Insects are the most diverse group of animals on earth and are particularly well suited for the study of many basic biological principles. On the other hand, insects pose major threats to the production and storage of food and fiber, and to the health and comfort of people and domestic animals. Agricultural entomology is the important part of plant protection field. It is also the important course for the undergraduate of plant protection specialty. The Agricultural Entomology major is offered primarily for students whose professional orientation is directed toward either basic studies of insects or concerns about the protection of crops, stored products, domestic animals, and humans from the direct effect of insects or from the disease organisms they might spread.
Agriculture
农业科学是研究农业发展的自然规律和经济规律的科学,因涉及农业环境、作物和畜牧生产、农业工程和农业经济等多种科学而具有综合性。林业科学和水产科学有时也包括在广义的农业科学范畴之内。