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Agricultural Entomology
Also Known As Economic Entomology
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The branch of entomology aimed at insects that affect crops, livestock and stored produce: which species are pests, how severely, and how to hold them below the threshold that costs a harvest. It grew into a distinct profession in the late nineteenth century as trade and monoculture let a single insect wreck a regional economy.
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Central QuestionEntomology is the branch of zoology that focuses on insects; its agricultural strand studies them as pests and as aids, such as pollinators and biological control agents, to farming. 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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