ENTM -- Entomology

ENTM 400 Animal-Plant Interactions (3) Prerequisites: BIOL 106 and one of the following: {ENTM 205, ZOOL 210, PBIO 200} or permission of department. Theoretical, conceptual and applied aspects of the ecological interactions between plants and animals.

ENTM 401 Animal-Plant Interactions Laboratory (1) Two hours of laboratory per week. Pre- or corequisite: ENTM 400. Guided independent research on animal-plant ecological interactions.

ENTM 423 Arthropod Form and Function (4) Three hours of lecture and three hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisites: BIOL 106 and {ENTM 205 or ZOOL 210} or permission of department. Survey of the morphological, systematic and physiological diversity of the phylum Arthropoda.

ENTM 424 Insect Diversity and Classification (4) One hour of lecture and six hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisite: ENTM 205 or permission of department. The techniques of collecting insects in the field and their classification into the latest hierarchical scheme. Field trips will visit habitats throughout the state. An insect collection is required.

ENTM 451 Insect Pests of Agricultual Crops (4) Two hours of lecture and four hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisite: ENTM 205. The recognition, biology and control of insects injurious to fruit and vegetable crops, field crops and stored products.

ENTM 453 Insect Pests of Ornamentals and Turf (3) Two hours of lecture and three hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisite: ENTM 205 or permission of department. The recognition, biology and control of insects and mites injurious to ornamental shrubs, trees, greenhouse crops, and turf. Emphasis on pests of woody ornamental plants.

ENTM 454 Managing Pests Without Pesticides (4) Three hours of lecture and three hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisites: BIOL 105 and {PBIO 365 or ENTM 205 or ENTM 303 or permission of department}. Systematic assessment of the principles of plant protection and pest population management. Emphasis on deriving solutions using nonpesticidal methods from the view of ecological habitat management.

ENTM 472 Medical and Veterinary Entomology (4) Three hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisite: ENTM 205 or permission of department. A study of the morphology, taxonomy, biology and control of the arthropod parasites and disease vectors of man and animals. The ecology and behavior of vectors in relation to disease transmission will be emphasized.

ENTM 482 Freshwater Biology (4) Two hours of lecture and six hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisites: BIOL 106 and {ENTM 205 or ZOOL 210}. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ENTM 482 or ENTM 428. Formerly ENTM 428. Biology and ecology of freshwater invertebrates in lotic and lentic habitats, their adaptation to aquatic life, their function in aquatic ecosystems, and their relationship to environmental deterioration. Laboratory will include field trips, demonstrations, and identifications.

ENTM 499 Selected Topics in Entomology (2-4)

ENTM 611 Biological Suppression of Plant Pests (3) Prerequisite: permission of department. An advanced course on the theory and practice of biological control with an emphasis on biological insect pest suppression. The biological control of weeds and plant pathogens with emphasis on the ecological and behavioral foundations of biological control.

ENTM 612 Insect Ecology (3) Prerequisite: a course in general ecology or permission of department. An advanced course in population and community ecology, plant-insect interactions, and insect biogeography. Emphasis on current entomological literature.

ENTM 622 Principles of Systematic Entomology (3) Two hours of lecture and three hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisite: ENTM 421. The principles of systematics including traditional classification methods, cladistics, and numerical taxonomy. Nomenclature, continental drift, and speciation theory. A laboratory problem in systematics is required.

ENTM 623 Insect Evolutionary Biology (3) Prerequisite: ENTM 423 or permission of department. The relevance of evolutionary biology to ecology, comparative physiology/morphology, and pest management. Phylogeny and paleontology of insect orders; insect biogeography; coevolution and evolutionary ecology; insect speciation mechanisms; population genetics of insects, with emphasis on implications for pest management.

ENTM 630 Eukaryote Molecular Genetics (3) Prerequisite: ZOOL 446 or permission of department. Also offered as MOCB 630. Molecular genetics of eukaryote systems.

ENTM 652 Laboratory Methods in Toxicology (1-2) One hour of lecture and three hours of laboratory per week. Pre- or corequisite: ENTM 653 or MEES 641 or permission of department. A methodology and techniques course designed to give the student experience in toxicological research. The first half of the course may be taken for one credit and will emphasize methods useful to entomologists.

ENTM 653 Toxicology of Insecticides (3) A study of the physical, chemical, biological and toxicological properties of insecticides. Emphasis on the relationship of chemical structure to insecticidal activity and mode of action. Insect resistance mechanisms.

ENTM 654 Advanced Pest Management (3) Two hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisite: ENTM 454 or equivalent. Pest management with emphasis on an interdisciplinary, holistic approach. Integration of pest management tactics and the development of strategies particularly as they pertain to plant protection from pests. Management systems, application of ecological, economic, and genetic concepts to pest management, and the interaction of pest management with society.

ENTM 699 Advanced Entomology (1-6) Credit and prerequisites to be determined by the department. First and second semesters. Studies of minor problems in morphology, physiology, taxonomy and applied entomology, with particular reference to the preparation of the student for individual research.

ENTM 701 Teaching Entomology (1) Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Introduction to instructional methods and strategies, University and College policies, and campus resources for new LFSC graduate teaching assistants.

ENTM 723 Taxonomy of Larval Insects (2) One hour of lecture and two hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisite: ENTM 421 or permission of department. Taxonomy of larval insects. A study of the identification and biology of larval insects. A collection is required.

ENTM 788 Entomological Topics (1-3) Prerequisite: permission of department. One lecture or one two-hour laboratory period a week for each credit hour. Lectures, group discussions or laboratory sessions on selected topics such as: aquatic insects, biological control of insects, entomological literature, forest entomology, history of entomology, insect biochemistry, insect embryology, immature insects, insect behavior, insect communication, principles of entomological research.

ENTM 789 Field Experience in Pest Management (1-6) Prerequisite: ENTM 654 or permission of department. Repeatable to 6 credits. Involvement in practical problems of pest management in field situations. The student will be assigned to a problem area for intensive experience, usually during the summer. A final written report is required for each assignment.

ENTM 799 Master's Thesis Research (1-6)

ENTM 899 Doctoral Dissertation Research (1-8)