Glossary of Entomology

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This is a glossary of technical words and terms related to Entomology, Crop Protection and Integrated Pest Management (IPM).

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Some common search terms used by visitors of this page include: adult, antenna, ants, aphid, arthropod, bee, beetle, bug, class, egg, flower, fly, host, insect, insect control, insect family, larva, membranous, metamorphosis, mosquito, moth, order, parasite, parasitoid, pest, pest control, pesticides, predator, ptera, pupa, species, spider, thorax, wing and wingless.