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Beneficial Insects II - Sericulture and Lac Culture: Silkworm Rearing, Moriculture, Lac Insect Biology and Processing Biological Control: Predators, Parasitoids (Trichogramma, Bracon), Hyperparasitoids and Conservation Pests of Cereals, Millets and Pulses: Rice, Wheat, Maize, Sorghum, Gram, Pigeonpea Orders Apterygota and Exopterygota: Odonata, Orthoptera, Dictyoptera, Isoptera, Thysanoptera, Hemiptera Beneficial Insects I - Apiculture: Honeybee Species, Social Organization, Bee Pasture, Diseases and Beekeeping Nematode Management: Cultural, Chemical (Nematicides), Biological, Entomopathogenic Nematodes (EPN Steinernema, Heterorhabditis) Insect Reproductive System, Spermatogenesis, Oogenesis, Types of Reproduction and Metamorphosis Active Plant Nematology II: Taxonomy, Major Nematode Orders (Tylenchida, Dorylaimida), Biology and Life Cycles Pests of Horticultural Crops: Vegetables, Fruit Trees, Plantation Crops, Spices and Flowers Orders Endopterygota: Neuroptera, Coleoptera, Diptera, Lepidoptera, Hymenoptera Integrated Pest Management (IPM): Cultural, Physical, Mechanical, Regulatory (Plant Quarantine) Controls Medical, Veterinary, Household Pests and Non-Insect Pests (Mites, Rodents, Birds) Insect Thorax Morphology: Pterothorax, Legs and Types, Wings, Venation and Coupling Mechanisms Microbial Control: Bacillus thuringiensis, NPV, GV, Entomopathogenic Fungi (Beauveria, Metarhizium) Insect Ecology: Abiotic Factors (Temperature, Humidity, Light), Biotic Factors, Thermal Thresholds and Life Tables Pests of Oilseeds, Commercial Crops and Fiber Crops: Cotton, Sugarcane, Mustard, Groundnut, Soybean Major Plant Parasitic Nematodes: Root-Knot (Meloidogyne), Cyst (Heterodera, Globodera), Reniform, Lesion, Ear-Cockle Insect Taxonomy: Principles of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN), Hierarchy and Diagnostic Keys Host Plant Resistance (HPR): Non-preference (Antixenosis), Antibiosis, Tolerance and Mechanisms Insect External Morphology: Head, Suture, Tentorium, Eyes, Antennae and Types Insect Mouthparts: Biting-Chewing, Piercing-Sucking, Sponging, Siphoning, Chewing-Lapping Insect Integument: Cuticle Layers, Sclerotization, Chitin Chemistry and Molting Physiology Insecticide Mode of Action: AChE Inhibitors, Voltage-Gated Sodium Channels, GABA, Nicotinic Receptors, RyR Insecticide Formulations, Toxicity (LD50, LC50), Bioassay, Residues, Safety and Insecticides Act 1968 Stored Grain Pests: Primary, Secondary Beetles and Moths, Storage Structures and Fumigation Management Plant Nematology I: History, Morphology, Anatomy, Digestive, Excretory and Reproductive Systems of Nematodes History of Entomology in India, Landmarks, Pioneers and Entomological Institutions Insect Excretory and Nervous Systems: Malpighian Tubules, Cryptonephridia, Brain, Nerve Cord and Sense Organs Population Dynamics, Pest Surveillance, Forecasting, Sampling Methods and ETL/EIL Economics Semio-Chemicals: Pheromones (Sex, Aggregation, Alarm), Kairomones, Allomones, Traps and Mating Disruption Insect Abdomen Morphology, Segments, Male and Female Genitalia, Ovipositor Types and Appendages Insect Digestive System: Foregut, Midgut, Hindgut, Peritrophic Membrane, Filter Chamber and Nutrition Insect Circulatory and Respiratory Systems: Hemolymph, Dorsal Vessel, Spiracles and Tracheal System Insect Endocrine System, Neurohormones, Ecdysone, Juvenile Hormone and Diapause Physiology Chemical Control: Classification of Insecticides (OPs, OCs, Carbamates, Synthetic Pyrethroids, Neonicotinoids)