SCHOOL OF AGRICULTRURE AND FOOD SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT: CROP SCIENCE
LEVEL 2 (Semester 2): GROUP 1
MODULE: BIOLOGY OF PLANT PESTS AND PATHOGENS
COMPONENT: AGRICULTURAL ENTOMOLOGY
DATE 08th, DECEMBER, 2023
NAMES REG NUMBER FACULTY
NIYOMUGABO Isaie 222011926 Horticulture
ATETE UWERA Nicole 222001669 Horticulture
HAKUNDIMANA Jerome 222002192 Horticulture
UMUHOZA Beatrice 222016933 Horticulture
UWAYEZU Victorine 222006992 Horticulture
UWINEZA Jean D’Amour 222010487 Horticulture
KWIZERA Leandre 222007053 Horticulture
MUSAFILI Ildephonse 222016247 Crop production
TUYIZERE Innocent 222009174 Crop production
KWIZWERA Emmanuel 222013609 Crop production
NGABONZIZA Jonathan 222007497 Crop production
RUKERIBUGA Fredon 222015924 Crop production
MUSIME Samuel 222019280 Crop production
FURAYIDE NKUSI Remy 222015901 Crop production
IRAKUZWA AMIZERO Nadine 222002491 Crop production
IGIRIMPUHWE Pacifique 222007365 Crop production
Lecturer: Dr. RUTIKANGA Alexandre
INSECT COLLECTION REPORT CARRIED OUT IN CAVM’S FARM ON 04TH/12/2023
Collection of insects was conducted with regard of getting numerous species of insects to be kept
for research case study in accordance of insect families as well as their orders. Active collection
method was used where insects were directly collected and stored in the bottle as apparatus.
The insects obtained were:
o Grasshopper (Schistocerca americana)
o Oriental latrine fly (Chrysomya megacephala)
o Horned sea star (Acantecphala terminalis)
o Bee (Apis mellifera)
o Wasp (Vespula vulgaris)
o White butterfly (aporia crataegi)
o Tiger moth (Lycomorpha phorus)
o Weevil (Sitophilus orzae)
o Slender spiny ant (Polyrhachis gracilior)
After collection insects were treated under alcohol as a mean of maintenance to prevent bacterial
attack thus the bottle was pinned to provide holes which may allow entry of air.
Figure 1 Collected insects in bottle
At the next day insects were removed from the bottle and get pinned to the cardboard by the use
of paper and pins as it is shown below figure which clearly shows each taxonomic class of each
type of insect obtained.
Figure 2 Taxonomic classification of each type of insect
So, as conclusion insect collection brings a lot of beneficial skills where we obtained numerous
orders of insect as well as their types not only that but also, we face some challenges which restrict
us to find some insects. Most of them was that some insects are seasonal and it was not its specific
season, many insects exhibit wide ranges of habits where it can be difficult to identify them due to
low level of expertise and insufficient tools.