Entomology 02 — Agri Master Mind

Most effective insecticide for termite control is-
  • Malathion
  • Phosphomidon
  • Methy demeton
  • Chlorpyrophos
Pheromones are employed for which activities of insects -
  • Mass trapping
  • Mating disruption
  • Monitoring
  • All the above
Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine and Storage is situated at-
  • Faridkot
  • Faridabad
  • Farrukhabad
  • New Delhi
White grub adults fly from the soil to the tree between -
  • 6 to 8
  • m
  • 4 to 6 p.m
  • 8 to 10 p.m
Crushing and grinding method of control comes under-
  • Cultural control
  • Mechanical method
  • Physical method
  • Biological control
Grow resistance varieties comes under which method of pest control-
  • Cultural control
  • Mechanical method
  • Physical method
  • Biological control
Fenvalerate is –
  • An organophosphate
  • An organochlorine
  • A carbomate
  • A synthetic pyrethroid
Manipulation of temperature and humidity and use of radiations are which type of management practice-
  • Cultural control
  • Mechanical method
  • Physical method
  • Gentic control
Yellow sticky traps are used to control.......
  • Mango mealy bug
  • Aphids
  • Jassids
  • Thrips
The control measures against the insect pest should be advocated at…..
  • Economic threshold level (ETL)
  • Economic injury level (EIL)
  • Above economic injury level
  • Above economic threshold level
What is the ETL value for white flies in vegetables crops.....
  • 1-2 nymphs/leaf
  • 5 adult/leaf
  • 8-10 adult/plant
  • All of these
The utilization of parasitoids, predators and pathogens regulation of insect-pests population is comes under- control for
  • Cultural control
  • Mechanical method
  • Microbial control
  • Biological control
Oberia brevis is a pest of-
  • Maize
  • Paddy
  • Cotton
  • Soybean
Corcyra cephalonica belong to order-
  • Diptera
  • Coleoptera
  • Lepidoptera
  • None of the above
Inderbela quadrinotata feeds on -
  • Roots
  • Flowers
  • Fruits
  • Bark
Acherontia styx belong to the order-
  • Hemnoptera
  • Coleoptera
  • Diptera
  • Lepidoptera
Dead heart' damage symptom is caused by-
  • Borer insects
  • Sucking insects
  • All chewing insects
  • All of the above
The stored grain insect-pest attacking in field also is -
  • Red rust flour beetle
  • Rice moth
  • Pulse beetle
  • Khapra beetle
Melon fruit fly pupates -
  • In fruit
  • On stem
  • In soil
  • On flower
Maize stem borer hibernate in a stage --
  • Larva
  • Pupa
  • Adult
  • Egg.
Which of the following is a social insect --
  • Locust
  • Grasshopper
  • Termite
  • White grub
Locust feed on
  • All kinds of plants except Aak and Dhatura
  • All kinds of plants except Ber
  • All kinds of plants except Bajra crop
  • All kinds of plants
Red hairy caterpillar belongs to family-
  • Arctiidae
  • Noctuidae
  • Pyralidae
  • Acrididae
Trichogramma is a egg parasitoid of-
  • Chilo partellus
  • Tryporyza incertulus
  • Pectinophora gossypiella
  • All of the above
Leucinodes orbonalis is a pest of-
  • Tomato
  • Brinjal
  • Cotton
  • Okra
......... infected larvae become flaccid, skin become fragile,larvae crawls top of plants and hang upside down by prologs-
  • NPV
  • BL
  • Fungus
  • Nematode
......... infected larvae become dark or black in colour and fluid discharge from anus and mouth finally septicemia (blood poisoning) occurs-
  • NPV
  • Bt.
  • Fungus
  • Nematode
Grassy stunt virus disease of paddy is transmitted by-
  • Nilaparvata lugens
  • Thrips tabaci
  • Tryporyza incertulus
  • Bemisia tabaci
The term "Intergrated Pest Control" was first given by Barlett inyear
  • 1914
  • 1956
  • 1849
  • 1968
"Pebrine" disease in Silkworm is caused by --
  • NPV
  • Beauveria bassiana
  • Bacillus thuringiensis
  • Nosema bombycis
Neem based pesticide is -
  • Dipel
  • Delfin
  • Margocide
  • Halt
Early sowing of mustard is recommended for the management of
  • Aphids
  • Whitefly
  • Pod borer
  • Mustard sawfly
Agricultural Pests, Disease and Noxious Weeds Act was made in year-
  • 1918
  • 1915
  • 1914
  • 1916
Terrestrial arthropods (insects) excretes excess nitrogen as uricacid or its salts are known as---
  • Ammonotelic
  • Ureotelic
  • Uricotelic
  • All of these
Chrysoperla carnea is a-
  • Parasite
  • Parasitoid
  • Predator
  • None of these
Paraglossa is a part of-
  • Labrum
  • Labium
  • Maxilla
  • Hypopharynx
Fossorial type of leg is found in-
  • Grasshopper
  • Mole cricket
  • Preying mantis
  • Cockroach
Geniculate antenna is found in-
  • Wasp
  • Grasshopper
  • Mosquito
  • Termite
Halters are present in-
  • House fly
  • Honey-bee
  • Wasp
  • Cockroach
Tegmina (sing. Tegmen) are the modified wings of...........
  • House fly
  • Waspe
  • Bug
  • Grasshopper
Elytra is a fore wing of -
  • Grasshopper
  • Beetles
  • Bugs
  • Moths
Cerci are present in-
  • Male cockroach
  • Female cockroach
  • Both male and female cockroach
  • None of the above
Gulla is a part of-
  • Thorax
  • Head
  • Abdomen
  • Wings
The external genitalia of male grasshopper are located on-
  • 7th abdominal segment
  • 8 abdominal segment
  • 9th abdominal segment
  • 10th abdominal segment
Order- hymenoptera includes –
  • White ants
  • Ants
  • Antlion
  • None of the above
Parthenogenetic type of reproduction is found in - -
  • Grasshopper
  • Aphid
  • Honey-bee
  • House fly
Chewing and lapping types of mouth parts are present in-
  • Housefly
  • Cockroach
  • Honey bee
  • Bug
Vertex is a part of –
  • Head
  • Thorax
  • Abdomen
  • None of the above
Prognathus head is found in-
  • Butterflies
  • Beetles
  • Weevils
  • Grasshoppers
Centipedes have legs --
  • One pair on every segment of body with anterior poison claws
  • One pair on every segment of body without poison claws
  • Two pairs on every segment with anterior poison claws
  • None of these