- Focus Areas
- Agricultural Pest Management
- Ecology/Biological Control
- Evolutionary Biology
- Freshwater and Estuarine Entomology
- Insect Pathology
- Molecular Biology, Physiology, Toxicology, and Molecular Genetics
- Pesticide Technology, Assessment, and Policy
- Systematics/Morphology
- Urban, Structural, and Green Industries Pest Management
- Facilities
- Collaborators
- Research Opportunities
- Focus Areas
PrintBSCI 481— Insect Diversity & Classification
Course Description
The techniques of collecting insects in the field and their
classification in the latest hierarchical scheme. An insect collection
is required.
(4 Credits - 1 hour of lecture and 6 hours of lab per week)
General Lecture Topics
- Principles of systematics
- Collection and preservation
- Phylogeny and characteristics of insects
- Key features for identifying insect families
