Abstract

A CRITICAL REVIEW ON INSECTS WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO TOXICOLOGY REVIEW ARTICLE

Dr. Shubhangi R. Nalawade* and Dr. Vaibhav S. Patil

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Abstract

Toxinology is the specialized area of toxicology that deals specifically with animal, plant and microbial toxins, but is also considered a science in its own right. Prof. Dietrich Mebs has defined toxinology as "the scientific discipline dealing with microbial, plant and animal venoms, poisons and toxins" The term Keeta is usually correlated with the insects, they are considered first. Arthropods, the largest phylum includes - Hexapods: true insects, Myriapods: Millipedes and centipedes, Arachnidae: Mites, ticks, spiders, scorpion. Insects make up 90% of the animal kingdom; there are over three million species of insects. All the insects come under phylum Arthropoda. The Orders that contain the greatest number of species are Coleoptera (beetles), Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths), Hymenoptera (anta, bees, wasps) and Diptera (true flies). Discoveries of insect fossils show that insects have been found for at least the last 350 million years. General introduction of Insects, Entomophagy, Insect bites and stings, Pathogenesis, general signs and symptoms, Allergic effects, Histopathology in insect bites, honey bee sting and its treatment is included briefly.

Keywords: Ayurved, Agadatantra, Toxinology, Keeta, Insects, honey bee sting.