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EEB 4252 - Field Entomology
Summer Session II 2014
Day,Time: MWF, 9am-12pm
Dates: July 7 - August 8
Place: Storrs campus, Torrey Life Sciences Room 313
Credits: 3 (open to majors and non-majors)
Instructor: Dr. Elizabeth Wade
Office: Biology/Pharmacy 323
Email: elizabeth.wade@uconn.edu
Textbook:
Peterson Field Guide to Insects: America North of Mexico. by Donald J. Borror and Richard E. White
Contents
Course Description
This class covers the diversity of collecting methods necessary to assess insect biodiversity. Students will spend extensive time in the field collecting insects and observing their ecology and behavior. Identification and taxonomy of insects, in addition to insect collection curation will be covered.
Course Procedures and Policies
Academic Integrity:
Plagiarism and cheating are violations of the student conduct code, and may be punished by failure in the course or, in severe cases, dismissal from the University. For more information, see Appendix A of the Student Conduct Code.
Disabilities:
If you have a disability for which you may be requesting an accommodation, you should contact a course instructor and the Center for Students with Disabilities (Wilbur Cross Building, Room 201) within the first two weeks of the semester.
Attendance:
This summer session is only 5 weeks long. As a result, you are expected to be in attendance for every lecture and field trip scheduled during class time. In the case of illness or an emergency you are expected to contact the Professor before missing classes.
Course Materials
Full Syllabus:
Field Notebook Instructions
Current Events:
Collection Instructions:
Labeling
Syllabus
Date | Topics | Quiz | Field trip | Readings |
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July 7 | Introduction, collecting methods |
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July 9 | Overview of orders |
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July 11 | Pinning and preservation |
X | ||
July 14 | Morphology and illustration |
Quiz 1-Orders, collecting, pinning | ||
July 16 | Entognatha, Archaeognatha, Thysanura, Ephemeroptera, Odonata |
X | ||
July 18 | Plecoptera, Dermaptera, Orthoptera, Psocoptera |
X | ||
July 21 | Lepidoptera |
Quiz 2 | X | |
July 23 | Trichoptera, Blattodea, Isoptera, Mantodea, Phasmatodea |
X | ||
July 25 | Hemiptera |
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July 28 | Coleoptera |
Quiz 3 | X | |
July 30 | Megaloptera, Neuroptera |
X | ||
August 1 | Hymenoptera |
X | ||
August 4 | Mecoptera, Siphonaptera, Diptera |
Quiz 4 | X | |
August 6 | Insects as pets |
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August 8 | Insects in culture |
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Grading
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Final | % | pts |
Total | 100% | 1000 pts |
Web Resources
[bugguide.net]