Department of Entomology
University College of Agriculture was established in 1989 at B. Z. University. Entomology has been offered as major subject for B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture since its beginning. During 2009, Department of Crop Protection was constituted that also included Entomology discipline. Entomology was established as a separate Department with the up-gradation of University College of Agriculture to Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technology in 2012.
Fully equipped class rooms and research laboratories infrastructure has been established in the Department for teaching and research/practical work. The Deprtment has 7 state of the art laboratries of Integrated Pest Management, Insect Ecology, Insect Microbiology & Biotechnology, Insecticide Toxicology, Stored Products Entomology, Insect Chemical Ecology & Behavior and Insect Taxonomy.
The Department enjoys good reputation of conducting quality research. Several research projects have been completed and currently 2 projects funded by PARB and HEC are in progress. The Department is also collaborating its research activity with other leading scientific institutions within the country and abroad through collaborative research programs. The Library of the Department is fully furnished with recent editions of Entomological literature from text books to reference books. The Department has an honour to win several awards for its quality research like research productivity award (RPA by PCST) and best research paper award from Higher Edcucation Commission of Pakistan. The graduates of the Department are currently serving in the leading institutes of Pakistan and as well as abroad.
Entomology Department has recently been awarded W3 Category by the National Agriculture Education Accreditation Council (NAEAC), Pakistan.