General Entomology Laboratory
ENTOM 344
Credits: 2
Instructor: W. J. Turner
Prerequisites: ENTOM 343 or concurrent enrollment. BioSci 106 and 107 preferred or approval of instructor.
Texts:
Daly, H. V., J. T. Doyen and A. H. Purcell III. 1998. Introduction to Insect Biology and Diversity.. 2nd ed. Oxford Univ. Press, New York, NY. 680 p.
Borror, D. J. and R. E. White. 1970. A Field Guide to Insects. Houghton Mifflin, Boston, MA. 404 p.
Course Objectives
For the students to be able to:
- Become familiar with insect morphological and anatomical structures.
- Recognize the orders and more important families of insects.
- Properly prepare insects, their immature stages and associated artificats for scientific study.
- Compose detailed notes recording field activities and observations.
Laboratory Outline:
Periods |
Topic |
|
1 |
Review of non-insect Arthropoda; Collecting and preparing insects for study. |
|
1 |
External anatomy and mouthparts. |
|
1 |
Internal anatomy |
|
1 |
Taxonomy and biologies of Apterygota, Paleoptera. |
|
1 |
" " Orthopteroidea. |
|
1 |
" " Hemipteroidea. |
|
2 |
" " Neuropteroidea. |
|
2 |
" " Mecopteroidea. |
|
1 |
" " Hymenopteroidea |
Grading Criteria:
- Laboratory mid-terms (4) 40%
- Laboratory quizzes (best 8 of 10) 5%
- Insect collection 40%
- Field notes 10%
- Collection lists 5%.