Two hours laboratory. Study of basic biological and ecological principles important to aquatic insects and related arthropods, including life histories, evolutionary adaptations, community and specied and identification. Two hours laboratory. Discussion of pest management concepts. Insect control methods, sampling, and pest management systems.
Laboratory involves comparison of sampling methods and use of simulation models.
Four hours lecture. Three hours laboratory. Introduction to the basic principles of structure and function of insect organ systems from a comparative and evolutionary viewpoint. Three hours laboratory. Epidemiology and etiology of pathogens disseminated by insects and other arthropods to humans and domestic animals.