List of top Entomology And Nematology Questions on Sericulture asked in ICAR AIEEA (PG)

Kharika made up of paddy straw used for egg laying of muga silk worm is practiced in
(A) Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh
(B) Assam, Meghalaya, Odisha, Chhattisgarh and Nagaland
(C) Assam, Mizoram, Manipur, Sikkim and West Bengal
(D) Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Jharkhand and Bihar. Choose the correct answer from the options given below.

Chawki silkworm rearing under nylon nets is performed for

What is Grainage?

Given below are two statements: Statement (I): For commercial purpose, Morus spp. plants are propagated only through seeds. Statement (II): Normally, mulberry plant is propagated through cuttings/grafting/layering. In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.

Given below are two statements: Statement (I): Mulberry silk worm is a monophagous insect that feeds only on Morus spp. Statement (II): Eri silk worm is another insect that feeds only on Ricinus communis. In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.

Given below are two statements:
Statement (I): Shellac is a resin secreted by the female of lac insect on trees in the forests.
Statement (II): Shellac is composed of aleuritic acid, malic acid and shellolic acid.
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

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India is known for the rich fauna of the serigenous insects due to
(A) Samia ricini and Attacus atlas
(B) Bombyx mori and Acteas selene
(C) Philosamia ricini and Antheraea myllita
(D) Antheraea proylei and A. frithi
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Given below are two statements:
Statement (I): Megatrioza hirsuta is a common insect pest of Terminalia arjuna.
Statement (II): Megatrioza hirsuta is a common insect pest of Morus alba.
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Match List I with List II
List I
A. Wingspan of Hercules moth
B. Wingspan of Atlas moth
C. Wingspan of mulberry silk worm
D. Wingspan of Tasar silk worm
List II
I. up to 12 inches
II. up to 2 inches
III. up to 6 inches
IV. up to 14 inches
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

In which of the following insects, the adult and grub feed on the grain by making a small hole?

Given below are two statements
Statement I: Thrips tabaci infest onion plants in field as well as bulbs during storage
Statement II: Thrips feeding and oviposition cause laceration of leaves
In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Match List I with List II
List I
A. Abate
B. Bromadiolone
C. Sulphur
D. Allethrin
List II
I. Mosquito larvae
II. Mosquito adults
III. House mice
IV. Dust mites
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Primary host plant of Antheraea assamensis is:

Which one of the following is an internal grain feeder?

The most toxic organophosphate insecticide is

Seed gall of wheat is caused by:

Trichogrammatids are parasitic on insects at which stage?

The common name of insects of the order Dictyoptera is