Studying the ecology of insect populations can also enable humans to predict changes in their density and destructive potential. This allows timely decisions to be made about the choice of control methods, thereby reducing pesticide use and its impact on human health.
昆蟲族群生態的研究，也可以使人們預測害蟲的密度變動和可能造成的損失，並預先決定施行何種防治，附帶減低了農藥的使用與對人體健康的衝擊。