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Pest Got Savvy

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99%6Exact Match!
noun

• insect whose female has a saw-like ovipositor for inserting eggs into the leaf or stem tissue of a host plant

30%6Got the drift or got the hang of
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23%12 Include both pest and non-pest species
noun

• fruit flies; some leaf miners

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