Category: Entomology Tables
Types of reproduction in insects
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24 Jul, 2026
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Type of Reproduction Example Insects / Target Groups Oviparity Majority of insects (Higher orders) Viviparity Aphids Parthenogenesis Aphids Paedogenesis Cecidomyiids (Gall midges) Polyembryony Parasitic Wasps / Parasitoids Hermaphroditism Scale Insects (e.g., Cottony Cushion Scale)
Mouth parts of an insect
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24 Jul, 2026
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Mouth Part Function / Work Maxilla Cutting of food Mandible Crushing of food Labium Acts as the lower lip Labrum Acts as the upper lip Hypopharynx Functions like the tongue
Insect Control By Different Predators
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24 Jul, 2026
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Predator (Scientific Name) Target Insect / Pest Controlled Chrysoperla carnea Aphids, Jassids, Whiteflies, etc. Cryptolaemus montrouzieri Mealybugs Sticholotis madagassa Sugarcane Scale Insects Rodolia cardinalis Cottony Cushion Scale
Different biological agents and their examples
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24 Jul, 2026
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Biological Agent Examples True Parasites Mosquitoes, Lice, Bed bugs Parasitoid Parasitic Wasps, Tachinid flies, Trichogramma spp. Predators Mantids, Ladybird beetles, Spiders, etc.
Insect attraction and their trap crops
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24 Jul, 2026
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Trap Crop Target Insect / Pest Attracted Bhendi (Okra) Cotton Jassids & Spotted Bollworms Tur (Pigeon Pea) Cotton Grey Weevil Castor Citrus Fruit Sucking Moth Mustard Cabbage Aphids & Diamond Back Moth (DBM) Cowpea or Onion Bollworms Suru Sugarcane (2-3 months early sowing) Sugarcane Early Shoot Borer Kharif Jowar (sowing before 7 July) Jowar Shoot […]
Types of Larvae
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24 Jul, 2026
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Type of Larva Examples / Insect Orders Nymph Order-Hemiptera; Bugs, Hoppers, White flies, Aphids, Jassids Grub Lesser Grain Borer, Order Coleoptera, and Mustard Sawfly (Hymenoptera) Maggot Diptera [all flies except white fly and Mustard Sawfly (MSF)] Caterpillar Lepidoptera; Moths, Bollworms, Borers (Except Lesser Grain Borer)
Orders of Insects
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24 Jul, 2026
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Insect Order Insect Example(s) Orthoptera Locust, Grasshopper, Cockroach Thysanoptera Thrips Isoptera Termites Heteroptera True bugs Homoptera Aphids, Leaf hoppers Coleoptera Beetles, Weevils Lepidoptera Moths, Butterflies, Silkworm Diptera Flies Hymenoptera Sawflies, Bees, Ants, Wasps
Important Polyphagus Pests
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24 Jul, 2026
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Pest Name Category Locust Polyphagous Pest Termite Polyphagous Pest Bihar & Red Hairy Caterpillar Polyphagous Pest White Grub Polyphagous Pest
Damaging Stages of Insects
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24 Jul, 2026
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Insect Order Damaging Stage(s) Coleoptera Larvae (grub) + Adult both stages Lepidoptera Only Larvae (Caterpillar) Except Fruit sucking moth (FSM). Adult stage of (FSM) causes damage. Hemiptera Nymph + Adult both stages Diptera Nymph
Parasites insects & Their Host Insects
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24 Jul, 2026
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Parasite Category Parasitic Insect Host Insect Egg Parasite Trichogramma australicum Shoot borer of sugarcane Trichogramma miniatum Shoot borer of paddy Trichogramma chilonis Bollworms of cotton & stem borer of sugarcane Telenomus remus Tobacco leaf eating caterpillar Larval Parasite Perisierola nephantidis Coconut black headed caterpillar Apanteles angaleti Pink bollworms Bracon kirkpatricki Bollworms Egg & Larval Parasite […]