Courses
and Programs 1995-1997 Courses
and Programs 1995-1997Ent 110. Technical Lecture. (1-0) Cr. R. F. Hart. Orientation to areas of and opportunities in entomology.
Ent 211. Insects and Society. (3-0) Cr. 3. F. Obrycki. Biological and ecological aspects of insects. The importance of insects in human well-being. Insect-human interactions. Primarily for nonscience majors.
Ent 370. Insect Biology. (2-3) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: Biol 109 or 201. Hart. Structure, physiology, evolution, behavior, life histories, and recognition of insects. Voluntary field trips. Open to graduate students for minor graduate credit only.
Ent 371I. Field Entomology. Same as Ia LL 371I. See Iowa Lakeside Laboratory.
Ent 374. Insects and Our Health. Same as Biol 374. (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: 3 credits in biological sciences. Rowley. Identification, biology, and significance of insects and arthropods that attack people and animals, particularly those that are vectors of disease. Open to graduate students for minor graduate credit only.
Ent 375. Biological Control. This course is dual listed with 575. (3-0) Cr. 3. Alt. F., offered 1996. Prereq: 370 or 376. Obrycki. Theory and practice of biological control of insects and weeds; ecological basis of biological control, biology, and ecology of biological control agents, and the role of biological control in integrated pest management.
Ent 375L. Biological Control Laboratory. This course is dual listed with 575. (0-3) Cr. 1. Alt F., offered 1996. Prereq: Credit or enrollment in 375. Obrycki. Biology and taxonomy of insect predators and parasitoids.
Ent 376. Fundamentals of Entomology and Pest Management. Same as P M 376 and Pl HP 376. (2-3) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: Biol 109 or 201. Pedigo. Introduction to entomology and insect-pest management, including life processes, ecology, economics, tactics of population suppression, and ecological backlash. Open to graduate students for minor graduate credit only.
Ent 416. Forest Pest Management. Same as PL P 416. See Plant Pathology.
Ent 490. Independent Study. Cr. 1 to 3 each time taken. Prereq: 15 credits in biological sciences, junior or senior classification, permission of instructor. A maximum of 6 credits of 490 may be used toward the total of 128 credits required for graduation.
E. Research or work experience.
U. Laboratory teaching experience. For students registering to be undergraduate laboratory assistants.
Ent 500. Seminar. Cr. 1. F.S. Prereq: Permission of instructor. Reports of research and current literature.
Ent 550. Pesticides in the Environment. (2-0) Cr. 2. S. Prereq: Graduate classification. Anderson, Coats. Fate and significance of pesticides in soil, water, plants, and the atmosphere.
Ent 555. Insect Physiology. (3-3) Cr. 4. Alt. S., offered 1997. Prereq: 370. Life processes of the insects, including reviews of current problems in insect physiology.
Ent 570. Host Plant Resistance to Insects. (2-0) Cr. 2. Alt. S., offered 1996. Prereq: 370 or 376. Tollefson. Principles and mechanisms of insect control by host plant resistance.
Ent 572. Insect Morphology and Evolution. (3-3) Cr. 4. F. Prereq: 15 credits in zoological sciences, including 370. Krafsur. The functional anatomy and ultrastructure of insects and other arthropods, with emphasis on adaptation and evolutionary significance.
Ent 573. Advanced Insect Pest Management. (3-3) Cr. 4. Alt. F., offered 1995. Prereq: 370. Tollefson. Contemporary concepts of insect biology and insect population management.
Ent 574. Medical Entomology. (3-3) Cr. 4. Alt. S., offered 1996. Prereq: 9 credits in biological sciences. Rowley. Identification, biology, and significance of insects and other arthropods that attack people and animals, particularly those that are vectors of disease.
Ent 575. Biological Control. This course is dual listed with 375. (3-0) Cr. 3. Alt. F., offered 1996 Prereq: 370 or 376. Obrycki. Theory and practice of biological control of insects and weeds; ecological basis of biological control, biology, and ecology of biological control agents; and the role of biological control in integrated pest management.
Ent 575L. Biological Control Laboratory. This course is dual listed with 375. (0-3) Cr. 1. Alt. F., offered 1996. Prereq: Credit or enrollment in 575. Obrycki. Biology and taxonomy of insect predators and parasitoids.
Ent 576. Systematic Entomology. (3-6) Cr. 5. S. Prereq: 572. R. E. Lewis. Classification, distribution, and natural history of insects including fundamentals of nomenclature and taxonomic practice.
Ent 577. Immature Insects. (2-6) Cr. 4. Alt. F., offered 1996. Prereq: 576. R. E. Lewis. Taxonomy, distribution and natural history of immature insects including techniques of collection and preservation.
Ent 590. Special Topics. Cr. 1 to 3 each time taken. Prereq: 15 credits in zoological sciences, permission of instructor.
E. Special research topics.
T. Internship experience in the techniques of organizing and disseminating applied entomological information.
U. Teaching experience.
Ent 610. Insect Genetics. (2-3) Cr. 3. Alt. S., offered 1997. Prereq: 370, 15 credits in biological sciences, and one course in genetics. Krafsur. Major genetic systems among the Insects. Population genetics, principles and methods of genetic manipulation of arthropod populations for economic and public health benefit. Review of case histories.
Ent 671. Insect Ecology. (2-3) Cr. 3. Alt. S., offered 1996. Prereq: 370, Biol 312, Stat 401. Pedigo. Concepts of insect population dynamics, emphasizing sampling, outbreaks, analysis, and bioeconomics.
Ent 674. Advanced Medical Entomology. (1-6) Cr. 3. Alt. F., offered 1995. Prereq: 574. Rowley. Vector-parasite relationships, ecology, and epidemiology of arthropod-borne animal diseases.
Ent 675. Insecticide Toxicology. Same as Tox 675. (2-3). Cr. 3. Alt. F., offered 1996. Prereq: 555 or Tox 501. Coats. Principles of insecticide toxicology; classification, mode of action, metabolism, and environmental effects of insecticides.
Ent 699. Research. Cr. var.