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: Dr. Elizabeth Wade
Office: Biology/Pharmacy 323
Email: elizabeth.wade@uconn.edu




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 is emphasized.

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

Required:
1- Peterson Field Guide to Insects: America North of Mexico. by Donald J. Borror and Richard E. White
2- Field notebook, it should be bound such as a composition book or the "Write in the Rain" notebooks

Recommended:

  • Boots
  • Sunscreen
  • Bug spray
  • Water bottle
  • Long pants


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Syllabus

Lecture Topics are unlikely to change, however Field Trips are weather dependent. The online syllabus will be updated as needed.

Date Lecture Topic Field Trip Assignments Readings/ Handouts
July 7 Introduction, collecting and curation methods
Greenhouse :Pdficon small.gifBorror and White 1970 p.4-22
July 9 External and internal anatomy
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Roach Dissection
July 11 Overview of Orders
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Fenton River Bring soil/leaf litter from your yard Pdficon small.gifDay 3 Overview of Orders Handout
July 14 Entognatha, Aptergota, Paleoptera
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Sorting and curation in lab Quiz 1 Pdficon small.gifDay4_Entognatha_Apterygota_Paleoptera.pdf
July 16 Orthopteroidea
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Fenton River- Aquatics- changed to Swan Lake Aquatics :Pdficon small.gifDay5_Orthopteroidea.pdf
July 18 Hemipteroidea I
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Fenton River Aquatics Field Notebook Check-In Pdficon small.gifDay6_Hemipteroidea_I.pdf
July 21 Hemipteroidea II
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Mansfield Hollow Park Quiz 2 Pdficon small.gifDay7_Hemipteroidea_II.pdf
July 23 No Lecture
Leaving from in front of TLS AT 9:00 AM
Cicada nymph digging Pdficon small.gifLab Exercise- Investigating the Biology of Periodical Cicadas
We will be doing Section 1 and 2
July 25 Neuropterida, Strepsiptera
TLS inside and outside Collection Check-In
July 28 Coleoptera I
Eagleville Dam Preserve Quiz 3
July 30 Coleoptera II, Mecoptera, Siphonaptera
Moss Sanctuary
August 1 Diptera
Swan Lake, TLS, Open lab
August 4 Trichoptera, Lepidoptera
Schoolhouse Brook Park Quiz 4
August 6 Hymenoptera
Open Lab Field Notebook Due
August 8 Final Exam
Open Lab Collection Due



Additional Collecting Opportunities

Date Time Place
July 10 7:30pm Keney Park, Hartford- BioBlitz
July 18 8:30pm Mansfield Hollow
July 21 8:30pm Fenton River



Grading

Quizzes (4) 20% 50 pts each/ total 200 pts
Field Notebook 10% 100 pts
Blog Posts (5) 5% 10 pts each/ total 50 pts
Collection 50% 500 pts
Final Exam 15% 150 pts
Total 100% 1000 pts


Web Resources

BugGuide

Cicada nymph digging

DEEP Rapid Assessment

Virtual Roach

BioQuip