Studying for a BCE Specialty Exam
General Entomology Specialty Exam
This information applies to the BCE General Entomology
Specialty exam, which is not to be confused with the BCE Qualifying Exam. To
become a BCE specializing in general entomology, you must pass the qualifying
exam as well as this specialty exam. You must have applied and been accepted
into the BCE program prior to taking this exam. When you are ready to take the
exam, choose a test date with your proctor and inform the ESA Certification
Coordinator. The Coordinator will e-mail instructions on how to take the
test to your proctor. This exam is administered online through our testing
partner, ExamView.
General Entomology
Study topics include pests and management practices of:
- Fruit and vegetable crops
- Forage crops
- Field crops
- General insect classification and biology
- Insect morphology and physiology
- Insect behavior and ecology
- Insect development and metamorphosis
Recommended Study Materials
Destructive and Useful Insects
5th Edition, by R.L. Metcalf and R.A. Metcalf, 1993
Insect Pests of Farms, Garden
and Orchards, by R. Davidson and W. Lyon, 1987 (8th Edition or newer)
Introduction to Insect Pest Management, R. L. Metcalf and W. H. Luckman, 1994
An Introduction to the Study of
Insects, 6th Edition, by Borror, Triplehorn, and Johnson, 1989
Entomology and Pest Management,
by Larry Pedigo (newest edition)
