Category: Insect Identification

All insects has three main body region, namely: the head, thorax and the abdomen. These main parts of an insect body functions differently from each other. The insect head was designed primarily for sensory purposes because of the fact that the eyes and the antenna of an insect is situated on the head. The thorax on the other hand plays…

One of the very boring topic here in the study of insect is the history of entomology itself. On the other hand, students must know the history of their field of specialization for them to fully understand how ideas of the past flourished into an established field of science. History of Entomology (Pre-Historic Times to 1900 AD) Prehistoric men and women…

What is entomology? Simply put, entomology is a branch of science which deals with everything about insects and other related arthropods.  Entomology comes from the Latin words entomon, which means insect and logos that means study.  While Entomology is the study of insects, the persons who study insects are called entomologists. Just like other body of knowledge, entomology is a…

Types of insects is a very diverge and arbitrary topic to talk about. Insects can be classified in various ways depending on what is the main purpose of the people classifying it.

Scale insects vary dramatically in appearance; some are very small organisms (1–2 mm) that grow beneath wax covers (some shaped like oyster shells, others like mussel shells), to shiny pearl-like objects (about 5 mm), to creatures covered with mealy wax. Adult female scales are almost always immobile (aside from mealy bugs) and permanently attached to the plant they have parasitized. They secrete a waxy coating for defense; this coating causes them to resemble reptilian scales or fish scales, hence their common nam

Identifying insects is a process of long, patient observation. Since there are millions of species and subspecies of insects and animals in general, you have to be careful in deciphering what is and isn’t the correct type of insect. As with most things in life, the process of identifyinf insects is largely based on simple observation. The process essentially involves the observer gong about collecting the information, reviewing said information, and finally delivering a conclusion as to what exactly the insect is.

We tend to think of insects as pests, a nuisance or otherwise undesirable annoyances. However, understanding what an insect is can be interesting and fun. The formal definition of an insect is a small arthropod animal that has six legs and generally one or two pairs of wings. Basically any small invertebrate animal is an insect, especially one with several pairs of legs.