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ENCYCLOPEDIA

OF WORLD PROBLEMS

AND HUMAN POTENTIAL

  2. World problems
  3. Disastrous insect invasions

Disastrous insect invasions

  • Biological invasions
  • Insect swarms
  • Difficulty in controlling insect populations

Broader

Invasive species
Excellent
Biological disasters
Excellent

Narrower

Locust plagues
Excellent

Aggravates

Spoilage of agricultural products
Presentable
Pests of plants
Presentable
Instability of production of food and live animals
Presentable
Insect vectors of animal diseases
Presentable
Loss of beneficial plants and animals
Unpresentable

Aggravated by

Overuse of chemicals to control pests
Presentable
Insect pests
Presentable
Insufficient pest control
Unpresentable
Irresponsible introduction of exotic species of insects
Yet to rate

Reduced by

Defoliation of insect breeding areas
Unpresentable

Strategy

Protecting against disastrous insect invasions
Yet to rate
Predicting insect invasions
Yet to rate
Controlling insect invasions
Yet to rate

Value

Invasion
Yet to rate
Disaster
Yet to rate
Difficulty
Yet to rate

Reference

Schmitz, Don C and Simberloff, Daniel: Biological Invasions: A Growing Threat

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #13: Climate Action

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(D) Detailed problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
  • Biosciences » Biology
  • Cybernetics » Control
  • Invertebrates » Insects
  • Societal problems » Emergencies
    • Content quality
    Unpresentable
     Unpresentable
    Language
    English
    1A4N
    D4751
    DOCID
    11447510
    D7NID
    138107
    Last update
    Oct 4, 2020