Next week Tuesday I will be working all day in the Katikati area amongst the avocado trees with a entomologist. She has to collect samples of types of psyllids that like eating the leaves. These are jumping plant lice - nearly like head lice, but they don't suck human blood but the sap (blood) of plants. They are the size of aphids.
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Some one who studies insects by Mak
ReplyDeleteYou are so clever, Mak! I will come and visit you during the week. Well done!
DeleteJayde- they study insects and related animals. Their habits and habitats.
ReplyDeleteAlly and Rome- A large number of entomologists have academic jobs that include teaching, research or a mixture of the two.
Siera - An entomologist is someone who specialises in focussing on the scientific study of insects.
Thanks for the question :-)
Jayde, Ally, Rome and Siera: You are all correct! Studying insects means not just knowing their names but what they eat, how they live, where they like to live, their life cycles and much more. Well done you 4! I will visit you during the week.
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