What is Entomology?
[[File:Beetle collection.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Part of a large [[beetle]] collection]] '''Entomology''' is the [[science]] of [[insect]]s. People who study insects are called entomologists. Insects have been studied since [[prehistoric]] times, but it was not until as early as the [[16th century]] that insects were scientifically studied. Some entomologists study how insects are related to each other. Others study how insects live and reproduce because we do not know very much about some kinds of insects. Other entomologists study ways to keep insects away from [[agriculture|crops]] that people use for [[food]]. There are billions of unknown species throughout the [[world]] and taxonomists categorize the newly found. Entomologists meet to talk about their study of insects and to share [[idea]]s, just as all [[scientist]]s do. == Related pages == * [[Arachnology]] {{Zoology}} {{biology-stub}} [[Category:Branches of zoology]]