Question

Economic importance of grasshopper

Answer 1

Answer:

Grasshoppers are economically important insects as they can benefit economic growth as well as cause extensive damage.  

Grasshoppers are economically beneficial because:

i) They are an important native component of several ecosystems. They lie at the middle of a functioning ecosystem that is involved in cultivation like grassland ecosystem and hence cause economic benefits.

ii) They cause nutrient cycling by breaking down plants, fertilizing soils with their excreta and in turn facilitating plant growth.

iii) Preys upon smaller insect pests of plants.

iv) Prevents overgrowth of plants and in turn protecting them for overcrowding and death.

Grasshoppers can overpopulate an ecosystem in certain seasons and devastate large crop plantations causing massive economic damage.

Answer 2

Answer:

Grasshopper are economically important insects as they can benefit from economic growth and wreak havoc.

Grasshoppers are economically beneficial because:

i) They are an integral part of several indigenous ecosystems. It lies in the middle of an active environment involved in agriculture as a grassland ecosystem and generates economic benefits.

ii) They create nutrients by breaking down plants, fertilizing the soil with their feces and facilitating plant growth.

iii) They hunt small plant pests.

iv) It inhibits plant growth and prevents congestion and death.

Grasshoppers can overrun the ecosystem at certain times of the year and damage the plantations that cause significant economic damage.

Worldwide, locusts and grasshoppers are among the most important pests in the economy. Grasshoppers are an important part of the natural grasslands of the U.S., they play a role in cycling and serve as an important food source for wildlife.

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