The Study of Insects

Entomology is the study of insects. These critters - some call them bugs or crawlies - can be a blessing or a curse. As blessings, insects are vitally important in pollination of plants, eats up and digest pollutants, as food for certain aboroginal/tribal people, countercheck pest attacks by other insects or animals against human and other uses in the balance of the local eco-system. Insects such as locusts devour food meant for human consumption, spread diseases such as malaria and encephalitis, and sometimes overrun local insect populations and therefore result in ecological imbalance. Therefore they too can be a curse. Entomology then is a tool which helps us to better manage our eco-system. In agriculture entomologists are employed to help the farmer reduce loses from insect pests and boost productivity. Perhaps you'd like to enroll in such a study program?

Bountiful Harvest

I was in Sarawak last week and witnessed the bountiful rice harvest of farmers who are in the area which stretches from Serian town to Bentong. Its good to see the smiles on the face of the local people and I was pretty impresssed too with the numerous gunny sacks of rice being brought into the long-house for storage. The above pics depict mood of the people ...