different between acarology vs entomology

English

Etymology

From acaro- +? -logy, based on Ancient Greek ????? (ákari, “cheese mite, tick”) + -????? (-logía).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /æk????l?d??i/

Noun

acarology (uncountable)

1. (zoology) The study of ticks and mites.
   • 1999, Rodger David Mitchell (editor), Acarology IX, Volume 2: Symposia, Ohio Biological Survey, page xvii,

     The students and faculty of the acarology course were Don's life, and his example pushed us all to higher levels of achievement.

   • 2009, Lance A. Durden, Gary R. Mullen, Introduction, Gary R. Mullen, Lance A. Durden (editors), Medical and Veterinary Entomology, Elsevier (Academic Press), page 1,

     General texts on acarology include works by Woolley (1987), Evans (1992), and Krantz and Walter (2009).

   • 2011, Marjorie A. Hoy, Agricultural Acarology, Taylor & Francis (CRC Press), page 3,

     Acarology is the study of mites, or Acari or Acarina. It is a specialized field of study in the larger topics of invertebrate zoology and entomology. Because some mites are economically important pests of agriculture (crops, honey bees, stored food products, and livestock), are household pests, or are vectors of diseases of humans and livestock, acarology is often studied in entomology departments.

Derived terms

• acarologist

Related terms

• acaro-
• acarus

Translations

See also

• Acari (Translingual)
• Acarina (Translingual)

Further reading

• Acari on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Cayo Largo

English

Etymology

From French entomologie, from Ancient Greek ??????? (éntomon, “insect”) + -logie (from Ancient Greek -????? (-logía, “-logy”)).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: en?to?mo?lo?gy
• Rhymes: -?l?d?i

Noun

entomology (uncountable)

1. The scientific study of insects, and (informal) of other arthropods (and occasionally other invertebrates).

Usage notes

• Not to be confused with etymology.

Synonyms

• insectology (much less common)

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

See also

• acarology (study of mites and ticks)
• apiology (study of bees)
• arachnology (study of arachnids)
• arthropodology (study of arthropods)
• coleopterology (study of beetles)
• dipterology (study of flies)
• hemipterology (study of true bugs)
• lepidopterology (study of moths and butterflies)
• melittology (study of bees)
• myrmecology (study of ants)
• orthopterology (study of grasshoppers, crickets, etc.)
• trichopterology (study of caddis flies)
• zoology (study of animals)