Assasin Bug and a Web Worm Entomology 2040
Insects
An Introduction to Entomology
Fall, 2001
Auburn University
Dr. Wayne Brewer


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Course Outline Entomology 2040

Insects, an Introduction to Entomology

Grading and Class Requirements

Example Short Answer Questions

Example Multiple Choice Questions

Example Discussion Questions

Bug-In-A-Cup Exercise and Report

Section I Introduction To Entomology

Section II Insect Diversity

Section III Insect Structures - External

Section IV Insect Structures - Internal

Section V Insect Senses

Section VI Insect Behavior

Section VII Pollination - Honey Bees and Others

Section VIII Killer Bees - Brazilian Honey Bees

Section IX Insects as Food and Fiber Producers

Section X Insects as Decomposers

Section XI Insects as Food

Section XII Detrimental Effects of Insects to Plants

Section XIII Detrimental Effects of Insects to Animals

Section XIV Insects as Vectors of Disease

Section XV Pest Management

Section XVI Special Topics

References

World Wide Web Sample Pages

Appendix

Glossary


I. Introduction To Entomology.
A. Entomology, the study of insects. Why? - Peters - pages 27-53

II. Insect Diversity.

III. Insect Structures - External
A. External Anatomy Structure. Peters - pages 2-26, 55-57

IV. Insect Structures - Internal
A. Internal Anatomy Structure Peters - pages 57-88
B. Life Support Systems Peters - pages 57-88

V. Insect Senses Peters - pages 88-98

VI. Insect Behavior Peters - Ch. 6

VII. Pollination - Honey Bees and Others Peters - pages 195-206

VIII. Killer Bees - Brazilian Honey Bees

IX. Insects as Food and Fiber Producers Peters - pages. 206-214

X. Insects as Decomposers Peters - pages. 192-194

XI. Insects As Food Peters - pps 214-216

XII. Detrimental Effects of Insects to Plants Peters - pages. 224-244

XIII. Detrimental Effects of Insects to Animals Peters - pages 252-270

XIV. Insects as Vectors of Disease Peters - pages. 281-291

XV. Pest Management

XVI. Special Topics - No References
A. Local arthropod-borne diseases
B. Sleeping sickness. The Tsetse fly and Trypanosomiasis

REFERENCES

APPENDIX

GLOSSARY

World Wide Web Sample Pages

Cultural Entomology Digest
Welcome to IPM Alabama
Gypsy Moth in North America
Beet Armyworm in Kentucky
UC Pest Management Guidelines
Ted Radcliffe's Gopher State IPM Site
University of Kentucky Entomology Youth Facts
Blattodea Culture Group: The Cockroaches HomePage
Southern Pine Beetle Information Directory
Entomology Index of Internet Resources
Coleopterists' Society
Bug Problems
Forensic Entomology Home Page
Iowa State University's Tasty Insect Recipes
Nantucket Pine Tip Moth
Gordon's Wonderful World of Insects
Crickets.wav
Asian Ambrosia Beetles
Colorado State Douglas-Fir Tussock Moths
Douglas-Fir Tussock Moths
Asian Longhorned Beetle Invades Chicago
Cicada Killer Wasp
13 year Cicada (locusts)
Honey bees
Pales Weevil
Bark lice
Biological Control Agents
Butternut Woolly worm
Carpenter Bees
Catalpa Worms (Sphinx moth)
Cottony Cushion Scale
Dogwood Borer
Spruce Bud Worm
Eastern Tent Caterpillar
Fall Web Worm
Leaf-Eating Caterpillars
Redheaded Pine Sawfly
Stinging Caterpillars of Alabama
Asian Longhorned Beetle

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