THE IMPORTANCE OF INSECTS IN THE LIFE OF HUMAN AND NATURE

The importance of insects in human life and nature The role of insects in nature is due to their number and diversity. Vegetable insects eat plants, and thus regulate their plant growth, eating the bulk. But parasitic and predatory insects are considered regulators of the number of representatives of animals, which they also feed on. Thus, insects have great importance as consumers of animals and plant residues. Insects are plant pollinators, so they play a role in their reproduction. They also take part in soil formation. These organisms not only loosen the soil, but also enrich it with humus. Insects at the same time are the role of nurses and are participants in the cycle of substances in nature. In addition, they are considered an important element of food pyramids: many animals eat them (amphibians, fish, reptiles, mammals, invertebrates and birds). The Importance of Insects in Human Life A man domesticated insects for his own benefit. The honey bee produces wax, honey, propolis, royal jelly and apilac. On the basis of these "gifts" people developed beekeeping. The domesticated silkworm is supplying us with a silk thread. Also valuable products are given - varnish worms (their wax-like substance is used in electrical and radio engineering), caterpillars of oak cocoon moth (silk fabric is made from it's silk thread), carmine insects (produce red carmine), beetle bugs (isolate cantharidin, from which is produced by a blister patch). Many insect pollinators increase the yield of berries, seeds, fruits of cultural plants - vegetable, flower, fruit and berry, fodder. Predators and parasites help to destroy pests of agriculture. Harm of insects in human life The negative values ​​of insects are that they are carriers of dangerous pathogens of various diseases. On their feet, insects carry fungal bacteria, microbes and other harmful microorganisms that contribute to the rotting of vegetables and fruits. They also debug the larvae in food and even in the wounds of the person himself.