Discuss the merits and demerits of lepidopteran insects of crops production

Explanation:

The Lepidopteran are species that have a wide range of adaptation in the insect world. They have an important part in the natural ecosystem where they are primary pollinators along with being considered as food in the food chain. These are for example the butterfly and moth categories.

Merits: Several Moth and butterfly species are considered to be beneficial where the economic interests are taken in regard. They are good pollinators and are major sources of silk production. In addition, they also pollinate the agricultural flowers.

Demerits: On the contrary, the caterpillars hatching from the eggs of butterflies can be considered as harmful towards large quantities of crops. They feed on these crops and also lay their eggs in there which in turn makes the crops harmful for human consumption.

1   all nations face the problem of scarcity because there are limited resources and unlimited wants. nations do not have enough factors of production to produce everything that their population wants. entrepreneurial resources initiate businesses to make new goods and services; labor resources produce goods and services.

2 there are four factors of production: natural resources, labor resources, capital resources, and entrepreneurial resources. natural resources are raw materials from nature that are used to produce goods. trees, water, and grains are natural resources. some natural resources, such as wheat and cattle, are renewable

3 wants

things that you do not need to have in order to survive, but would like to have

needs

things that you must have in order to survive

goods

physical products

services

tasks that a business perform for customers

resources

items that people can use to make or obtain what they need or want

determine

to settle or decide by choice of alternatives or possiblities

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