Covid-19 is an ongoing pandemic that spreads throughout the world as like a geometric progression. The mechanism of virus spread has to be understood for protecting ourselves from it. Insects being the most abundant group of organisms in the earth it is present else were. They are among the most ecologically connected group of organisms. With or without our knowledge we are crossing over a number of insects each day among which some are transmitting deadly diseases to us. Some important and deadliest diseases such as malaria and dengue were effectively transmitted by mosquitoes. In this pandemic it is considered to study the mode of transmission of Covid-19 virus to undertake precautionary measures.
U. Pirithiraj
Dept. of Agricultural Entomology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu (641 003), India
R. P. Soundararajan*
Horticultural College and Research Institute for Women, TNAU, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu (620 027), India
M. Chandrasekaran
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