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2Ea. The Role of Insects in Soil Deterioration 1
Author(s) -
McColloch J. W.
Publication year - 1926
Publication title -
agronomy journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.752
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1435-0645
pISSN - 0002-1962
DOI - 10.2134/agronj1926.00021962001800020009x
Subject(s) - citation , entomology , library science , state (computer science) , agriculture , agricultural experiment station , mathematics , geography , archaeology , computer science , ecology , biology , algorithm
Since insects constitute one of the largest groups of the soil fauna, they are an important factor in the soil environment. It has been stated that 95~0 of all insect species invade the soil at some period in their life From surveys which have been made. in many localities, it is known that every acre of arable farm land harbors millions of insects. Occurring in such enormous numbers, it is evident that they must be an important factor in many soil problems. There has been a tendency to consider soil-inhabiting insects as beneficial, since they are important agencies in promoting soil formation, renovation, and maintenance. In a previous paper (9) ~