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  WEEK 1:   (Sep 4,5) Collecting, Preserving & Mounting Insects
  WEEK 2:   (Sep 11,12) External Morphology
  WEEK 3:   (Sep 18,19) External Specializations: Mouthparts, Legs, Wings, Genitalia
  WEEK 4:   (Sep 25,26) Introduction to Insect Orders  NOTE: this lab will NOT be included on lab midterm
  WEEK 5:   (Oct 2,3) Digestive & Excretory Systems, Demonstrations of Nervous Repiratory Systems
  WEEK 6:   (Oct 9,10) Reproductive & Circulatory Systems (and pre-midterm review of previous labs)
  WEEK 7:   (Oct 16,17) MIDTERM EXAM   (midterm material includes weeks 1,2,3,5,6)
  WEEK 8:   (Oct 23,24) Review of Insect Orders & Introduction to Odonata Families, Orthoptera Families & Hemiptera Families
  WEEK 9:   (Oct 30,31) Introduction to Neuroptera Families & Diptera Families
  WEEK 10: (Nov 6,7) Introduction to Coleoptera Families
  WEEK 11: (Nov 13,14) Introduction to Lepidoptera Families & Hymenoptera Families
  WEEK 12: (Nov 20,21) POSTER PRESENTATION Time to Work on Insect Collection (and pre-final exam review of previous labs)
  WEEK 13: (Nov 27,28) FINAL EXAM (final exam material includes week 4,8,9,10,11,12). INSECT COLLECTION DUE (Nov. 27)


 It is strongly advised that you start collecting insects as early as possible. You will catch a greater variety and number of insects in the early (warmer) half of the semester, compared to the later (rainy) half. In this way you can avoid the stress of searching for those final few insects in the rain (or snow) the day before the collection is due.
             
              See also: Steve Halford's BISC 317 course page


  REQUIRED TEXT:
SUPPLEMENTAL TEXTS:

An Introduction to the Study of Insects. Authors: Borrer, Triplehorn, and Johnson (the 7th edition is the most recent version)


Fundamentals of Entomology. Author: R. J. Elzinga (the 6th edition is the most recent version)

Entomology. Author: C. Gillott (the 3rd edition is the most recent version)
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