LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034
M.Sc. DEGREE EXAMINATION – ZOOLOGY
FOURTH SEMESTER – APRIL 2012
ZO 4802 – APPLIED ENTOMOLOGY
Date : 16-04-2012 Dept. No. Max. : 100 Marks
Time : 1:00 – 4:00
PART – A
Answer ALL the questions. Each question carries TWO marks: (10 x 2 = 20 marks)
- Comment on shaft louse.
- What are pheromone traps?
- Comment on locust.
- What is lac?
- Comment on tea-mosquito bug.
- What is stone weevil?
- Comment on red hairy caterpillar.
- What is IPM?
- Name any four household insect pests.
- Expand: ICMR & ICAR.
PART – B
Answer any FOUR questions. Each question carries TEN marks: (4 x 10 = 40 marks)
- Enumerate any five causes for insects assuming pest status.
- Describe the measures for the control of insect pests of stored grains.
- Give an account on apiculture.
- Give an account on any three insect pests of rice and their control
- Describe the life cycle of rhinoceros beetle and its control.
- Give an account on Classification of insecticides.
PART – C
Answer any TWO questions. Each question carries TWENTY marks: (2 x 20 = 40 marks)
- Give an account on insects in relation to public health.
- Describe biological control of insect pests.
- Explain the procedure involved in the dry mount of insects.
- Give a detailed account on sericulture.