Course Listing For ENTO

ENTO(BIOL) 2010. Insects and the Environment. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: INSECTS/ENVIRONMENT.
Designed to acquaint students with our dependence on and interaction with insects in today's world.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.

ENTO 3000. Undergraduate Entomology Seminar. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 4 hours credit.
Oasis Title: SEMINAR.
Entomology seminars presented by faculty from departments throughtout the country in insect molecular biology, systematics, applied ecology, pest management, and medical and vector biology.
Non-traditional format: Written review of each seminar.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.

ENTO 3140-3140L. Insect Natural History. 4 hours. 2 hours lecture and 6 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: INSECT NAT HISTORY.
Prerequisite: BIOL 1104 or BIOL 1108-1108L.
Insect biology, with emphasis on factors that have made insects one of the most abundant and successful animal groups. Topics include the behavior, ecology, and evolution of the major insect groups. Most laboratory periods will be spent in the field.
Offered fall semester every year.

(ENTO)CRSS(PATH) 3500. Turfgrass Pest Management. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: TURF PEST MGT.
Prerequisite: CRSS 2830 or CRSS 3270.
Identification and control of turfgrass weeds, insects, and diseases. Emphasis will be placed on management strategies that include both chemical and non-chemical approaches to the prevention and control of common turfgrass pests.
Non-traditional format: This course is also offered through University System of Georgia Independent and Distance Learning (IDL).
Offered every year.

ENTO(BIOL)(ECOL)(EHSC)(LAND) 3590-3590L. Urban Entomology. 4 hours. 3 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: URBAN ENTOMOLOGY.
Prerequisite: (BIOL 1104 and BIOL 1104L) or BIOL 1108-1108L or permission of department.
Urban entomology, including identification, biology, and control of insects and selected arthropod pests with emphasis on the efficacy and environmental impact of pest control tactics in the urban habitat.
Offered spring semester every year.

ENTO 3650-3650L. Medical Entomology. 4 hours. 3 hours lecture and 3 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: MEDICAL ENTOMOLOGY.
Prerequisite: BIOL 1104 or BIOL 1108-1108L.
Arthropods of medical and veterinary importance, and the diseases they transmit.
Offered spring semester every year.

ENTO 3740-3740L. Insect Pest Management. 4 hours. 3 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: INSECT PEST MGT.
Prerequisite: (PBIO 1220 and PBIO 1220L) or (BIOL 1104 and BIOL 1104L) or BIOL 1108-1108L.
An introduction to entomological science as a foundation for recognition and management of insect pests in agriculture, landscape, and urban environments. Emphasis is on concepts of integrated pest management using a combination of cultural, biological, and chemical control strategies.
Offered fall semester every year.

ENTO 3820-3820L. Forest Protection Entomology. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: FOREST ENT.
Prerequisite: BIOL 1104 or BIOL 1108-1108L.
Major groups of insects and related arthropods. Identification, biology, and management techniques for major forest insects in North America.
Offered fall semester every year.

ENTO 3900. Special Problems in Entomology. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit.
Oasis Title: SPEC PROBS ENT.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
A course designed to permit interested and well-prepared undergraduate students to pursue an entomology problem approved by the staff member under whom the work will be done.
Non-traditional format: Course requirements are individually negotiated between the student and instructor.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

ENTO 3910. Entomology Internship. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: ENTO INTERNSHIP.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Provides work experiences with private companies, governmental agencies, or research laboratories working in entomology and related fields. A report and presentation are required upon completion of the internship.
Non-traditional format: Faculty members will arrange work hours with sponsoring agency. Faculty will arrange meetings with student to discuss progress.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

ENTO 4000/6000-4000L/6000L. General Entomology. 3 hours. 3 hours lecture and 3 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: GENERAL ENT.
Undergraduate prerequisite: BIOL 1107-1107L and BIOL 1108-1108L.
Functional anatomy and physiology, behavior, ecology, insects as vectors of pathogens, chemical and biological control of pests. Laboratory sessions are devoted primarily to collecting and the identification of major families of insects.
Offered fall semester every year.

ENTO 4010/6010-4010L/6010L. Insect Taxonomy. 5 hours. 3 hours lecture and 6 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: INSECT TAXONOMY.
Undergraduate prerequisite: ENTO 4000/6000-4000L/6000L or permission of department.
Insect identification, classification, and phylogeny; collection and preparation techniques for insect specimens; introduction to theoretical and practical aspects of systematics.
Offered fall semester every year.

ENTO(EHSC) 4050-4050L. Biomonitoring: Freshwater Invertebrates. 4 hours. 3 hours lecture and 3 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: BIOMONITORING INVER.
Prerequisite: (BIOL 1104 and BIOL 1104L) or BIOL 1108-1108L or permission of department.
Prerequisite or corequisite: ENTO 4000/6000-4000L/6000L.
Use of macroinvertebrates to monitor environmental health of freshwater ecosystems. Effects of different types of pollutants and environmental stress on assemblages of organisms. Role of biological studies in environmental regulation and development of environmental policy. Study design, field and laboratory methods, data analysis and interpretation, and biology and identification of aquatic invertebrates of critical importance in environmental assessments of freshwater ecosystems.
Offered spring semester every odd-numbered year.

ENTO(EHSC) 4060/6060. Ecotoxicology. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: ECOTOXICOLOGY.
Undergraduate prerequisite: CHEM 2212 or BCMB(BIOL)(CHEM) 3100.
The effects of chemical toxicants and other contaminants on ecosystems with emphasis on organisms other than human. Topics include fundamental concepts in ecotoxicology, in situ biological monitoring, biomarkers in population studies, major classes of pollutants and their fate in ecosystems, effects of contaminants on individual organisms, and effects of contaminants on population and communities.
Offered fall semester every year.

(ENTO)BCMB(BTEC) 4200/6200. Biotechnology. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: BIOTECHNOLOGY.
Undergraduate prerequisite: [BCMB(BIOL)(CHEM) 3100 or BCMB 4010/6010] and GENE(BIOL) 3200.
Undergraduate prerequisite or corequisite: MIBO 3500 or CBIO(BIOL) 3400.
Applied aspects of biochemistry and molecular biology in various fields, with emphasis on the use of recombinant DNA methods and protein engineering.
Offered spring semester every year.

ENTO(CRSS)(PATH) 4250/6250-4250L/6250L. Pesticides and Transgenic Crops. 3 hours. 3 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: PEST & TRANS CROPS.
Undergraduate prerequisite: CHEM 1212 and CHEM 1212L.
Practical management and utilization of pesticides in urban and agricultural environments. Subject areas include classification of insecticides, herbicides, and fungicides, etc., their general chemical and toxicological properties, deployment philosophy, hazards and environmental impact, formulation and application, safety and disposal, and management of pesticide resistance.
Non-traditional format: This course is also offered through University System of Georgia Independent and Distance Learning (USGIDL).
Offered spring semester every year.

(ENTO)ANTH(BIOL)(ECOL)(PBIO) 4260/6260-4260L/6260L. Natural History Collections Management. 4 hours. 3 hours lecture and 3 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: NAT HIST COLL MGMT.
Undergraduate prerequisite: Permission of department.
Theories, policies, and operational procedures in the management of natural history collections, including higher category classification, identification, field collecting, accessioning, preparation, curation, and data management.
Offered spring semester every even-numbered year.

(ENTO)ANTH(BIOL)(ECOL)(EETH)(FANR)(GEOL)(PATH)(PBIO) 4261. Museum of Natural History Internship. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. 7 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: MUS NAT HIST INTERN.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor and permission of Museum of Natural History.
Supervised work experience with a natural history collection. Students will learn techniques and other procedures for curating materials in a collection of their choice under the direction of collection personnel.
Non-traditional format: Students will maintain regular, weekly work schedules totaling 7 hours per week under the supervision of faculty and other collection personnel associated with the Museum of Natural History.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

ENTO 4300/6300-4300L/6300L. Bee Biology, Culture, and Management. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 3 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: BEE BIO & MGMT.
Prerequisite: [(BIOL 1104 and BIOL 1104L or BIOL 1108-1108L) and ENTO 4000/6000-4000L/6000L] or permission of department.
The life history, ecology, behavior, and pollinating activities of honey bees and other bees of the Southeast, including theory and practice of bee culture.
Offered spring semester every year.

ENTO 4350-4350L. Crop-Specific Insect Management. 4 hours. 3 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: CROP INSECT MNGT.
Prerequisite: BIOL 1107-1107L or PBIO 1210 or CHEM 1211.
Prerequisite or corequisite: CRSS 2010-2010L or HORT 2000 or ENTO 3740-3740L.
This course builds on basic pest and crop sciences and synthesizes complete IPM programs for specific crop systems in the Southeastern USA. Lecture and laboratory training will be provided for row crop, vegetable and ornamental production systems with an emphasis on entomology and how entomology interacts with other pest disciplines.
Offered fall semester every even-numbered year.

(ENTO)PATH 4360/6360. Ornamental Pest Management. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: ORNA PEST MGT.
Prerequisite or corequisite: PATH 3530-3530L.
Corequisite: ENTO 4000/6000-4000L/6000L.
Introduction to pest management on ornamental crops grown in greenhouses and nurseries, with emphasis on insects and diseases. Emphasis on production practices and their influence on pest population development. Scouting, integrated pest management, chemical pesticides, and pest identification will be covered.
Non-traditional format: This course will be in traditional lecture format, with an occasional field trip to visit local nurseries and/or greenhouses.
Offered fall semester every even-numbered year.

ENTO 4400/6400-4400L/6400L. Insect Behavior. 3 hours. 3 hours lecture and 3 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: INSECT BEHAV.
Undergraduate prerequisite: ENTO 4000/6000-4000L/6000L.
Principles of behavior; communication, sexual behavior, anti-predator adaptations, insect-plant interactions, and insect sociality.
Offered spring semester every even-numbered year.

ENTO 4500-4500L. Biological Control of Pests. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: BIOLOGICAL CONTROL.
Prerequisite: (BIOL 1107-1107L and BIOL 1108-1108L) or (PBIO 1210 and PBIO 1220).
The use of natural enemies to manage pest arthropods and weeds. Emphasis will be on principles, with examples of use. Laboratory will provide hands-on experience with natural enemies and their activity.
Offered fall semester every odd-numbered year.

ENTO(CRSS)(PATH) 4740/6740-4740L/6740L. Integrated Pest Management. 3 hours. 3 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: INTEGRATED PEST MGT.
Prerequisite: ENTO 3740-3740L or PATH 3530-3530L or CRSS 4340/6340.
The utilization and integration of pest control tactics (cultural methods, biological control, pesticides, host resistance) for management of insects, pathogens, and weeds. The major methodologies for controlling pests are discussed individually and within the context of profitable production of selected commodities followed by discussion of multiple pest management using integrated control techniques.
Offered spring semester every year.

ENTO 4820/6820-4820L/6820L. Entomology in Natural Resources Management. 3 hours. 3 hours lecture and 3 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: ENT NAT RES MGT.
Undergraduate prerequisite: BIOL 1104 or BIOL 1108-1108L or permission of department.
Arthropods important in management of forest resources including timber, wildlife, and recreation.
Offered fall semester every odd-numbered year.

ENTO 4960. Undergraduate Research in Entomology. 4 hours. Repeatable for maximum 12 hours credit.
Oasis Title: UNDERGRAD RES ENT.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Directed research on insects in the laboratory or field.
Non-traditional format: Students will conduct original supervised research requiring at least twelve hours in the laboratory per week.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

ENTO 4960H. Directed Reading and/or Projects (Honors). 4 hours.
Oasis Title: DIRECT READ OR PROJ.
Prerequisite: Permission of Honors.
This course affords Honor students of senior standing the opportunity to engage in individual directed study.
Non-traditional format: Directed research on insects in the laboratory or field.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

ENTO 4970H. Directed Reading and/or Projects (Honors). 4 hours.
Oasis Title: DIRECT READ OR PROJ.
Prerequisite: Permission of Honors.
This course affords Honor students of senior division standing the opportunity to engage in individual directed study.
Non-traditional format: Directed research on insects in the laboratory or field.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

ENTO 4990H. Honors Thesis. 4 hours.
Oasis Title: HONORS THESIS.
Prerequisite: Permission of Honors.
Individual research in the field of his/her major or in a closely related field.
Non-traditional format: Directed research leading to an honors thesis.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

ENTO 5730/7730-5730L/7730L. Entomology for Teachers. 3 hours. 3 hours lecture and 3 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: ENTOMOL TEACHERS.
Undergraduate prerequisite: Permission of department.
Insects and related forms, their identification, and life habits, with emphasis on their use in pre-college life science curricula.
Offered fall and summer semesters every year.

ENTO 6130. Internship in Crop Protection and Pest Management. 1 hour.
Oasis Title: CROP PROTECTION.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Working experience with public or private agencies concerned with pest management.
Non-traditional format: Working experience of approximately one semester in length with public or private agencies concerned with pest management.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

ENTO(MIBO) 6670-6670L. Insect Pathogens. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: INSECT PATHOGENS.
Prerequisite: BIOL 1108-1108L.
Insect pathology, including history, classification of diseases, insect response to pathogens, normal insect/microbe ecology, and the production and use of insect pathogens for pest control.
Offered fall semester every odd-numbered year.

ENTO 7000. Master's Research. 1-12 hours. Repeatable for maximum 45 hours credit.
Oasis Title: MASTER'S RESEARCH.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Research while enrolled for a master's degree under the direction of faculty members.
Non-traditional format: Independent research under the direction of a faculty member.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

ENTO 7300. Master's Thesis. 1-9 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit.
Oasis Title: MASTER'S THESIS.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Thesis writing under the direction of the major professor.
Non-traditional format: Independent research and thesis preparation.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

ENTO 8000. Entomology Seminar. 1-2 hours. Repeatable for maximum 15 hours credit.
Oasis Title: ENTOMOLOGY SEMINAR.
Entomology, both fundamental and applied, including literature reviews and discussion of recent events.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.

ENTO 8050. Principles of Systematics. 2 hours. 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: PRIN SYSTEMATICS.
Prerequisite: ENTO 4000/6000-4000L/6000L or permission of department.
History and philosophy of systematics, the science of biological classification, with special reference to insects. Methods of analysis and types of data in systematic biology.
Offered spring semester every even-numbered year.

ENTO 8080. Topics in Insect Physiology and Biochemistry. 2 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: TOPICS IN PHYS/BCHM.
Prerequisite: ENTO 8250 or permission of department.
Special topics in insect physiology and biochemistry.
Offered fall semester every odd-numbered year.

ENTO(ECOL)(PBIO) 8150. Wetland Ecology. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: WETLAND ECOLOGY.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Principles of ecology, elemental cycling, hydrology, policy and management of marine and freshwater wetlands.
Offered spring semester every odd-numbered year.

ENTO(ECOL)(PBIO) 8150L. Wetland Ecology Laboratory. 1 hour. 3 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: WETLAND ECOLOGY LAB.
Prerequisite: ECOL(ENTO)(PBIO) 8150 or permission of department.
Techniques for the study of marine and freshwater wetlands. Optional weekend field trips will explore distant wetland sites.
Not offered on a regular basis.

ENTO 8250. Insect Physiology. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: INSECT PHYSIOLOGY.
Not open to students with credit in ENTO 6150.
Prerequisite: ENTO 4000/6000-4000L/6000L and [BCMB(BIOL)(CHEM) 3100 or CBIO(BIOL) 3400].
Organization and function of organ systems in insects, emphasizing evolutionary and molecular perspectives.
Offered spring semester every year.

ENTO 8310. Insect Trophic Interactions. 2 hours.
Oasis Title: INSECT TROPH INTER.
Topics in insect herbivory, detritivory, predation, and plant/insect interaction.
Offered fall semester every even-numbered year.

(ENTO)(ECOL)(EHSC)FISH(PHRM)(VPHY) 8350. Fundamentals of Ecotoxicology. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: FUND ECOTOX.
Not open to students with credit in FISH(EHSC)(ECOL)(ENTO)(VPHY)(PHRM) 8350 or ENTO(EHSC) 4060/6060.
Prerequisite: BIOL 1108-1108L and CHEM 2211.
An introduction to the toxic effects of contaminants on non- human organisms, types of contaminants impacting ecosystems, fate and transport of contaminants in the environment, effects of contaminants at various levels of biological organization ranging from biochemical reactions in the cell to ecosystem function, and ecological risk assessment.
Offered fall semester every year.

ENTO 8500-8500L. Insect Ecology. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 3 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: INSECT ECOLOGY.
Not open to students with credit in ENTO 6500-6500L.
Prerequisite: ENTO 4000/6000-4000L/6000L or permission of department.
Special ecology of insects in natural and managed ecosystems.
Offered fall semester every odd-numbered year.

ENTO 8570. Molecular Entomology. 2 hours.
Oasis Title: MOLECULAR ENT.
Prerequisite: ENTO 8250 or permission of department.
Contemporary issues in insect physiology, development, behavior, and control, with an emphasis on the latest molecular information.
Offered fall semester every even-numbered year.

ENTO 8590-8590L. Medical and Urban Entomology. 4 hours. 3 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: MED & URBAN ENT.
Prerequisite: ENTO 4000/6000-4000L/6000L or permission of department.
A survey of the natural history, biology, ecology, and behavior of those arthropods common to the human habitat and those responsible for transmission of human diseases. The theories and policies affecting control tactics will also be discussed.
Offered fall semester every even-numbered year.

ENTO 8600-8600L. Insect Morphology. 3 hours. 3 hours lecture and 4 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: INSECT MORPHOLOGY.
Not open to students with credit in ENTO 6600-6600L.
Prerequisite: ENTO 4010/6010-4010L/6010L or permission of department.
Form and function of insect anatomy in phylogenetic context; techniques for dissection, preparation and illustration of insect morphology.
Offered spring semester every odd-numbered year.

ENTO 8650. Vector Biology. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 3 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: VECTOR BIOLOGY.
Identification, ecology, physiology, and biochemistry of arthropod vectors and associated disease-causing parasites; vector-host and vector-parasite interactions; current research topics.
Offered spring semester every odd-numbered year.

ENTO 8710-8710L. Immature Insects. 3 hours. 1 hour lecture and 4 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: IMMATURE INSECTS.
Prerequisite: ENTO 4000/6000-4000L/6000L or permission of department.
Classification, identification, biology, and economic significance of insect larvae.
Offered fall semester every even-numbered year.

ENTO 8820. Biological Control. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: BIOLOGICAL CONTROL.
Prerequisite: ENTO 4000/6000-4000L/6000L or permission of department.
Biological control of arthropod pests and weeds; biology of parasitoids and predators; historical perspective, ecological basis and implementation in traditional and alternative agricultural systems; integration with other pest management tactics.
Offered fall semester every even-numbered year.

ENTO 8900. Problems in Entomology. 1-9 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit.
Oasis Title: PROBS IN ENTOMOLOGY.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Special problems and topics in entomology.
Non-traditional format: Course requirements are individually negotiated between the student and instructor.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

ENTO 8940-8940L. Aquatic Entomology. 4 hours. 3 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: AQUATIC ENTOMOLOGY.
Not open to students with credit in ENTO 6940-6940L.
Prerequisite: ENTO 4000/6000-4000L/6000L or permission of department.
Ecology, life history, biology, and taxonomy of aquatic insects, their role in ecosystems and biological monitoring.
Offered spring semester every even-numbered year.

ENTO 9000. Doctoral Research. 1-12 hours. Repeatable for maximum 45 hours credit.
Oasis Title: DOCTORAL RESEARCH.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Research while enrolled for a doctoral degree under the direction of faculty members.
Non-traditional format: Independent research under the direction of a faculty member.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

ENTO 9300. Doctoral Dissertation. 1-9 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit.
Oasis Title: DOCT DISSERTATION.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Dissertation writing under the direction of the major professor.
Non-traditional format: Independent research and preparation of the doctoral dissertation.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.