Agricultural Entomology - Study Mode

[#406] Blood sucking species is
Correct Answer

(B) Anopheles female

Explanation

Solution: Blood sucking species is Anopheles female. Females have a more needle-like proboscis, which they use for biting. Males have bushy, hairy antennae, while the antennae of females are a lot less hairy. They utilize the protein and iron in our blood to produce their eggs, only female mosquitoes feed on human blood. The iron and protein in human blood, help them produce eggs.

[#407] NCIPM is located at
Correct Answer

(B) New Delhi

Explanation

Solution: NCIPM is located in New Delhi. National Research Centre for Integrated Pest management (NCIPM) is a premier research institute of Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR). The institute was established on 12 th February, 1988 to develop and promote Integrated Pest Management technologies for major crops with minimum ecological implications, generate national database on all aspects of pest management, advice national priorities and pest management policies, establish linkages with national and international institutes in the area of IPM and to extend technical consultancies.

[#408] Apple wooly aphid resistant variety is
Correct Answer

(B) Northern spy

Explanation

Solution: Apple woolly aphid resistant variety is Northern spy. Woolly apple aphids infest roots, trunks, limbs, shoots, and occasionally fruit of apple trees. The bodies of these bark-feeding aphids are completely covered by masses of white, wool-like, waxy materials. This aphid is found in colonies on the aerial portions of the tree and on roots during winter. The Malling-Merton series of rootstocks were developed to be resistant to woolly apple aphid, as was the Merton 793 selection, which is commonly used in the southern hemisphere. This resistance is based on a scion cultivar, 'Northern Spy'.

[#409] Munga sild worm belongs to the family
Correct Answer

(C) Saturniidae

Explanation

Solution: Munga silk worm belongs to the family Saturniidae. Antheraea assamensis, known as the muga silkworm as a larva and Assam silk moth as an adult, is a moth of the family Saturniidae. The species was first described by Johann Wilhelm Helfer in 1837. It is found in Assam in northeast India where 99% of its production occurs. Saturniidae, commonly known as saturniids, is a family of Lepidoptera with an estimated 2,300 described species. The family contains some of the largest species of moths in the world.

[#410] Most common essential amino acid in insect
Correct Answer

(C) Aspartic acid

Explanation

Solution: Most common essential amino acid in insects is Aspartic acid. D-aspartate mainly serves as a neurotransmitter and has been demonstrated to exhibit various physiological functions, including nutritional potential, regulation of reproduction and hormone biology, and neuron protection.