Insect Ecology Flashcards
Study of the relationships of insects with their environment
Insect ecology
Feeding on only one food/host species
Monophagous/monophagy
Feeding on many unrelated foods/hosts
Polyphagous
Feeds on plants
Phytophagous
Feeds on animals
Zoophagous
Feeds on insects
Entomophagous
Feeds on dead organic matter
Scavenger/decomposer
Feeds on plant and animal matter
Omnivorous
The act of killing and feeding on another organism
Predation
Organisms being killed by predators
Prey
The act of one organism obtaining nourishment or favor from another
Parasitism
Parasites get nutrition from
Hosts
Where is the idea of a ‘pest’ based from
Human interedt
2 examples of scavengers
Cockraoches, flies
2 examples of structursl insect pests
Wood-feeding termites
Powderpost beetles