Biology 251

BIOLOGY OF INSECTS - Fall 1996

Date		Lecture	Lab	Readings
Aug 27		1. Phylum Arthropoda	Collecting Techniques	91-94, 101-103
29		2. Class Hexapoda	Field Trip	1-4, 146-151
Sept 3		3. Skeletomuscular I	Field Trip	24-43
5		4. Skeletomuscular II	Field Trip/Ecology Lab	24-43
10		5. Major Life Systems I	External Anatomy I	43-50
12		6. Major Life Systems II	External Anatomy II	43-50
17		7. Nervous System I	Internal Anatomy I	50-55
19		8. Nervous System II	Internal Anatomy II	82-85
24		9. Development	Quiz 1	60-71
26		10. Reproduction I	Taxonomy I	56-60
Oct 1		11. Reproduction II	Taxonomy II	85-87
3		PRELIM 1	Forensic Lab
8		FALL RECESS
10		12. Dispersal and Migration	Taxonomy III	81-82
15		13. Insect/Plant Interactions I	Taxonomy IV	12-15, 74-75
17		14. Insect/Plant Interactions II	Quiz 2
22		15. Insect/Plant Interactions III	Taxonomy V	6-7
24		16. Insects as Predators	Taxonomy VI	8, 75-78
29		17. Insects as Parasites	Whole Mount Lab	8-9, 16-18
31		18. Insects as Prey	Taxonomy VII	10-11, 77-81
Nov 5		19. Social Behavior I	Taxonomy VIII	87-89
7		20. Social Behavior II	Quiz 3	87-89
12		21. Symbiosis	Behavior Lab
14		PRELIM 2	Behavior Lab
19		22. Cultural Entomology I	Insects of Medical Importance
21		23. Cultural Entomology II	Insects of Economic Importance
26		Free day to work on collection	Collection due at 6:00 pm
28		HAPPY THANKSGIVING
Dec 3		24. Applied Entomology I	Comp Time/Review
5		25. Applied Entomology II	Lab Final