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Title: Catalog of the coleoptera of America north of Nexico. (Family: silphidae). Agriculture handbook (Research)

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:7040327

Many species of beetles are important pests of agricultural crops, stored food products, forests, wood products and structures, and fabrics. Many other species, in contrast, are beneficial in the biological suppression of pest arthropods and weeds, as well as in the decomposition of plant detritus, animal carcasses, and dung. Part of our national responsibility to American agriculture is to provide correct identification of species of American beetles so that appropriate controls can be applied.

Research Organization:
Agricultural Research Service, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI ID:
7040327
Report Number(s):
PB-94-162096/XAB
Resource Relation:
Other Information: Also pub. as Agricultural Research Service, Washington, DC. rept. no. AGRICULTURE/HB-529-28. See also PB--94-158011
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English