Discipline
Agricultural Entomology
Also Known As Economic Entomology
Plant Sciences
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. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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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 Connections
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1. Entomology (Wikipedia)
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the "era of economic entomology"
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Entomology... is the branch of zoology that focuses on insects.
View the Source William Dandridge Peck (Wikipedia)
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a pioneer in the field of economic entomology
Weed Science (Wikipedia)
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Unlike other agricultural sciences like entomology or plant pathology, the emergence of weed science is comparatively recent, occurring largely within the 20th century and coinciding with the development of herbicides.
Hans Rudolf Herren (Wikipedia)
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Hans Rudolf Herren (born November 30, 1947) is a Swiss American entomologist, farmer and development specialist.
Ray F. Smith (Wikipedia)
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Ray Fred Smith was an American agronomist and entomologist whose research focused on biological methods of arthropod pest management.
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