Unit Code: FES600

Unit Name: Forest Entomology and Pathology

Description: Introduction to Phylum Arthropoda, Classification of phylum Arthropoda 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 and Pseudococcidae; 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