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
July 14 Morphology and illustration
July 16 Entognatha, Archaeognatha, Thysanura, Ephemeroptera, Odonata
July 20 Plecoptera, Dermaptera, Orthoptera, Psocoptera
July 23* Lepidoptera
July 25* Trichoptera, Blattodea, Isoptera, Mantodea, Phasmatodea
July 27* Hemiptera
July 30 Coleoptera
August 1 Megaloptera, Neuroptera
August 3 Hymenoptera
August 6 Mecoptera, Siphonaptera, Diptera
August 8 Insects as pets
August 10 Insects in culture
August 13 Insects as food
August 15 Jeopardy Game
Due: Live Insect Project (midnight)
August 17 Due: Collections (midnight) FINAL EXAM Open Lab



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