USP Codes are listed in brackets by the 1991 USP code followed by the 2003 USP code (i.e. [M2<>QB]).

1000. Insect Biology. 3. [(none)<>SB] Introduces insects and related arthropods. Introduces aspects of insect biology, behavior, life history and diversity, as well as many ways that insects affect humans. (Offered both semesters)

1001. Insect Biology. 4. [S1<>SB] Covers same lecture material as ENTO 1000, but includes a laboratory. (Offered both semesters)

1100. The Biodiversity Crisis. 3. [S1,G1<>(none)] Addresses ongoing, unprecedented rate of extinction. Examines how biological diversity is measured, factors causing current extinctions and biological, as well as technological and political/economic means of conserving biodiversity. (Offered both semesters)

1150. Pesticide Safety and Application. 1. Introduces various types and safe methods of pesticides application. Subsequent to completion, students may take the certification test administered by the Wyoming Department of Agriculture. Cross listed with PLNT 1150. Offered S/U only. (Normally offered the week prior to spring semester)

1345. Entomological Experimentation. 1-3 (Max. 3). Individual library, laboratory or field study of insects. Experiments can be conducted during summer months, and/or at sites removed from the university, at discretion and consent of instructor. Offered S/U only. (Offered fall, spring and summer)

2000. Pest and Beneficial Insects of the Farm and Rangeland. 1. Interactions of insects with plants and domestic animals with an emphasis on biologically-based pest management. Offered S/U only. Prerequisites: 3 credit hours of biology, or relevant work experience, or consent of instructor.

2001. Insects in the Urban Environment. 1. Detection, indentification and management of insects adversely affecting plant and human health in the urban environment. Offered for Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory only. Prerequisites: 3 credit hours of biology, or relevant work experience, or consent of instructor.

4100. Senior Thesis: Proposal Preparation. 1-3. (Max. 6). Individualized preparation of a research proposal for a senior thesis project. Offered S/U only. Prerequisite: senior standing.

4200. Senior Thesis: Research Project. 1-3. (Max. 6). Individualized research project based on the senior thesis proposal. Offered S/U only. Prerequisite: ENTO 4100.

4300. Applied Insect Ecology. 3. Examines concepts of insect ecology and their application to the management of agricultural and rangeland insect pests. Control of rangeland weeds using insects in also examined. Covers population dynamics, predator-prey and insect-plant interactions, biological control and integrated pest management. Prerequisite: ENTO 1000 or 9 hours of biology or ecology-related coursework.

4360. Medical Entomology and Parasitology. 4. Emphasis is on medically important anthropods, protozoa, and worms; clinical effects of infection, epidemiology, avoidance/control and identification/diagnosis. Dual listed with ENTO 5360. Prerequisite: 8 hours of biological science. (Normally offered spring semester)

4665. Insects Affecting Livestock. 3. Biology, importance and control of insect pests of livestock. Recognition of live and preserved specimens. Recent research. Dual listed with ENTO 5665. Prerequisite: ENTO 1000 or consent of instructor. (Normally offered spring semester of even-numbered years)

4678. Aquatic Entomology. 3. Emphasizes biology, ecology, distribution and taxonomy of aquatic insects. Includes aquatic insects as indicators of pollution. Students must make and identify a collection of immature aquatic insects. Dual listed with ENTO 5678. Prerequisite: ENTO 1000, 1001 or consent of instructor. (Normally offered fall semester of even-numbered years)

4682. Insect Anatomy/Physiology. 5. [W3<>(none)] Studies structure and function of the insect body, particularly emphasizing the relationship between anatomical features and their cellular/biochemical functions. Dual listed with ENTO 5682. Prerequisite: ENTO 1000 or consent of instructor. (Normally offered spring semester of even- numbered years)

4684. Classification of Insects. 4. Studies insect orders, families and taxonomic treatises. Requires collection of adult insects representing 100 families, or equivalent museum project, for completion of course requirements. Dual listed with ENTO 5684. Prerequisite: ENTO 1000 or consent of instructor; ENTO 4670 is recommended. (Normally offered fall semester of odd-numbered years)

4685. Insect-Plant Interactions. 2. Ecology of insect-plant interactions, including host finding and utilization and plant response to insect feeding. Aspects of chemical/physiological ecology, and management of insects using biologically-based techniques are addressed. Examples from various terrestrial systems, including cultivated lands, grasslands, and forest systems, are used. Dual listed with ENTO 5685. Prerequisites: one year of basic biology or consent of instructor; course work in entomology and botany recommended. (Normally offered fall semester of even-numbered years)

4686. Problems in Entomology. 1-3 (Max. 6). Individual library, laboratory or field study of insects. Prerequisites: 4 hours of biological science and 3 hours of entomology or consent of instructor. (Offered fall, spring and summer semesters)

4687. Insect Evolution. 3. Examines major events of insect evolution including origins, fossils, wings and flight, metamorphosis, extinct orders, diversification patterns of modern orders, climate change, plate tectonics, coevolution with plants, parasitism, social behavior and origin of modern faunas. Dual listed with ENTO 5687. Prerequisites: ENTO 4684 required; ENTO 4670, 4682 recommended.

4765. Medical Entomology. 3. Recognition and bionomics of insects of medical importance. Dual listed with ENTO 5765. Prerequisite: ENTO 1000 or consent of instructor. (Normally offered spring semester of even-numbered years)

4852. Senior/Graduate Seminar. 1 (Max. toward B.S. 2; Max. toward M.S. 2; Max. toward Ph.D. 6). Presentation of results and interpretation of the senior thesis research. Dual listed with ENTO 5852.

4884. Insect Behavior. 3. Examines the behavior of insects, including foraging, mating and social behavior. The course focuses on the applied as well as the fundamental aspects of behaviors, and both the strategic and physiological bases of behavior. Prerequisites: ENTO 1000 or consent of instructor.

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