Introduction to Applied Entomology
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Syllabus: Fall 2016

Crop Sciences 270:
Introduction to Applied Entomology
(Also IB 220 and NRES 270)
University of Illinois

Rick Weinzierl, Professor
Linnea Meier, Teaching Assistant

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Introduction to Applied Entomology, Fall Semester 2015 Syllabus

Lect

Day

Date

Lecture

Lab

1

M

Aug 22

Course overview; introduction to insects

1. Microscopes, specimens, how to collect and preserve insects

2

W

Aug 24

Insect morphology

3

M

Aug 29

Insect growth and development

2. Field trip 1

4

W

Aug 31

Insect behavior and reproduction

(No lab)

5

W

Sep 7

Orders: Entognatha through Blattaria

6

M

Sep 12

Orders: Isoptera through Hemiptera

3. Field trip 2

7

W

Sep 14

Orders: Thysanoptera through Coleoptera

8

M

Sep 19

Order: Hymenoptera

4. Taxonomy 1

9

W

Sep 21

Beekeeping and Pollination

10

M

Sep 26

Orders: Trichoptera and Lepidoptera

5. Taxonomy 2

11

W

Sep 28

Orders: Siphonaptera and Diptera

12

M

Oct 3

Review

6. Lab Exam 1

13

W

Oct 5

Lecture Exam 1

14

M

Oct 10

Exam return and review, guidelines for the remainder of the course

7. Field Crop Insects

15

W

Oct 12

Insects as pests; integrated pest management

16

M

Oct 17

Thresholds for insect management

8. Landscape Insects

17

W

Oct 19

Phenology

18

M

Oct 24

Insecticides -- chemical groups, modes of action

9. Fruit and Vegetable Insects

19

W

Oct 26

How insecticides are used

20

M

Oct 31

Insecticide toxicity and environmental fate

10. Pests of Humans, Animals, and Property

21

W

Nov 2

Insecticide resistance

22

M

Nov 7

Neonicotinoid insecticides

10. Lab Review

23

W

Nov 9

Biocontrol 1

24

M

Nov 14

Biocontrol 2

11. Lab Exam 2

25

W

Nov 16

Host plant resistance to insects

26

M

Nov 28

Issues associated with transgenic crops

(No lab)

27

W

Nov 30

Integrated pest management revisited

28

M

Dec 5

Review for final exam

(No lab)

 

 

Final exam during Finals Week according to campus schedule

Final exam during Finals Week covers material from October 10 through the end of the semester.

Introduction to Applied Entomology
About the Course - Instructors - Syllabus - Insect Collection - Grades
University of Illinois - Department of Crop Sciences - Integrated Pest Management

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