Bugs
Pests
Both words in one sentence
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Some plant species can, when attacked by insect pests, send out chemical calls to summon wasps, which eat the other bugs.
Source: Summon Bigger Fish -
The New Batman Adventures episode Critters gives us augmented farm critters and pests, including giant bugs preprogrammed to 'die' after a particular length of time.
Source: Bio-Augmentation -
Not to be conflated with Friend to Bugs, though, as one can adore "cute" pests such as non-domesticated rodents, while still hating bugs, or conversely, adore the least pestilential of bugs while not letting the cute pests' cuteness cause one to treat them more like pets than one should.
Source: Adoring the Pests
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