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Why are some insects called pests?
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Some insects harm people or their livestock or crops. The Colorado beetle damages food crops. Tsetse flies transmit diseases to cattle. The death-watch beetle damages timber. Mosquitoes carry diseases such as malaria. | | A plague of locusts can devastate crops |
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Book:
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Section:
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Chapter:
Ecology
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