Entomology

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Entomology
Original PowerPoint by Mark Morgan Modified by
Georgia Agriculture Education Curriculum
Office (June 2002)
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Objectives

• List the body parts of insects.
• Classify insects by feeding habits, body parts,
  and life cycle.

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• What is Entomology?
• the branch of zoology that deals with the study
  of insects

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How are insects grouped?

• by the way they feed on plants
• by their mouth parts

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Six Mouth Parts

• Sponging
• (ex house fly)
• Rasping- sucking
• (ex thrips)
• Siphoning
• (ex butterflies)
• Chewing-lapping
• (ex Honeybees)
• Chewing
• (ex grasshopper)
• Piercing- sucking
• (ex mosquito)

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Example of Mouthparts
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Parts of an Insect

• Head
• Thorax
• Abdomen

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Example Body Parts
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Head

• Has 2 pairs of compound eyes
• 2 sensory appendages called antennae
• And mouthparts

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Thorax

• Bears 3 pairs of legs and wings if present.

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Abdomen

• Attached to the thorax
• Contains more segments
• Never bears legs or wings