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Introduced Insects: A Biogeographic and Systematic Perspective

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Ecology of Biological Invasions of North America and Hawaii

Part of the book series: Ecological Studies ((ECOLSTUD,volume 58))

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Introduced insects attract public attention primarily when they become “pests.” The impact of fire ants, killer bees, gypsy moths, Japanese beetles, and Colorado potato beetles on our economy and environment is well known. The last have even played roles in international politics. The Ministry of Agriculture under the Third Reich generated antagonism against the British before the start of World War II with the rumor that English planes had dropped larvae of the beetle on areas where the German farmers had massive stores of potatoes. And, during one of the most frigid moments of the Cold War, the Soviet Union claimed that the United States had bombed eastern Europe with the Colorado potato beetle, which the Russian press called “the six-legged ambassador of Wall Street” (Kahn 1984).

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Simberloff, D. (1986). Introduced Insects: A Biogeographic and Systematic Perspective. In: Mooney, H.A., Drake, J.A. (eds) Ecology of Biological Invasions of North America and Hawaii. Ecological Studies, vol 58. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-4988-7_1

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