INSECTS

Key Words By the end of this chapter, you should be able to learn: • dichotomous key • dorsal view • pest • methods of control • description of the antennae, eyes, mouth parts, wings and legs of a housefly, cockroach, mosquito, termite, bee, and butterfly. • to use the observable characteristics of the different insects to construct a dichotomous key to identify each. • the beneficial and harmful aspects of a housefly, cockroach, mosquito, bee and butterfly. • identification of the different methods of controlling the harmful stages of a housefly, cockroach, mosquito and butterfly.