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This dimension names where a pest or disease is actually found. Wikipedia lists invasive plants including "the kudzu vine (Pueraria), water hyacinth (Pontederia crassipes), common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia), and yellow starthistle (Centaurea solstitialis)," each established in its own particular range. Browsing this way collects every pest or disease found in the same place.

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1. Wikipedia: Pest (organism)
WikipediaPest (organism), damage-mechanism section
Quote, Pest (organism), damage-mechanism section
there is the direct injury they cause to the plants as they feed on the tissues; a reduction in leaf surface available for photosynthesis, distortion of growing shoots, a diminution of the plant's growth and vigour, and the wilting of shoots and branches caused by the insects' tunneling activities
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