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 2500-2500L. Bees and Beekeeping. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 3 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: BEES AND BEEKEEPING.
Prerequisite: BIOL 1104-1104L or BIOL 1108-1108L.
The life history, ecology, behavior, and pollinating activities of honey bees and other bees of the Southeast, including theory and practice of beekeeping.
Offered spring semester every year.

ENTO 3140-3140L. Insect Natural History. 3 hours. 3 hours lecture and 3 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: INSECT NAT HISTORY.
Prerequisite: BIOL 1104-1104L 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 spring semester every year.

(ENTO)CRSS(PATH) 3500. Turfgrass Pest Management. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: TURF PEST MGT.
Prerequisite: CRSS 2830 or CRSS 3270-3270L.
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.
Offered every year.

ENTO 3590-3590L. Urban Entomology. 4 hours. 3 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: URBAN ENTOMOLOGY.
Prerequisite: BIOL 1104-1104L 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 odd-numbered year.

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

ENTO 3740-3740L. Agricultural Entomology. 3 hours. 3 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: AGRICULTURAL ENT.
An introduction to entomology followed by a study of the recognition and control of insect pests of crops and animals. An introductory course designed for non-entomology majors.
Offered fall semester every year.

ENTO 3820-3820L. Forest Protection Entomology. 2 hours. 1 hour lecture and 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: FOREST ENT.
Prerequisite: BIOL 1104-1104L 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 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. 4 hours. 2 hours lecture and 4 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)BCMB 4200/6200. Biotechnology. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: BIOTECHNOLOGY.
Not open to students with credit in BCMB 4130/6130.
Undergraduate prerequisite: BCMB(BIOL)(CHEM) 3100 or BCMB 4010/6010.
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) 4250/6250-4250L/6250L. Pesticide Management and Utilization. 3 hours. 3 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: PESTICIDE MGMT.
Undergraduate prerequisite: CHEM 1212 and CHEM 1212L and [(CHEM 2100 and CHEM 2100L) or (CHEM 2211 and CHEM 2211L)].
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.
Offered spring semester every year.

(ENTO)ANTH(BIOL)(BTNY)(ECOL) 4260-4260L. Natural History Collections Management. 4 hours. 3 hours lecture and 3 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: NAT HIST COLL MNGT.
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)(BTNY)ECOL(FORS)(GEOG)(GEOL)(PATH) 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 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 4740/6740-4740L/6740L. Insect Pest Management. 3 hours. 3 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: INSECT PEST MGT.
Undergraduate prerequisite: ENTO 3740-3740L or permission of department.
Major applied insect control techniques; the advantages and limitations of these tactics including practicality, economics, environmental impact, etc. Integrated control systems for development of a pest management program.
Offered spring semester every even-numbered 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 1104-1104L 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 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 4960. Undergraduate Research in Entomology. 4 hours. Repeatable for maximum 12 hours credit.
Oasis Title: UNDERGRAD RES ENT.
Prerequisite: ENTO 4000/6000-4000L/6000L or 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 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 summer semester 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 6150. Insect Physiology. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: INSECT PHYSIOLOGY.
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 6500-6500L. Insect Ecology. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 3 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: INSECT ECOLOGY.
Special ecology of insects in natural and managed ecosystems.
Offered spring semester every year.

ENTO 6600-6600L. Insect Morphology. 3 hours. 3 hours lecture and 4 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: INSECT MORPHOLOGY.
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(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 spring semester every odd-numbered year.

ENTO 6940-6940L. Aquatic Entomology. 4 hours. 3 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: AQUATIC ENTOMOLOGY.
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 7000. Master's Research. 1-9 hours. Repeatable for maximum 36 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. 3 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 fall 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 6150 or permission of department.
Special topics in insect physiology and biochemistry.
Offered fall semester every odd-numbered year.

ENTO 8100. Evolution of Insects. 2 hours. 3 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: INSECT EVOLUTION.
Prerequisite: ENTO 4000/6000-4000L/6000L or permission of department.
Organic evolution, the history of evolutionary thought, methods for studying evolution, and contemporary topics in evolutionary theory with a special emphasis on insects.
Offered fall semester every odd-numbered year.

(ENTO)(BTNY)ECOL 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 year.

(ENTO)(BTNY)ECOL 8150L. Wetland Ecology Laboratory. 1 hour. 3 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: WETLAND ECOLOGY LAB.
Prerequisite: ECOL(ENTO)(BTNY) 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 8310. Insect/Plant Interactions. 2 hours.
Oasis Title: INSECT/PLANT INTER.
Prerequisite: ENTO 6150 or permission of department.
Chemical and physical description of insect/plant interactions. Emphasis placed on the plant surface and its role in insect behavior.
Not offered on a regular basis.

ENTO 8570. Molecular Entomology. 2 hours.
Oasis Title: MOLECULAR ENT.
Prerequisite: ENTO 6150 or permission of department.
Contemporary issues in insect physiology, development, behavior, and control, with an emphasis on the latest molecular information.
Offered spring semester every even-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 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 9000. Doctoral Research. 1-9 hours. Repeatable for maximum 36 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.