Insects came first of the earth of any human being. It is natural but pest is created/coined by the human being for their own interest. 75% of the world's animal species are insects.
Insects are huge in numbers of species.There are more than one million species on the earth . They are very important to make balance in nature. The best food which is honey from honeybee insect .The best clothes is produced by silk worm insect The most beautiful living organisms are specific butterflies insects .Many insects act as predators or parasites which are effective as biological control agents. However, several benefits can be obtained from insects . Few of the insects can cause damage and injury .These are called insect pests which are very few compared with the other useful insect species .Salam and best regards .
Hi, Dr. Md. Nur Alam Miah
My Opinion, Insect hvnt economic damage But Pests have economic damage to crops and to human beings.
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S. Mahmoudvand
Insects are huge in numbers of species.There are more than one million species on the earth . They are very important to make balance in nature. The best food which is honey from honeybee insect .The best clothes is produced by silk worm insect The most beautiful living organisms are specific butterflies insects .Many insects act as predators or parasites which are effective as biological control agents. However, several benefits can be obtained from insects . Few of the insects can cause damage and injury .These are called insect pests which are very few compared with the other useful insect species .Salam and best regards .
In addition ,the term pest may be defined as any living and non living organisms which able to cause damage to human beings ,animals ,crops and stored materials These include insects ,mites ,ticks,birds,snails ,slugs ,snakes , scorpions and other animal pests,nematodes,fungi,bacteria,viruses ,rectsia micoplasma -like,and weeds .Salam and best wishes .
My opinion, human entered to insect life and humans caused Insects become pest
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S.Mahmoudvand
insect belong to class insecta of phylum arthropoda, while pests are organisms including pest insects that adversely affect the livelihood of mankind.
Insect : class insecta - phylum arthropoda.
Pest : Any species, strain or biotype of animal to injurious to plants or plant products .
I recommend to review: GLOSSARY OF PHYTOSANITARY TERMS . ISPM05. https://www.ippc.int/largefiles/adopted_ISPMs_previousversions/en/ISPM_05_2007_En_2007-07-26.pdf
Thanks a lot Ms Jaramillo for your nice, informative, descriptive response and link. Best wishes.
The 'pest' term is a characterisation of the insects as being detrimental to humans. Insect pests are those which feed on crops, and therefore reduce their yields, or transmit diseases (vectors).
Insects can be pests,beneficial organisms,biological agents ,useful insects in food ,producing good products and making balance in nature .
Organisms that become 'pest' are not limited to any class, phylum, or even kingdom. Insects are frequent pests; other invertebrates including mite, tick, nematode, mollusk; vertebrates including rodents, deer, coyotes, and birds; pathogenic microorganism; weeds are pest.
Pest compete with people for food, fibre, shelter, transmit pathogens, feed on people; or otherwise threaten human health, comfort, or welfare. Broadly, a pest is an organism that reduces the availability, quality, or value of some human resource.
Insects comprise approximately 86.35% of their phylum. Alternative name of insects is hexapoda. Most diverse group of organisms on the planet. Insects are bi-lateral symmetry; body divided into three parts, viz., head, thorax and abdomen; they possess one pair of compound eyes, one pair of antennae, two pair of wings and three pair of legs; reproductive apparatus placed at the end of the abdomen.
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