21.   Farmers were graded on how they controlled pests in their fields and packaged bananas for shipment.

22.   In the product pipeline is a genetically modified corn seed resistant to rootworm, which would eliminate many of the insecticides needed to control the pest, Verfaillie said.

23.   The government has arranged for the transfer to ease traffic and control pests in the residential areas near the old markets.

24.   Tighter gun laws were opposed by most gun owners, particularly in the outback where farmers commonly use rifles to control pests such as rabbits and foxes.

25.   Singapore will this week undertake a nationwide census to assess the number of crows in an attempt to control the pests, the Straits Times reported Wednesday.

26.   Supporters insist the practice is an inalienable right and rural tradition which helps control countryside pests and provides thousands of jobs.