Abstract:The major interest of 'Urban entomology' developed largely from concerns over pest insects and ways to eradicate or suppress them in and near human dwellings and settlements. Pest problems are still a major entomological focus in urban areas, but their long domination of interests in urban insects, emphasised by Frankie and Koehler ( 1978 ), has lessened considerably, although insect pest management remains an almost universal priority theme in urban environments as the variety of insect impacts on human well… Show more
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