Medical Parasitology

Medical Entomology

Arthropods are one of the most remarkable creatures on the earth, and they merit study for at least two major reasons. First, arthropods have unsurpassed diversity and niches; because of their extensive variation. These animals can provide an in-depth understanding of nature and the many ways that biological problems have been met. Arthropods fly, jump, hide, they see ultraviolet light, they produce and molt an extraordinary exoskeleton, and they posses’ magnificent colors and shapes. Few habitats exclude arthropods. In withstanding harsh environments, they are unparalleled. many entomologists were concerned about the competition for food between human kind and arthropods, and some entomologists believed that arthropod control was imperative for survival of human race. Although such a position may seem somewhat extreme, arthropods do consume or spoil sufficient crops and products to feed many millions of people who starve each year. And arthropod/ insect –transmitted diseases, to humans, animals and crops, remain a threat to health and civilizations. As a result, it is good to understand “what arthropods are to the layman”