LEADER 03162nam 22004815 450 001 9910634038703321 005 20251008150450.0 010 $a9789811934063$b(electronic bk.) 010 $z9789811934056 024 7 $a10.1007/978-981-19-3406-3 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC7153755 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL7153755 035 $a(CKB)25616982100041 035 $a(DE-He213)978-981-19-3406-3 035 $a(OCoLC)1354255531 035 $a(EXLCZ)9925616982100041 100 $a20221208d2023 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aInsects as Service Providers /$fedited by Omkar 205 $a1st ed. 2023. 210 1$aSingapore :$cSpringer Nature Singapore :$cImprint: Springer,$d2023. 215 $a1 online resource (340 pages) 225 1 $aBiomedical and Life Sciences Series 311 08$aPrint version: Omkar Insects As Service Providers Singapore : Springer,c2023 9789811934056 327 $a1. Insect as Service providers: need for recognition -- 2. Insects in Environmental Engineering & Ecosystem Services -- 3. Insect Pollinators -- 4. Insects as Human Food -- 5. Insect Therapists -- 6. Insect Toxins & Their Bioprospecting -- 7. Insects in Forensic Investigations -- 8. Insects in Research & Innovation -- 9. Insects in Scientific Advancements -- 10. Insect Tourism -- 11. Insects in Culture -- 12. Insects in Recreation. 330 $aThis book overviews the role of insects in providing various human, environmental, recreational, aesthetic, and cultural services. It presents a comprehensive account of insect service providers to show different aspects of insects and cultivate the appreciation of insects. Insects are beneficial to humans as ecofriendly tools, as parasitoids and predators in the biological control of insect pests and vectors, reducing the use of agrochemicals in modern agriculture and protecting the environment. Insects facilitate crop pollination and increase the agricultural yield. They are farmers? friends, and serve as food for the human population worldwide, provide pharmaceuticals, take part in ecosystem services, and work as scavengers. Insects are used in disease therapy and wound healing. They are also helpful in criminal investigations and are the best models for research and technology innovations. Insects also yield various silks, lac, honey, propolis, wax, etc., promoting insect tourism, recreations, and culture. This contributed volume focuses on these different beneficial aspects of insects in human life. This book will be of interest to undergraduate and postgraduate students of entomology, agricultural zoology, researchers, and anyone interested in insects, including policy planners. 410 0$aBiomedical and Life Sciences Series 606 $aZoology 606 $aZoology 615 0$aZoology. 615 14$aZoology. 676 $a595.7163 700 $aOmkar$01074925 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 912 $a9910634038703321 996 $aInsects as Service Providers$94491248 997 $aUNINA