Principal Areas of Insect Research.

The article presents a discussion on the different aspects of insect research. It cites the establishment of the International Center of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), a center of research in tropical insect biology, in Nairobi, Kenya which one main goal is the development of fundamental knowledge aimed in the structural analysis and synthesis of insect hormones, anti-hormones, and pheromones. It also cites the chemical and biological methods in insect control. It also cites the studies conducted for the genetical engineering of mosquitoes.