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Un Niver Rsity Y of F Mum Mbai I AC 27/2/13 Item no. 4.36 UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI Syllabus for T.Y.B.Sc. Applied Com ponent Semester V and Semester VI Program: B.Sc. Course: Economic Entomology (Credit based Semester and Grading System with effect from the academic yeear 2013–2014) CONTENT 1. Preamble 2. Table of Courses, Topics, credits and workload 3. Theory syllabus for semester V (Course code USACEENT501) 4. Practical syllabus for semester V (Course code USACEENT 5P1) 5. Theory syllabus for semester VI (Course code USACEENT 601) 6. Practical syllabus for semester VI (Course code USACEENT 6P1) 7. Instructions for USACEENT 501 and USACEENT 601 8. Reference Books 9. N.B. and composition of DMC 10. Annexure I Group Assignments , Annexure II Play and ponder , Annexure III Field visits : Course code USACEENT 5P1 11. Annexure IV Project for individual student : Course code USACEENT 6P1 PREAMBLE Applied component was introduced for T.Y. B.Sc. class in the academic year 1979‐80 with a view to enhance essential for employability. Thereafter the syllabus of T.Y.B.Sc. Applied Component in Zoology has been revised many times. However during the last revision of syllabi, emphasis on entrepreneurial potential and skills has been enhanced by incorporating applied topics having commercial propositions. The BOS also experimented by introducing flexibility in terms of selecting any four out of eight units included in the syllabus during the last revision. The experiment has been successful and appreciated. It is continued in this revised syllabus also. From the academic year 2010‐2011, the University has introduced Credit Based Semester and Grading System with continuous evaluation involving Internal and External Assessment. The revised syllabi in the Applied Component subjects in Zoology are modularized offering opportunity to learners to study any four out of a total of eight units in each course. The jurisdiction of our esteemed University extends from Colaba in South Mumbai to Banda in Sindhudurga. The diversity of the colleges affiliated to the University in terms of infrastructure, expertise and opportunity has been an important consideration while drafting the syllabus. The syllabus offers freedom to select any four units out of eight in each paper in the semester according to the requirements of the College. This also satisfies the purpose of choice based syllabus. Thus the revolutionary initiative of the BOS in Zoology, with an inherent flexibility, aimed at providing need based training catering to the needs of rural as well as urban niches has been continued with this revision of syllabi also. However this flexibility is, at present, available for only Applied Component subjects. T.Y.B.Sc. Applied Component Economic Entomology Credit based Semester and Grading System. To Be Implemented from the Academic Year 2013-2014. Semester V Theory (Any four units to be opted) Course Unit TOPIC Credits L / Week I Morphology and Development. II Apiculture. III Anatomy of Insects USACEENT501 IV Sericulture 2 4 V Insect Classification VI Lac Culture. VII Insects and their Environment. VIII Generalized Management for Entomology. Practicals USACEENT5P1 Practicals based on Course USACEENT501 2 4 Semester VI Theory (Any four units to be opted) Course Unit TOPIC Credits L / Week I Damage Caused by Insects II Control of Household Pests III Social Life of Insects. USACEENT601 IV Important Insecticides. 2 4 V Insecticide Formulations. VI Other Methods of Insect Control. VII Integrated Pest Management. VIII Forensic Entomology. Practicals USACEENT6P1 Practicals based on Course USACEENT601 2 4 Semester V Theory Morphology and Industrial Entomology Course code: USACEENT501 2 Credits (Any four units to be opted) Unit I General morphology and development of insects: i) External morphology of Head, Thorax and Abdomen. ii) Appendages of head, thorax and abdomen including antennae, legs, mouth parts and wings. iii) Types of Metamorphosis. Types of larvae and pupae. Unit II Apiculture: i) Details including management and economics. ii) Different types of bees Apisdorsata, Apismellifera, Apisflorea&Apisindica. Stingless bees. iii) The Apiculture business: structure of artificial bee hive, method of cultivation,tools used, management of apiary. Disease of bees and their natural enemies. iv) Products: honey, wax, royal jelly, venom, propolis & economics of bee keeping. Unit III General anatomy of insects: Brief out line of … i) Digestive system, Respiratory system ii) Circulatory system, Reproductive systems of male and female. iii) Excretory system, Nervous system, Endocrine system. Unit IV i) Sericulture techniques – Details including management and economics. ii) Different types of silk moths. Life cycle of Mulberry silk moth. iii) The Sericulture business: cultivation of mulberry, laboratory setup, rearing of worms (procuring eggs, incubation, hatching and maintenance of larvae), overall management, diseases of silk worms. iv) Process of obtaining silk from cocoons and variations with reference to other silk moths; Uses of silk and economics of sericulture. Unit V i) Insect classification. ii) Broad characteristics and few examples of: a) Thysanura, Orthoptera, Isoptera b) Hemiptera, Lepidoptera, Diptera c) Hymenoptera, Coleoptera, Odonata Unit VI Lac culture: i) The lac insect, hosts, culture techniques. ii) Natural enemies of lac insects. Processing of raw lac to fine lac and uses of lac. iii) Management and economics of lac culture business. Unit VII Insects in relation to their environment: i) Effect of temperature, light, humidity. ii) Mimicry; diapause. iii) Communication in insects [Tactile, chemical, visual (light and dance) and by sound]. Unit VIII Generalized management topics: Brief idea about … i) Awareness of - Labour laws, Taxation, Regulatory authorities / organizations such as: Local self Government., Government Agencies, FDA. ii) Fund Raising - Financial institutions & funding agencies (loans and subsidies) Financial management – [Costing, budgeting, fund flow, auditing, feasibility report] iii) Marketing, Cooperative and self-help group, MAVM (MahilaAarthikVikasMahamandal), KVIC( Khadi and Village Industry Corporation ). SEMESTER-V PRACTICAL Course code: USACEENT5P1 Credits – 2 Mountings: 1. Head sclerites, thoracic segments, abdominal segments of cockroach.- 2. Types of antennae. Filiform, Moniliform, Aristate, Capitate, Clavate, Clubbed, Plumose, Pilose, Pectinate, Bipectinate, Setaceous and Geniculate, Lamellate, Serrate. (Any two mountings and rest for study with photo/permanent slides). (Preferably pests) 3. Halter and wing of house fly. Study of wing types: membranous, hemitegmina, tegmina, hemielytra, elytra with photos or permanent slides. 4. Types of legs- Typical, Cursorial, Fossorial, Saltatory, Natatorial and Scansorial (Mountings of any two and rest for study with photo/permanent slides). 5. Abdominal appendages- Styles, cerci of cockroach. Study of abdominal gills using photos/ permanent slides.). 6. Cornea (Cockroach or Housefly) 7. Mouth parts of Cockroach 8. Malpighian tubules (cockroach) 9. Haemocytes from cockroach. Dissections: 1. Digestive system - Cockroach 2. Nervous system – Cockroach. Study: 1. Any one sound producing organ (Photo / specimen). 2. Insect types:Lepisma, cricket, winged termite, giant water bug, any one type of butterfly and moth, Sarcophaga, potter wasp, long horn beetle or water beetle, damselfly. – use Photo/specimen. 3. Types of larvae and pupae, Types of metamorphosis. 4. Life cycle of bee, silk moth. 5. Products – lac, bee wax, silk. 6. Equipments used in apiculture, sericulture, lac culture. 7. Examples of mimicry, camouflage and concealment. (Specimens or photos) 8. Collection, preservation and display of 5 insect types of 5 different insect orders. (Collection and preservation of insects other than pests be discouraged ) 9. Field visit / Assignment / Play and ponder. Give actual handling of bees/ silk moth / lac insect or visit to any one of these units. Semester VI Theory Pest Control and Forensic Entomology Course code: USACEENT601 Credits -2 (Any four units to be opted) Unit I Damage caused by insects: i) To plants and stored grains- Grasshoppers, bugs, caterpillars, scale insects, leaf hoppers, rice weevil, Bruchus, meal moth, Tenebrio, Trogoderma. ii) To animals - bird louse, Hypoderma, screw worms. Gastrophilus. iii) To man- flea, Anopheles, Culex, Aedes, Glossina, Phlebotomus. Unit II Control of house-hold pests: i) Cockroaches, flies, fleas, ants. ii) Silverfish, book lice, cloth moth, carpet damaging insects. iii) Powder post beetle, Termites. Unit III Social life and other useful activities of insects: i) Social life in Bees, Ants and wasps. ii) Social life in Termites. iii) Insects as pollinators and scavengers. Unit IV Important insecticides: i) Broad classification of insecticides. Inorganic insecticides (Arsenicals, Lime - sulphur, Mercury compounds, Fluorine compounds) , Fumigants (Para dichlorobenzene, Methyl bromide, Hydrogen cyanide) ii) Natural organics – oils, insecticides of plant origin (Pyrethrums, Nicotine, Azadiractin) Synthetic Organics – Chlorinated Hydrocarbons (BHC, Methoxychlor) Organophosphate (Malathion, Parathion, Dicrotophos, Chlorpyriphos)Carbamates(Carbaryl, Propoxur) and Pyrethroids (Allethrin,Cypermethrin). (Give mode of action and applications of insecticides. Mention important characters of insecticides and precautions to be taken during applications) Unit V Insectide formulations and equipments. i) Insecticide Formulations (Dust, Granules, Emulsifiable concentrates, Wettable powders,
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