This note covers the
following topics: The Fable Of The Cigale and The Ant, The Cigale Leaves Its
Burrow, The Song Of The Cigale, The Cigale: The Eggs and Their Hatching, The
Mantis, The Golden Gardener, The Field Cricket, The Italian Cricket, The
Sisyphus Beetle, The Instinct Of Paternity, A Bee-hunter: The Philanthus
Aviporus, The Great Peacock Or Emperor Moth, The Oak Eggar Or Banded Monk, A
Truffle-hunter: The Bolboceras Gallicus, The Elephant-beetle, The Pea-weevil, An
Invader: The Haricot-weevil, The Grey Locust, The Pine-chafer.
This PDF
is a guide for tutors on Malaria entomology and vector control and covers the
following topics related to Entomology : Introduction to malaria entomology,
Identification of malaria vectors, Sampling malaria vectors, Vector
incrimination and malaria control, Malaria vector control, Monitoring and
management of insecticide resistance, Vector control in different malaria
epidemiological strata.
This PDF covers the
following topics related to Entomology : Designing an Inventory, How Should a
Sampling Plan Be Defined?, Insect Sampling Methods, a Brief Overview of Sampling
Methods and of Insect Groups Relevant to Entomological Inventories in Tropical
Forest Environments, Target Insect Groups in Temperate Forests, Managing Trap
Catches.
The subject matter in this
book should attract the reader's concern to support rational decisions regarding
the use of pesticides. This book is compiled of 24 Chapters divided into 4
Sections. Section A focuses on toxicity of organic and inorganic insecticides,
Section B is dedicated to vector control using insecticides, biological control
of mosquito larvae, Section C describes bioactive natural products from
sapindacea, management of potato pests, flower thrips, mango mealy bug, pear
psylla and grapes pests, Section D provides information on insecticide
resistance in natural population of malaria vector, role of Anopheles gambiae
P450 cytochrome, genetic toxicological profile of carbofuran and pirimicarp
carbamic insecticides, etc.
This note provides an
introduction to the biology and identification of insects and an introduction to
insect pest management. Emphasis is placed on the application of entomology in
agriculture, horticulture, forestry, and everyday life.