Field Entomology 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.
Textbook:
Peterson Field Guide to Insects: America North of Mexico.

Course Description

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.

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
July 16 Entognatha, Archaeognatha, Thysanura, Ephemeroptera, Odonata
X
July 18 Plecoptera, Dermaptera, Orthoptera, Psocoptera
X
July 21 Lepidoptera
X
July 23 Trichoptera, Blattodea, Isoptera, Mantodea, Phasmatodea
X
July 25 Hemiptera
July 28 Coleoptera
X
July 30 Megaloptera, Neuroptera
X
August 1 Hymenoptera
X
August 4 Mecoptera, Siphonaptera, Diptera
X
August 6 Insects as pets
August 8 Insects in culture



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