What is the focus of Chapter 15 in Gullan and Cranston?

• A. Pest Management
• B. Medical and Veterinary Entomology
• C. Insect Predation and Parasitism
• D. Insect Defense

Answer: (B)

Chapter 15 focuses on medical and veterinary entomology—the study of insects in relation to human and animal health. This chapter centers on how insects act as disease vectors, the pathogens and parasites they carry, and the implications for medicine, public health, and veterinary care. It also covers the kinds of insects that become pests in clinical and agricultural settings, and the strategies used to prevent and control their impacts, from personal protection and quarantine measures to environmental management and integrated control. This emphasis on health-related roles of insects differentiates it from broader pest management (which spans many contexts), insect predation and parasitism (ecological relationships with natural enemies), and insect defense (how insects protect themselves).