OBN 159 - Transmitted light microscopes

Application Description

Insects are extremely important in the agricultural landscape. However, their numbers have declined dramatically in recent decades. It is therefore important to examine species under the microscope, to describe them in order to be able to differentiate them from one another, to research their genetics and evolution and in this way to be able to put a stop to species extinction.

Additional information

When studying agricultural sciences, you analyse the structures and processes of organisms in the soil and their interaction with their environment. You look at anatomy, tissue and cells. In insect research, for example, the morphology, body structure and structure of the piercing tools and reproductive organs play a crucial role. These fine structures are examined microscopically. Insects are essential for the balance of ecosystems. But in recent decades their populations have declined dramatically. It is therefore important to describe species in order to be able to differentiate them from one another, to research their genetics and evolution and in this way to be able to put a stop to species extinction.