Introduction to Entomology and Importance of Insects
Arthropoda is the phylum of animals that include the insects, arachnids, crustaceans and others that are characterized by the presence of jointed limbs. Arthropodology (from Greek; arthron = joint, podos = foot & logous = to study) is a biological discipline concerned with the study of arthropods . Entomology (from Greek; entomos , "cut in pieces or engraved/segmented", hence "insect"; and & logous = to study) is the Scientific study of Insects and a branch of arthropodology. Entomologists are the scientists who study, collect, rear and experiments on insects. The insects are easy to work upon for a number of reasons, easy to culture in lab, short life cycles, rapid population turnover and lesser ethical concerns to experiment on insects compared to other vertebrate insects. Honeybee on a Sunflower Biodiversity of Insects Over 1 million species have been described and work has been published, but the estimated number is much higher as well as many specie...