Fundamentals of insect biology and relationships among insects, plants, and other organisms; identification of commonly encountered insects. Beneficial and detrimental effects of insects are discussed. Lecture, two hours; laboratory, two hours per week.
A detailed coverage of the insects and mites attacking turf, ornamentals, greenhouse plantings, vegetables and fruits, with emphasis on field recognition of the pests and their damage. Lecture, two hours per week; laboratory, two hours per week.
The basic principles of heredity as currently understood from evidence accumulated in classical, cytogenetic, molecular, and quantitative genetic , experiments. Emphasis is placed on a thorough understanding of genetic principles and the relationship of genetics to all biological disciplines.
Discussion of arthropod parasites and disease vectors. Topics include an overview of disease transmission and public health, epidemiology, vector biology, important arthropod groups and their control.
This course covers advanced topics in evolution, concentrating on questions central to the understanding of general evolutionary processes. Phenomena occuring both within populations (e.g., selection, inheritance, population subdivision) and between populations (e.g., gene flow, competition) will be addressed. Special attention will be given to modern research approaches and techniques including quantitative genetics, measurement of selection, phylogenetic analyses of comparative data and molecular systematics.
This course discusses the processes that determine population distributions and dynamics and community structure for both plants and animals. Topics addressed include: population regulation and population stability, community diversity and stability, ecological succession, population interactions (competition, predation, mutualism), coevolution, and the effects of spatial and temporal heterogeneity on population and community patterns.
Bionomics, structure and classification of immature stages of insects; practice in their identification. Lecture, one hour; laboratory, six hours.
Insects are incredibly numerous and influential players in ecosystems. This course focuses on patterns and processes that emerge as insects interact with their abiotic environment, with each other, and with other types of organisms.
This course will examine circumstances that allow introduced species to become invasive, how invasive species threaten our resources, and approaches to minimizing the incidence and impact of invasions.
Special topical or experimental courses in entomology for graduate students. Special title required and must be approved by the chairperson of the Department of Entomology. A particular title may be offered twice at most under ENT 695. Students may not repeat under the same subtitle.
