Entomology is studying insects and their relationship to humans, the environment, and other living organisms.
It is a very useful scieince For plant protection for biological control. for benificial insects . to produce honey ,wax ,silk and other products . To help in analyzing organic matters . To test medical drugs ,veternary drugs and pesticide on small insects Useful as a good hoppy for collecting beatiful butterflies and mothe Many other matters related to Entomology
As Mark said, it's a branch of biological science. Is there more to the question?
How do you see it importance in relations to other biological branches?
I mean, insects are important primary consumers, pollinators, decomposers, vectors, etc. So in terms of ecology and all other living things, they serve a wide range of importance...
One of the most important science, I believe that each country should possess 2 , 3 % of its scientists specialized Entomology...
It is a very useful scieince For plant protection for biological control. for benificial insects . to produce honey ,wax ,silk and other products . To help in analyzing organic matters . To test medical drugs ,veternary drugs and pesticide on small insects Useful as a good hoppy for collecting beatiful butterflies and mothe Many other matters related to Entomology
Insects affect all aspects of human existence. They influence how we grow food, store food, and how long our buildings last. They vector disease of humans and livestock. They can be food for humans, or produce materials that can serve as food (honey). They serve ecological roles too numerous to list here, though pollination and decomposition are obvious broad categories. They are part of religion as plagues of locusts, or the dung beetle rolling the sun through the sky. If you are not fussy about the definition they can be a tricky spider in some African legends. They are useful models in engineering as one approach to making robots. They produce products for dying cloth or making cloth. They can serve as model organisms for a variety of scientific research issues. There is no place that humans can survive on their own that insects are not already there, and insects can survive many places where humans cannot. As far as i know the only place without insects is subtidal zone and deeper in the ocean. There are pelagic insects, but they are living on the surface of the ocean. Insects are generally cool.
More than 50% of living organisms are insects and arthropods. Diverse environments and relationships they have, gives the entomology so much of importance: cultural, economic, and meical/ veterinary!
However, so long way to pave!
On a somewhat related note, here is some evidence of entomology in action to enhance archaeological study!
https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/07/new-data-may-extend-norse-occupancy-in-north-america/?fbclid=IwAR0zdKgbWbDPaqQwGRfIpEsDHklyIxm6l3cgG7PdiZTFGTNSyC5yK1rXrAA
Outstanding information Tawfiq M. Al Antary sir
Dr Kamath Madhusudhana
Is one of the most important biological sciences because
1-The numbers of species of insects are more than any other group. In the world, some 900 thousand different kinds of living insects are known. This representation approximates 80 percent of the world's species.
2-Its economic damage is great and different for humans, animals, plants..., Others have benefits such as bees, biological control, and degradation of the body after death.
3-Because of the importance of this science was divided into sections such as Forensic Entomology, Medical Entomology,…..
While many of the important aspects of entomology have been mentioned (pollination services should be emphasized), it should also be noted that arthropods are excellent organisms to study for general ecological, physiological and biological principles (for example the use of Drosophila for genetics). Arthropods have many tricks to teach us, including antimicrobial surfaces/chemicals and wonderful materials for us to use/copy (such as silks and chitinous materials).To study survival and detoxification processes on our poisoned planet insects are great, and as we now see the collapse of insect populations in many areas we should see this as a warning for our planet.
Tawfiq M. Al Antary -- Could you please give us reasons and examples of why entomology is an important science and applied biological science? What advantages does it have that make it worthwhile to study?
Thank you my dear Robert John Wolff me for asking the above question.Please read the above "popular replies ".Greetings .
Thank you Tawfiq M. Al Antary -- I was hoping you were going to add to your earlier reply.
One thing I would like to add, which expands on your earlier post, is that arthropods can become model organisms for a variety of studies. Without the concerns that occur for vertebrate animals, invertebrates are very useful for studies of basic and advanced biology. Just as C. elegans is so useful as a model study organism, a number of arthropods are and should be used to study important questions in physiology, toxicology, and pathophysiology.
Entomology as a biological science is important for the following reasons: a) study of pollinating insects, b) some insect are vectors of human diseases and plant diseases or they destroy crops, c) the study of parasitoïds enables an effective biological control of insect pests. The study of insects enable scientists to find ecological solutions to control the populations of specific insects.
Since it is the largest class, this makes it a great field for research, especially in medicine, biocontrol and forensic. I have been teaching entomology
One of the most important life sciences because of the large numbers of insect on the globe and spread in different environments and injury to humans, animals, and plants in addition to the positive role such as bees and other.
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