Roberta Engel

Doctoral Student
Office: BioPharm 318

Voice: (860) 486-6215

Fax: (860) 486-6364

E-mail: roberta.engel@uconn.edu

Mailing address:

75 N. Eagleville Road, Unit 3043
Storrs, CT 06269-3043, U.S.A.

EEB 4250 General Entomology

Killing Jars, we'll be making new killing jars on Thurs. 9/18, if you want one, bring in a wide-mouthed jar

Insect Collection: Bring your collection to class on Thursday, September 25, 2008.

Monday 2-3 and by appointment in BioPharm 318

Wednesday 9/17, 4-6 to the Fenton fields; join us at the Fenton
Wednesday 9/17, 8-11 to the Fenton for night collecting, we'll likely set up a mercury vapor lamp and possibly a UV light; meet at the Fenton; bring headlamp or flashlight and bug spray
Thursday 9/18, during lab, bring headlamp or flashlight
Friday 9/19, 10-12 to the Fenton fields; meet at 12pm by TLS 313
LOOKING AHEAD: Dave and I have tentatively scheduled collecting trips for Yale Forest Sunday, 9/28; shoreline collecting, possibly Barn Island on 10/3 or 4 TBD; Hurd State Park 10/11 or 12. These are three different habitats. Details to be discussed in class.

an easy site is the EEB garden, even outside around the fence. The diversity of orders isn't huge, but its easy and with many of the vines (and plants inside) in flower, there are plenty of hymenoptera, some diptera, and coleoptera.- Jenica
along Route 6, around 4 Corners, collect along powerlines
Wolf Rock
termites!! ... Geert found some today! he's suggested you take Hunting Lodge (coming from campus) past Celeron, on the right side is a field and a trail,

that should be the same habitat.

Dave may have some projects coming up, if interested speak with him
Operation Wallacea will be giving a presentation and information session about how students from US universities can contribute to conservation research conducted in remote areas of Indonesia, Honduras, Egypt, South Africa, and Peru next summer. The presentation/information session is on September 23rd at 4pm in Room 130 in the Bio/Physics Building.