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:

1. Become familiar with insect morphological and anatomical structures.
2. Recognize the orders and more important families of insects.
3. Properly prepare insects, their immature stages and associated artificats for scientific study.
4. Compose detailed notes recording field activities and observations.

Laboratory Outline:

No. of Periods                       Topic

Grading Criteria:

• Laboratory mid-terms (4) 40%
• Laboratory quizzes (best 8 of 10) 5%
• Insect collection 40%
• Field notes 10%
• Collection lists 5%.

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