User:PinkPetunia/Insect ecology

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Insects are a diverse class of organisms which play a number of crucial ecological roles including pollination, biological control, herbivory, commercial product production, and vectoring disease in both plants and animals. Insects pollinate billions of dollars worth of food each year. Conversely, insects are also persistent agricultural pests. A variety of insects vector disease between animals and between plant species including chagas disease and malaria in humans and citrus greening disease in plants. Insects produce food and products like honey and silk as well as being used for food themselves.