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'''Credits:''' 3 (open to majors and non-majors)<br/>
 
'''Credits:''' 3 (open to majors and non-majors)<br/>
 
'''Instructor: [mailto:elizabeth.wade@uconn.edu Elizabeth Wade, Ph.D.]'''<br>
 
'''Instructor: [mailto:elizabeth.wade@uconn.edu Elizabeth Wade, Ph.D.]'''<br>
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Office: Biology/Pharmacy 323
 
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'''Textbook:'''<br>
Peterson Field Guide to Insects: America North of Mexico.
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Peterson Field Guide to Insects: America North of Mexico. by Donald J. Borror and Richard E. White
 
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==Course Description==
 
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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.
  
  
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If you have a disability for which you may be requesting an accommodation, you should contact a course instructor and the [http://www.csd.uconn.edu Center for Students with Disabilities] (Wilbur Cross Building, Room 201) within the first two weeks of the semester.<br>
 
If you have a disability for which you may be requesting an accommodation, you should contact a course instructor and the [http://www.csd.uconn.edu Center for Students with Disabilities] (Wilbur Cross Building, Room 201) within the first two weeks of the semester.<br>
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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.
 
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Revision as of 04:03, 25 June 2014

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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: Elizabeth Wade, Ph.D.
Office: Biology/Pharmacy 323 Textbook:
Peterson Field Guide to Insects: America North of Mexico. by Donald J. Borror and Richard E. White

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.

Syllabus and Course Materials

Full Syllabus:
Field Notebook Assignments:
Current Events:
Collection Instructions:
Course Flickr page:
Please add your name or initials to any photos you upload (in the description or tags).

Labeling



Date Topics Quiz Field trip Readings
July 7 Introduction, collecting methods
July 9 Overview of orders
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
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
August 8 Insects in culture



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