M.A. Alam
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Entomology is the scientific study of insects, a branch of arthropodology. At some 1.3 million described species, insects account for more than two-thirds of all known organisms, date back some 400 million years, and have many kinds of interactions with humans and other forms of life on earth. It is a specially within the field of biology. Though technically incorrect, the definition is sometimes widened to include the study of terrestrial animal in other ...
Insects occur in different ecological niches of mangrove forest. They may be permanent residents or only transient visitors. They are either harmful or beneficial and plays an important role in ecology of mangrove systems. Most of the insect species in mangrove habitats are only temporal visitors and they do visit many other habitats. Insects like honeybees are beneficial to man. But several other types of insects occur as pests causing damage to the vegetation. ...