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PAPER VIII (B) Applied
Entomology
Elementary knowledge of collection, preservation and culture of insects.
Bionomics of the following insect pests:
| Crops |
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| Cotton
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Earias
Vittella, Pectinophora gossypiella. |
| Wheat
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Sesamia
inferens. |
| Paddy
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Leptocoria
acuta, tryporyza Incertellus. |
| Pulses
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Heliothis
armigera. |
| Sugar Cane
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Scripophage
nivella, Pyrills perpusilla. |
| Vegetables
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Raphidopalpa
foveicollis, Leucionodes orbonalis. |
| Fruits
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Rapilio
demoleus, Aspidiotus perniciosus. |
| Castor
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Achoes
janata. |
| Stored Groins |
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| Rice
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Sitophilus
oryzae, Corcyra cephalonica. |
| Wheat
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Trogoderma
granarium, Cadra Cautella. |
| Pulses
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Callosobruchus
cohinensis. |
Safe storage of food grains.Bionomics and control of locusts and termites.House hold pets and their control. Economic importance of Fleas, mosquitoes, bed bogus, lice. sand flies and house flies. Outlines of sericulture, apiculture. Lac culture. Principles of insect control: mechanical, cultural, chemical, biological, sterile male technique, genetics, quarantine, inte- grated approach to pest management.

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