Courses taught by faculty in the
Field Crops Entomology Program
ENT 404 ~ Fundamentals of Entomology
Insect classification, diversity, and evolution. Insect behavior and ecology. Importance of insects to humans and the environment.
Instructor: Chris DiFonzo
Semester: Fall of every year
Credits: 3 (2 hours lecture, 4 hours lab)
Prerequisites: BS 110 Organisms & Populations or (PLB 105+PLB 106 Plant Biology+Lab)
ENT 477 ~ Pesticides in Management Systems
Chemistry, modes of action, and environmental fate of pesticides. Product development and regulation. Social aspects of pesticide use.
Instructor: Chris DiFonzo
Semester: Fall of even years
Credits: 3 (lecture)
Recommended background: CEM 143 or CEM 257; PLP 405; CSS 402; ENT 404
Restrictions: Open only to junior, seniors, and graduate students.
Other recommended courses
related to Field Crops Entomology
ENT 410 ~ Apiculture and Pollination
Description: Biology of bees and their relationship to flowers, pollination, and crop production.
Instructor: Walt Pett
S emester: Fall of every year
Credits: 2 (1 hours lecture, 2 hours lab)
ENT 470 ~ General Nematology
Description: Biology of nematodes with special reference to the influence of phytoparasitic, entomopathogenic, animal parasitic, microbiotrophic, and marine species on human ecology.
Instructor: George Bird
Semester: Spring of odd years
Credits: 3 (2 hours lecture, 3 hours lab)
ENT 838 ~ Systematics, Morphology, Biology: Immatures
Description: Classification, identification, morphology, biology and evolutionary relationships of immature insects. Emphasis on terrestrial holometabola. Collection required.
Instructor: Gary Parsons
Semester: Fall of even years
Credits: 3 (1 hour lecture, 7 hours lab)
Recommended Background: ENT 404
ENT 848 ~ Biological Control of Insects and Weeds
Description: Principles and practices in the application of natural enemies to control arthropod and weed pests. ID and biology of beneficial species, and the ecological basis for thier use in pest management systems.
Instructor: Doug Landis
Semester: Spring of odd years
Credits: 3 (2 hours lecture, 3 hours lab)