Concept of Agricultural Entomology: Agricultural Entomology is an applied subject which mainly researches interrelationships between crops including grain crops,fruits,vegetables and other economic crops and their pest insects.Pest insects'life cycles and IPM are key topics that need to be understood in order to protect crops from pest insects
11 Concept of Agricultural Entomology: Concept of Agricultural Entomology: Agricultural Entomology is an applied Agricultural Entomology is an applied subject which mainly researches subject which mainly researches interrelationships between crops including interrelationships between crops including grain crops, fruits, vegetables and other grain crops, fruits, vegetables and other economic crops and their pest insects. Pest economic crops and their pest insects. Pest insects insects’ life cycles and IPM are key topics that life cycles and IPM are key topics that need to be understood in order to protect crops need to be understood in order to protect crops from pest insects. from pest insects
2.Objects and contents of Agri.Entomology's study Objects: About 95%of animals who damage crops consists of pest insects;others are harmful mites. Contents: Identification; Distribution; Injuring characteristics;Biology (Life cycle);Ecology; Integrated Pest Management 12
12 Objects: Objects: About 95% of animals who damage crops About 95% of animals who damage crops consists of pest insects; others are harmful consists of pest insects; others are harmful mites. Contents: Contents: Identification; Distribution; Injuring Identification; Distribution; Injuring characteristics; Biology (Life cycle); Ecology; characteristics; Biology (Life cycle); Ecology; Integrated Pest Management Integrated Pest Management 2. Objects and contents of 2. Objects and contents of Agri. Entomology . Entomology’s study s study
Requirements from point of theory On the basis of the principles of the agricultural eco-system,decrease injury caused by pest insects to the smallest degree possible by adjusting related factors affecting pest insects in eco- system so as to ensure a higher quality and quantity of agricultural production.i.e. first-rank economic efficiency,ecological efficiency and social efficiency
13 Requirements from point of theory Requirements from point of theory On the basis of the principles of the On the basis of the principles of the agricultural eco agricultural eco -system, decrease injury system, decrease injury caused by pest insects to the smallest caused by pest insects to the smallest degree possible by adjusting related degree possible by adjusting related factors affecting pest insects in eco factors affecting pest insects in eco - system so as to ensure a higher quality system so as to ensure a higher quality and quantity of agricultural production. i.e. and quantity of agricultural production. i.e. first -rank economic efficiency, ecological rank economic efficiency, ecological efficiency and social efficiency. efficiency and social efficiency
3.Agri.Entomology is closely related to.. From the insect standpoint: General Entomology, Insect Taxonomy, Insect Behavior, The fruit fly Insect Ecology, Insect Physiology, Pesticide,and so on. Red flour beetle
14 3. Agri. Entomology is closely . Entomology is closely related to related to… From the insect standpoint: From the insect standpoint: General Entomology, General Entomology, Insect Taxonomy, Insect Taxonomy, Insect Behavior, Insect Behavior, Insect Ecology, Insect Ecology, Insect Physiology, Insect Physiology, Pesticide, and so on. Pesticide, and so on. The fruit fly The fruit fly Red flour beetle Red flour beetle
From the crop standpoint: Crop Growing, Genetic Breeding, Soil Fertilizer,and so on
15 From the crop standpoint: From the crop standpoint: Crop Growing, Crop Growing, Genetic Breeding, Genetic Breeding, Soil & Fertilizer, and so on. Soil & Fertilizer, and so on