Introductory Entomology

4 Units

The goal of this course is to discover that, for the most part, insects are not aliens from another planet. Class meetings will alternate; with some structured as lectures, while others are laboratory exercises. Sometimes we will meet at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, or in the field to collect and observe insects. The 50 minute discussion meeting once a week will serve to address questions from both lectures and lab exercises. The students will be required to make a small but comprehensive insect collection. Early in the semester we will focus on collecting the insects, and later, when insects are gone for the winter, we will work to identify the specimens collected earlier. Students will be graded based on exams, class participation and their insect collections. This course satisfies either the Organismal breadth requirement of the B.A. and B.S. in Biology, or the laboratory requirement of the B.A. in Biology, or an additional laboratory requirement of the B.S. in Biology. Offered as BIOL 318 and BIOL 418 . Prereq: Graduate student standing.