Instructor:
Andrew Keddie
2-21 Earth Sciences (ESC)
Tel: 492 - 0455
Email: akeddie@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca
Laboratory
Teaching Assistant:
Amanda Roe
1-52 A Earth Sciences
Tel: 492 - 3080
Email: aroe@ualberta.ca
Textbook (recommended):
Entomology and Pest Management (any Edition)
Larry Pedigo - Iowa State University
Course Outline:
| Lecture 1 | Introductions, assignments, overview. |
| Lectures 2-8 | Entomology as a science. External and internal morphology. |
| Lectures 9-12 | Mating and mating behaviour. Insect eggs and embryonic development. Eclosion and moulting. Metamorphosis. |
| Lectures 13-16 | Insect ecology - abiotic, biotic factors and population dynamics (life tables). Population sampling. |
| Lectures 17-21 | Examples of plant feeding insects (life cycles). Insect-plant relationships. Plant resistance. Plant disease transmission by insects. |
| Lectures 22-23 | What is a pest? History and basic principles of pest control. |
| Lectures 24-30 | Biological control - including general principles, predators, parasitoids, microbial agents. |
| Lectures 31-33 | Chemical insecticides and their regulation. Measuring the effectiveness of insecticides. Entry and modes of action of insecticide. Insecticide resistance in insects. IGR's and other new approaches to chemical control. |
| Lectures 34-35 | Integrated Pest Management. |
Lecture notes will be available online within a week following each lecture.
Important dates to remember:
February 4 ............................... Mid-term 1 (lectures 1 - 12).
February 18-22 ........................ Reading Week, no classes.
March 11 .................................. Mid-term 2 (lectures 13 -23).
April 3 ..................................... Term Paper Due.
April 17 ……............………….. Final Exam (9:00 am)
This will be a 3 hour, comprehensive exam.
Laboratory Manual (required): Entomology 207 (available at bookstore).
Laboratory Outline:
| Lab 1: | Tutorial on Library Databases (Cameron Library 4-02 - Pam Ryan) |
| Lab 2: | Phylum Arthropoda |
| Lab 3: | External Morphology |
| Lab 4: | Internal Morphology |
| Lab 5: | Principles of Classification and Immature Insects |
| Lab 6: | Lab Mid-term |
| Lab 7: | Stored Product Pests |
| Lab 8: | Cereal Pests |
| Lab 9: | Forage, Vegetable and Fruit Pests (and videos) |
| Lab 10: | Arthropods of Veterinary Importance |
| Lab 11: | Beneficial Insects (and videos) |
| Lab 12: | Review |
| Lab 13: | Final Lab Exam |
Marking Schedule
| Mid-term 1 | 12% | Lab mid-term | 12% |
| Mid-term 2 | 13% | Lab Quizzes | 5% |
| Final Exam | 30% | Lab Final | 18% |
| Assignment | 10% | ||
| Total Lecture | 65% | Total Lab | 35% |
If a mid-term exam is missed (with permission of the instructor) the percentage weight of the missed mid-term will be added to the percentage weight allotted to the final exam.
The deferred final exam for ENT 207 will be scheduled Tuesday April 30th at 0900 h in Room 2-11 Earth Sciences. Please contact the instructor 24 hours prior to the deferred exam to confirm the location in case there are last minute changes. Anyone with a valid excuse for missing the scheduled deferred date will be required to re-apply for a deferred examination date. See pages 66-69 in the 2001/2002 calendar, sections 23.5.3 and 23.5.6 for more detailed instructions regarding examinations including deferrals.
Assignment:
This is a research paper assignment. I will provide a list of insects that are important for some aspect (harmful or beneficial) of agriculture including animal and human health. You may choose one of these as a subject for a term paper. For this paper, each student will select 5-6 papers from the primary literature as references and summarize the information in a report describing the importance/impact of this insect. You may use internet sources for basic information but these sources are in addition to the references from the primary literature. More details to follow.