Entomologist

Do you get grossed out when you see a spider or earwig crawling up your wall? Would you rather die than have to touch a beetle? Or does the spider's web and the inchworm's movement fascinate you? Are you the type that would take the initiative to build your own pet ant farm? If the latter two questions describe you, then entomology could be the perfect career for you.

Entomologists study the classification, life cycle and habits of insects and related life forms, and plan and implement insect surveys and pest management programs. They also investigate ways to control insect pests and manage beneficial insects such as plant pollinators, insect parasites and insect predators. Although bugs make some people want to gag, insects play an important role in our world. In fact, life depends on the existence of insects for producing basic food sources and other important factors.

Entomologists usually specialize in a particular field of study, such as applied agriculture and forest entomology, apiculture (bee culture), classification and evolution, insect ecology, insect physiology or insecticide toxicology. They often work with other scientists on joint projects such as developing crops resistant to insects, or containing animal and plant diseases caused by insects transmitting infectious organisms. Some also work with parasitologists and other microbiologists to help develop vaccines and medicine to combat insects that spread disease, such as the malaria-carrying anopheles mosquito.

Entomologists work in jobs that include teaching about insects, raising bees or other insect farms, enforcing quarantines and regulations, doing insect survey work, consulting on integrated pest management topics, selling insecticides, controlling pests, and conducting research on insect classification, taxonomy, biology, ecology, behavior, or control. Those working mainly in research will study the anatomy, habits, life histories, physiology, and classification of insects and investigate various types of chemical and biological controls.

Many entomologists are also involved with research in IPM (Integrated Pest Management). Basically, IPM is a system that utilizes all suitable pest control techniques and methods to keep pests below economically injurious levels. Each pest control technique must be carefully designed so that it is environmentally sound and is compatible with producer and user objectives. IPM is more than chemical pesticide management; it also includes biological, cultural and sanitary control practices.



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