2011-2012 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Entomology
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David C. Margolies, Interim Head
Professors: Bauernfeind, Buschman, Cloyd, Margolies, Nechols, Phillips, Reese, Sloderbeck, Smith, and Zhu; Associate Professors: Marshall, Michaud, Park, Whitworth, Zolnerowich, and Zurek; Assistant Professors: McCornack and Ramalho-Ortigao; Adjunct Professors: Arthur, Beeman, Flinn, Hagstrum, Kambhampati, Marsh, Oppert, Shanower, and Throne; Adjunct Associate Professors: Campbell, Chen, Lord, and Opitz; Adjunct Assistant Professor: Wright de Malo; Emeriti Professors: Blocker, Broce, Brooks, Cress, Elzinga, Hopkins, Lippert, Mills, Mock and Wilde.
123 Waters Hall
785-532-6154
Fax: 785-532-6232
E-mail: entomology@k-state.edu
www.entomology.k-state.edu
Entomology is the study of insects and related arthropods. Applied entomology stresses their relations to plants and animals, including humans. Courses fall into two groups: broad, general courses suitable for any student; and professional courses that provide training for research, teaching, and administration in colleges, experiment stations, health services, government agencies, industry, foundations, and private practice.
Students majoring in other fields may have a special interest in entomology as part of their curriculum. ENTOM courses 300 or 312 and 313 or 305 are recommended.
Minor
Entomology
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ENTOM 300 - Economic Entomology Credits: (2 or 3)
Classification, life histories, habits, and principles of control of important economic insects. For agriculture majors.
Note
Two hours lecture and two hours lab a week.
For the 2 credit option, students must have completed ENTOM 305 or 312 or 320 for full credit, and must receive permission from the instructor. Students who take the course for two credits will only have to meet during approximately weeks 6 through 16 of the semester, which covers strategies of control and pests of commodities. The 3-credit option is available to students who wish to take the entire course for credit.
When Offered
Spring
UGE course
No
K-State 8
Natural and Physical Sciences
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ENTOM 301 - Insects and People Credits: (3)
Intended for undergraduate non-majors as part of the university general education curriculum. The focus will be on the global impact of insects and their relatives on human concerns, from acting as disease vectors, agricultural pests, and pollinators to their roles in art, history, and religion.
Note
Two hours lecture and one one-hour interactive session a week.
When Offered
Fall
UGE course
Yes
K-State 8
Natural and Physical Sciences
KSIS Course Search
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ENTOM 305 - Animal Health Entomology Credits: (2)
Introduction to biology of arthropods that affect animal health. The main focus is on strategies to manage arthropods that negatively affect the health and productivity of animals, including beef and dairy cattle, swine, poultry, horses, sheep, goats, pets, and urban wildlife. This course is particularly recommended for students interested in animal science, pre-veterinary medicine, and other agricultural curricula.
Note
Two hours lecture/demo a week.
When Offered
Fall
UGE course
No
K-State 8
None
KSIS Course Search
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ENTOM 306 - Animal Health Entomology Laboratory Credits: (1)
This laboratory course complements ENTOM 305 and offers hands-on experience in identification and management of arthropods of veterinary importance. Includes field trips to food animal operations.
Note
One two-hour lab a week.
When Offered
Fall
UGE course
No
K-State 8
None
KSIS Course Search
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ENTOM 312 - General Entomology Credits: (2)
A basic study of insects and related arthropods, their structure, physiology, behavior, and relations to plants and animals, including man.
Note
Two hours lecture a week.
When Offered
Fall, Spring
UGE course
No
K-State 8
Global Issues and Perspectives
Natural and Physical Sciences
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ENTOM 313 - General Entomology Laboratory Credits: (1)
Identification, food preferences, and habitat preferences of the common insects.
Note
Two hours a week.
When Offered
Fall, Spring
UGE course
No
K-State 8
None
KSIS Course Search
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ENTOM 320 - Horticultural Entomology Credits: (2 or 3)
Biological principles and management considerations for insects and related arthropods affecting horticulture. Practical application of classification and life history information for accurate recognition, monitoring, and pest management decisions. Control tactics and conservation of beneficial species.
Note
Two hours lecture and two hours lab a week.
For the 2-credit option, students must have completed ENTOM 300 or 305 or 312 for full credit, and must receive permission from the instructor. Students who take the course for two credits will only have to meet during approximately weeks 6 through 16 of the semester, which covers general pest management concepts and procedures and specific applications for horticultural entomology. The 3-credit option is available to students who wish to take the entire course for credit.
When Offered
Fall
UGE course
No
K-State 8
Ethical Reasoning and Responsibility
Natural and Physical Sciences
KSIS Course Search
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ENTOM 589 - Turfgrass Insects and Their Management Credits: (1)
Biology, diagnosis and integrated management of turfgrass insect pests.
Note
Two hours lecture and two hours lab a week, for the last five weeks of the semester.
Requisites
Prerequisite: HORT 582 or concurrent enrollment and HORT 515 or concurrent enrollment.
When Offered
Fall
Cross-listed
HORT 589
UGE course
No
K-State 8
None
KSIS Course Search
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ENTOM 599 - Problems in Entomology Credits: (Variable)
Undergraduate research and/or independent study in various areas of entomology.
Requisites
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
When Offered
Fall, Spring, Summer
UGE course
No
K-State 8
None
KSIS Course Search
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ENTOM 612 - Insect Pest Diagnosis Credits: (2)
Diagnosis of plant damage by insects and mites, recognition of harmful insects and mites and beneficial insects. Emphasis on field crop pests but pests of other crops will be considered if there is sufficient interest.
Note
One hour lecture and two hours lab a week.
Requisites
Recommended prerequisite: ENTOM 300, 312 or 710.
When Offered
Fall, odd years
UGE course
No
K-State 8
Ethical Reasoning and Responsibility
Natural and Physical Sciences
KSIS Course Search
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ENTOM 620 - Insecticides: Properties and Laws Credits: (2)
Introduction to insecticides as arthropod control agents, including their classification, formulation, properties, mode of action, metabolism, resistance, benefits and environmental impact, and federal and state laws that regulate the development, sale, use and storage of insecticides.
Note
Two hours of lecture a week.
Requisites
Recommended prerequisite: CHM 110.
When Offered
Spring, even years
UGE course
No
K-State 8
None
KSIS Course Search
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ENTOM 625 - Integrative Behavioral Ecology Credits: (3)
This course is designed to provide an overview of the genetics, ecology, and evolution of insect behavior, emphasizing research done in insect systems. The topics covered in this course will include: (1) Conceptual and empirical framework for studying behavior, (2) the genetics of behavior, (3) “kinds” of behaviors, and (4) detailed examples of each “kind” of behavior.
Note
Three hours of lecture a week.
Requisites
Recommended prerequisite: BIOL 450.
When Offered
Spring
UGE course
No
K-State 8
None
KSIS Course Search
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ENTOM 680 - Aquatic Entomology Credits: (3)
Biology and ecology of aquatic insect orders and families, their roles in aquatic ecosystems, relationships to people, and use as sensitive biomonitoring agents to detect ecological disturbances. Labs teach sampling techniques and use of keys to identify aquatic insects to family and selected genera.
Note
Two hours lecture and one two-hour lab a week.
Requisites
Prerequisite: ENTOM 312 and 313; or BIOL 201.
When Offered
Fall, odd years
UGE course
No
K-State 8
None
KSIS Course Search
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ENTOM 692 - Insect Ecology Credits: (3)
Abiotic and biotic factors underlying the distribution, abundance, and dynamics of insects. How to measure these factors, how they affect insect population processes, interactions, and community structure, especially in agricultural systems. Emphasis on basic concepts and their application, experimental methods and field techniques.
Note
Two hours lecture and 2 hours lab a week.
Requisites
Recommended prerequisite: BIOL 303, BIOL 529, or ENTOM 312.
When Offered
Spring, odd years
UGE course
No
K-State 8
None
KSIS Course Search
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ENTOM 710 - Insect Taxonomy Credits: (3)
Laboratory study of insect Order and family-group identification. Proper preparation and maintenance of adult insect collections. Lecture stresses the principles of systematics, legal principles of nomenclature, and the phylogeny of insects and their near relatives.
Note
For beginning graduate and advanced undergraduate students.
One hour lecture and six hours lab a week.
Requisites
Recommended prerequisite: ENTOM 300, or ENTOM 312 and ENTOM 313.
When Offered
Fall, odd years
UGE course
No
K-State 8
None
KSIS Course Search
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ENTOM 732 - Introduction to Plant Resistance to Pests Credits: (2)
Basic concepts of the biology, ecology, genetics and breeding for pest resistance in plants.
Note
Four hours lecture and discussion a week. Meets first half of semester.
Requisites
Prerequisite: ENTOM 300 or PLPTH 500 or ENTOM 312 and ENTOM 313, and one course in plant or animal genetics.
When Offered
Fall, in even years
Cross-listed
PLPTH 732 and AGRON 732
UGE course
No
K-State 8
None
KSIS Course Search
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ENTOM 745 - Plant Resistance to Insects Credits: (2)
Plant resistance in crop plants including transgenic plants. Insect behavior, physiology, and ecology as affected by resistance. Discussion of methods of assessing and quantifying plant resistance.
Requisites
Prerequisite: ENTOM/PLPTH 732.
When Offered
Fall, in even years, during second half of semester
UGE course
No
K-State 8
None
KSIS Course Search
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ENTOM 767 - Insect Pest Management Credits: (3)
A presentation of the items necessary to consider in order to develop a sound pest management program, from identification of a problem to recommendations made to growers for dealing with a pest.
Note
Two hours lecture and one lab a week.
Requisites
Recommended prerequisite: ENTOM 300 or ENTOM 312.
When Offered
Fall, even years
UGE course
No
K-State 8
None
KSIS Course Search
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ENTOM 799 - Problems in Entomology Credits: (Variable)
For nonthesis or nondissertation studies. Work in various fields of entomology.
Requisites
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
When Offered
Fall, Spring, Summer
UGE course
No
K-State 8
None
KSIS Course Search
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