LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034
M.Sc. DEGREE EXAMINATION – ZOOLOGY
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FOURTH SEMESTER – APRIL 2006
ZO 4802 – APPLIED ENTOMOLOGY
Date & Time : 25-04-2006/9.00-12.00 Dept. No. Max. : 100 Marks
Part A (Answer All) 10 ´ 2 = 20
- Expand: FAO, FYM, ICMR & IVRI.
- What are repellents?
- Comment on pheromone traps?
- What is a red cotton bug?
- Comment on household insect pests.
- Comment on armyworm.
- What is a bee forage?
- Comment on knapsack sprayer.
- Comment on shaft louse.
- Enumerate any two causes for insects assuming pest status.
Part B (Answer any four) 4 ´ 10 = 40
- Give an account on any three insect pests of rice and their control.
- Give an outline classification of the class Insecta with suitable examples.
- Write an account on apiculture.
- Describe Integrated Pest Management.
15.Give an account on the life cycle of locust and its control.
- Explain the procedure involved in the dry mount of insects.
Part C (Answer any two) 2 ´ 20 = 40
- Give an account on the rearing of silkworms for the production of silk.
- Give a detailed account on insecticides.
- Describe biological control of insect pests.
- Give a detailed account of insects in relation to public health.