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Biology of selected insects harmful to man and his activities; Methods of control and current practice of management of such pests; Theories of natural control of insect pests; The role of birds; fishes; amphibians; small mammals and other agents

A study of the biology; distribution; control and economic significance of arthropods of medical and veterinary importance in Nigeria and the West African sub-region; Control programmes of tsetse fly; mosquitoes; blackflies; etc

Basic concepts; natural and acquired immunity; Cell types in immune systems; immunity to parasites (Protozoa and Helminths); Evasion of host immune response; Advances in immunization against parasitic infections; Immunological methods

Habitat and physicochemical requirements; nutrition; absorption; energy stores; energy metabolism in parasitic protozoa and helminths; Purine and pyrimidine biosynthesis; amino acid metabolism and membrane biology in parasitic protozoa and helminths; Moulting; arrested development; self cure phenomena; Parasitic adaptations and propagation of parasites; Ultra-structure of parasites and its relationship to physiological processes

A research project in the relevant area of specialization which must be defended before a panel of external and internal examiners

These include methods and techniques needed in planning and conducting research in Environmental Biology; Entomology; Fisheries and Hydrobiology and Parasitology; These techniques should reflect the specific needs of the respective specializations

This involves a critical review of current literature in specific areas of specialization; Each student is expected to write and make an oral presentation on a topic in his/her area of specialization and must participate in all departmental seminars

Bio-taxonomy and ecology of insect pests of crops and stored products in the tropics; with particular emphasis on West Africa; Techniques for screening stored products for infestation; Prediction of pest outbreaks; The chemistry of pesticide action; Principles and techniques of pest control for arable crops; plantation crops and stored products

Helminth parasites of medical and veterinary importance; including life history of parasites; Food and vector-borne parasitic infections; Type of diseases caused by helminth parasites; The role of host behaviour in parasitic helminth transmission; Circadian rhythms in the transmission of helminth parasites (filarial periodicity); Control strategies

Parasitic Protozoa of medical and veterinary importance; Transmission patterns and types of diseases caused by protozoan parasites in the tropics; The role of vectors in the transmission of protozoan diseases; The role of host behaviour in the transmission of protozoan parasites