Insect Populations

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"There are many factors that regulate insect populations. Some of these are weather, which includes temperature, light, moisture, and air movement; migration; food sources; behavior; and genetics. Much of the research compiled on insects is concerned with controlling insect population for the purposes of curbing diseases and damage to crops and livestock. Other research has focused on insects as part of the ecosystem.

For example, mosquitos have been the subject of much research since they can be carriers of malaria (1:546). One of the ways scientists have sought to control malaria is through insect genetics. In the early 1960s, the disease seemed under control. Field workers, using DDT, were able to stop the disease by attacking its transmission routes, or vectors--malaria-carrying mosquitos. However, by the end of the decade, mosquitos.."

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