BIOL-38013 credit hours

General Entomology

Biology · 3 hrs Lecture | 3 hrs Lab

Offered: Spring Only

One shot a year. Offered spring term only, so a clash costs a full year.

BIOL-3801 prerequisites

3 courses appear in this chain, up to 2 levels deep. 3 are needed whichever route you take: BIOL-1115 → BIOL-1116 → BIOL-2115

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BIOL-2115Biology of the Invertebrates

all of

BIOL-1115Cells and Cellular Processes

all of

any one of

Pre-Calculus Math 40S

Applied Math 40S

Chemistry 40S

BIOL-1116Evolution, Ecology and Biodiversity

all of

any one of

Pre-Calculus Mathematics 40S

Applied Mathematics 40S

Chemistry 40S

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Description

The course deals with the life history, structural and behavioral adaptations, and the economic effects of insects, and insect control. The laboratory period will include the collection, preservation, dissection and identification of insects.

Requisite courses

BIOL-2115 [prerequisite(s)]; BIOL-3801L (lab) (must be taken concurrently).

Note

Students are required to submit a mounted and identified collection of insects as part of the laboratory exercises. This collection should be initiated in the summer preceding registration in the course. Students should contact the instructor for further details.

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