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Insect Ecology (Insects and the food chain (insects as consumers of plants…
Insect Ecology
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controlling pests
to try to control pests people use chemicals, traps, and living things, including other insects
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a biological control is a natural predator or disease released into an area to fight a harmful insect
Other interactions
Pollen carriers
A pollen carrier, or pollinators, are insects that carry pollen from plant to plant, allowing the plants to reproduce
Disease carriers
Insects that spread diseases, such as mosquitoes and ticks, have sucking mouthpieces that pierce the skin of their prey, providing an opening for the disease causing organisms to spread