A Textbook of Economic Zoology

This textbook provides comprehensive coverage of economic zoology. Each chapter presents the discussion of the topics in a scientific way, accompanied with relevant diagrams and pictures. Each chapter is followed by a set of short, descriptive and multiple-choice questions. It also contains a set of key points to help students retain the information. Keeping in mind the multidisciplinary nature of economic zoology, the biology of some of the common disease-causing organisms and bionomics of the arthropod vectors which are intimately associated with the diseases have been incorporated along with sericulture, lac culture, apiculture, poultry, fisheries, dairy science, and so on. Key features: Contents are to the point, up to date, and provided with illustrations. Each chapter is followed by short, descriptive and multiple-choice questions. A glossary is provided to help students grasp the short questions and meaning of the technical words. Contains a large number of questions suitable for preparation for competitive examinations. > Recent data and research in the various fields of economic zoology will be useful to both students and research scholars.