INTRODUCTION TO ENTOMOLOGY AND NEMATOLOGY

Introduction to the Phylum Arthropoda. Importance of Insects. The success of the Class Insecta.  General structure of insects with details of the various body appendages/parts. Discussion on the maintenance systems including digestion, circulation, respiration, locomotion, as well as reproduction and life cycles.Objectives:

• To provide undergraduate students of BSc. Agriculture, BSc Food Science and Technology, and BSc. Horticulture with the basic knowledge and skills about the anatomy and physiology of insects and nematodes as a foundation for a better understanding of agricultural pests and hence their management.
• To enable the students to relate insect body parts to function and to crop damage