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PHOTO GALLERY

Dr. Girish Chandra — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 08:02:03 +0000

PHOTO GALLERY

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DAHALIAS

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INSECTS

Pests of forest & orchards

Dr. Girish Chandra — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 05:31:05 +0000

PESTS OF TREES

Large trees in forests, plantations and orchards are attacked by different types of insects. Generally in forests, insect populations are maintained below the damage levels by their natural enemies. But sometimes pest outbreaks do take place causing immense damage to trees and timber. In orchards pest control strategies have to be in place to deal with the pest outbreaks. The following insects attack large trees in forests and orchards.

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Termites
Locusts

Pests of Stored Grains

Dr. Girish Chandra — Sun, 26 Nov 2006 05:48:48 +0000

STORED GRAIN INSECTS

When harvested produce is stored in houses, godowns and warehouses, it is attacked by a variety of insects that specialise in thriving under enclosed conditions. Although moisture, fungus, rodents and birds also cause damage to the stored grains, insects are considered to be the chief destroyers of harvested grains. The following insect pests are included in this section.

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Sitophilus oryzae

Corcyra cephalonica

Trogoderma granarium

Callosobruchus chinensis

Ephestia cautella

Storage of harvested grains

Economic Zoology

Dr. Girish Chandra — Sun, 10 Sep 2006 08:02:34 +0000

ECONOMIC ZOOLOGY

Economic zoology deals with the application of zoological knowledge for the benefit of mankind. It includes culturing animals for mass production for human use and to control or eradicate animals that are injurious to man directly or indirectly.

The following chapters are included here. Click on the title to open.