Unit Code: ENT622

Unit Name: General Entomology

Description: This course will provide you with the knowledge on General Entomology consisting information about Arthropods, insect definition, phylogeny, relationship with close relatives, classification up toorders and families of agricultural importance, external morphology and anatomy of grasshopper/cockroach and post embryonic development. Introduction to Phylum Arthropod. Classification of phylum Arthropod into classes. Definition of insect. Close relatives of insects. Insect orders and their families of agricultural importance: Orthoptera-Acrididae; Dictyoptera-Mantidae; Odonata; Isoptera-Termitidae; Thysanoptera-Thripidae; Hemiptera- Pentatomidae, Coreidae, Pyrrhocoridae, Lygaeidae, Cicadellidae, Delphacidae, Aphididae, Coccidae, Aleurodidae andPseudococcidae; Neuroptera- Chrysopidae; Lepidoptera- Noctuidae, Sphingidae, Pyralidae, Gelechiidae and Arctiidae; Coleoptera- Coccinellidae, Chrysomelidae, Cerambycidae, Curculionidae, Bruchidae and Scarabaeidae; Hymenoptera- Tenthridinidae, Apidae, Trichogrammatidae, Ichneumonidae and Braconidae; Diptera- Cecidomyiidae, Trypetidae, Tachinidae and Agromyziidae. External morphology of grasshopper. Structure and modifications of insect antennae, mouth parts and legs. Hypothetical wing venation and type of wing. Sensory organs. Structure and functions of digestive, circulatory, excretory, respiratory, nervous and reproductive systems of grasshopper/cockroach. Post embryonic development in insects.

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Prerequisite: N/A

Prerequisite Sentence: Student must be enrolled in the programme.

Credit Point: 15

Offered In: Semester 1