PLANT-INSECT INTERACTIONS

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: BOTANY/ZOOLOGY 460 , ENTOM/BOTANY/PL PATH 505 , or graduate/professional standing (or FW ECOL 460 prior to Fall 2026) Course Designation: Core GenEd - Natural Science & Wellness Breadth - Biological Science Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify the fundamental mechanisms mediating interactions of plants and insects. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Describe the implications of plant and insect interactions for population, community, and ecosystem ecology. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Discuss the implications of plant and insect interactions for natural resource management and sustainable ecosystems. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Communicate relevant and current scientific literature to peers. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Synthesize current research findings in plant and insect interactions and apply this knowledge to evaluate implications of plant-insect co-evolution. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify the fundamental mechanisms mediating interactions of plants and insects. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Describe the implications of plant and insect interactions for population, community, and ecosystem ecology. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Discuss the implications of plant and insect interactions for natural resource management and sustainable ecosystems. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Communicate relevant and current scientific literature to peers. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Synthesize current research findings in plant and insect interactions and apply this knowledge to evaluate implications of plant-insect co-evolution. Audience: Graduate