Annual NA agricultural losses to corn earworm are estimated at BILLIONS OF DOLLARS even with intensive insecticide control. The single most economically important Lepidopteran pest in NA agriculture.
Tomatoes, blueberries, peppers, and kiwifruit ALL require buzz pollination — bumblebees are commercially essential for these crops.
A medium-sized swarm eats as much food per day as 35,000 people.
Fire ants cause over $6 billion in annual damage to the US economy — agricultural, electrical, and medical costs combined.
It takes roughly 2,500 silkworm cocoons to produce one pound of finished silk.
Lanternfly damage to Pennsylvania agriculture exceeds $300 million per year — wineries, orchards, and hardwoods bear the brunt.
Macrotermes farm a domesticated fungus called Termitomyces — like leafcutter ants, they cultivate their food.
