What we are clearly seeing as a result is that seed diversity is disappearing in Africa, while communities complain that the new varieties are tasteless, lack nutrition, or are more vulnerable to particular pests".