Thursday, 4 June 2026

The Great Unknown: How Much Do Invasive Insects Cost Agriculture and Society?

Three close-up images of white, fuzzy invasive insects on plant stems: left shows one with blue filaments, center displays a cluster of oval insects, and right features a single insect with red stripes.

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Invasive scale insects cost U.S. agriculture at least $4–8 billion each year, yet true losses remain poorly tracked. For scale insects and beyond, an accounting of these losses is a major blind spot that complicates pest control, policy decisions, and efforts to protect food production. [Read more]

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