UST GS Entomology Field Lectures 2
UST Botanical Garden Dr Abe V Rotor UST Graduate Students in Entomology, Summer 2014, with Dr Abe V Rotor Pod of botong (Barringtona asiatica) has a single seed that contains pesticidal properties....
View ArticleUST GS: Let's Go Back to Nature: Self-Administered Test (True or False, 25...
Let's Go Back to Nature: Self-Administered Test (True or False, 25 Items)Dr Abe V RotorMiniature diorama, former SPU-QC Museum1. "Going back to nature” means we have to live the lives of our ancestors...
View ArticleUST-GS: Ichabod: My Preying Mantis Pet
Dr Abe V RotorAssignment: Handwritten on regular bondQuestions: 1. What is the lesson of this story?2. Outline the life cycle of the preying mantis.3.. What other insects or their relatives which are...
View ArticleMake Your Dog Happy
Dr Abe V RotorLiving with Nature - School on BlogPaaralang Bayan sa Himpapawid (People's School-on-Air) with Ms Melly C Tenorio738 DZRB AM, 8-9 evening class Monday to Friday “Make these dogs...
View ArticleYes, you can be an effective public speaker
Dr Abe V RotorLiving with Nature - School on BlogPaaralang Bayan sa Himpapawid (People's School-on-Air) with Ms Melly C Tenorio738 DZRB AM, 8-9 evening class Monday to...
View ArticleI wonder why herons hide their nest.
Dr Abe V Rotor Herons are migratory birds flying over great distance from their abode. Their arrival bythe flock signals the start of the monsoon season. They frequent ricefields feeding on frogs,...
View Article10 Verses: Seeing the Child in Us Today
By Abe V. RotorLiving with Nature - School on BlogPaaralang Bayan sa Himpapawid (People's School-on-Air) with Ms Melly C Tenorio738 DZRB AM, 8-9 evening class Monday to Friday1. How can the sun reach...
View ArticleWake up to Nature's Call
Dr Abe V RotorLiving with Nature - School on BlogPaaralang Bayan sa Himpapawid (People's School-on-Air) with Ms Melly C Tenorio738 DZRB AM, 8-9 evening class Monday to FridaySunrise through a bamboo...
View ArticleUST GS: Fast Compost Making with Wild Sunflower
Dr Abe V Rotor Living with Nature - School on BlogPaaralang Bayan sa Himpapawid (People's School-on-Air) with Ms Melly C Tenorio; 738 DZRB AM, 8-9 evening class Monday to FridayWild sunflower, Tithonia...
View ArticleUST GS: Course Syllabus Entomology Outline
University of Santo Tomas Graduate SchoolProfessor: Dr. A.V. Rotor1. Insects – an introduction and review2. Beneficial Insects – pollination, valuable products3. Destructive Insects – cursory...
View ArticleUST GS: The World of the Mysterious Bagworm
Dr Abe V RotorShot holes caused by bagworm (Cryotothelea heckmeyeri) besiege a talisay tree (Terminalia catappa), Cebu City Pagoda bagworm, Crypothelea hekmeyeri Heyl., in...
View ArticleUST GS: Part 1: Bioethics and Environment - Quest for Quality of Life
Dr Abe V RotorA Corner of Eden mural in acrylic by the author.1. Man has emboldened the causative agents of human diseases – both old and new - into epidemic and pandemic proportions, which include...
View ArticlePart 2: Bioethics: Environmental Revolution. "Turn Silent Halls into War Rooms"
Dr Abe V RotorHappy faces. Participants in an ecology seminar, Faculty ofPharmacy, University of Santo Tomas with author,...
View ArticlePart 3 - Bioethics: The Ultimate Expression of Values
Dr Abe V RotorPaolo drew one, last deep breath and held it there as if forever. His eyes werewide open, glassy and welled with tears. His pale lips went agape as his whole body tensed. That was the...
View ArticleUST GS: Part 4 - Bioethics in Land Use and Farm Management
Dr Abe V Rotor Living with Nature School on BlogPaaralang Bayan sa Himpapawid (People's School-on-Air) with Ms Melly C Tenorio738 DZRB AM Band, 8 to 9 evening class Monday to FridayTypical pineapple...
View ArticleEnergy from Plants
Dr Abe V Rotor Bitaog or palomaria (Calophylum inophylum). Seeds contain oil for lubrication and fuel. UST Botanical Garden Stick plant (Euphorbia tirucali). Extract is processed into diesel fuel and...
View ArticleUST GS: You can actually hear death knocking in the night.
Dr Abe V RotorLiving with Nature - School on BlogPaaralang Bayan sa Himpapawid with Ms Melly C Tenorio738 DZRB AM, 8 to 9 evening class, Monday to FridayIt’s like an Edgar Allan Poe’s story of death...
View ArticleSan Vicente IS Series: Country Fair - Grassroots' Economics
Preserving the Quaintness of a Town Fiesta Dr Abe V Rotor Quail raising for meat and eggs has become popular locally. It requires little space compared to raising chicken and other fouls. Quail eggs,...
View ArticleFusion - Path of Evolution
Dr Abe V RotorSargassum fish cleverly intertwined and camouflaged, exhibiting combined characteristics of plant, animal, and protist, the natural landscape under the sea, notwithstanding. Paintings...
View ArticlePet Birds - are they?
Dr Abe V RotorCan you tell what these children are thinking about? Palm on check with serious expression shows the turning point of reason - "if you were in the shoes of someone." Would you be happy if...
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