Courses
Courses primarily for undergraduates:
Credits: 1. Contact Hours: Lecture 2.7.
Biological and ecological aspects of insects. Offered online only. 5 weeks. (Typically Offered: Fall, Spring)
Credits: 2. Contact Hours: Lecture 2.7.
Prereq: ENT 2010
The importance of insects in human well-being. Insect-human interactions. Primarily for non-science and non-agriculture majors. Offered online only. 11 weeks.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring)
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Introduction to the use of insects as evidence in court and how they can assist in solving crimes. Topics covered include basic insect biology, systematics, behavior, with emphasis on applications of forensic entomology. Offered even-numbered years. (Typically Offered: Fall)
(Cross-listed with CJ 2200).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Study of fundamental forensic science techniques and procedures covering types of physical, chemical, and biological evidence and how this information is used in the legal system. Assessment of crime scenes and various forensic specialties will be introduced. (Typically Offered: Spring)
(Cross-listed with AGRON 2400).
Credits: 2. Contact Hours: Lecture 2.
Repeatable.
History, biology, and agronomy of hemp as it is allowed to be grown in Iowa. (Typically Offered: Spring)
(Cross-listed with AGRON 2830/ FOR 2830/ HORT 2830).
Credits: 2. Contact Hours: Lecture 2.
Core background and specialty topics in agricultural, and horticultural pesticide applicator certification. Students can select certification categories and have the opportunity to obtain pesticide applicator certification at the completion of the course. Commercial pesticide applicator certification is emphasized. (Typically Offered: Spring)
(Cross-listed with BIOL 3580).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: Introductory (2000-level) biology coursework or permission of an instructor
Bee diversity and evolution, ecology, role as pollinators, behavior, anatomy, and development. Management of bees as agricultural pollinators and honey producers, focusing on honey bees. Working with live bee hives and demonstration of practical beekeeping skills will occur during several field trips to local hives.
(Typically Offered: Fall)
Credits: 2. Contact Hours: Lecture 2.
Classroom and off-campus videotape sections. 12 weeks. Recognition, biology, behavior, economic importance, and management of insects and other arthropods affecting livestock and poultry production. Offered odd-numbered years. (Typically Offered: Spring)
(Cross-listed with MICRO 3740).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: 3 credits in Biological Sciences
Identification, biology, and significance of insects and arthropods that affect the health of humans and animals, particularly those that are vectors of disease. Meets International Perspectives Requirement.
(Typically Offered: Spring)
(Cross-listed with MICRO 3740L).
Credits: 1. Contact Hours: Laboratory 3.
Prereq: Credit or concurrent enrollment in ENT 3740 or MICRO 3740
Laboratory and field techniques for studying medical or public health entomology, including: collection, identification and maintenance of medically significant arthropods and experimental design and execution related to the biology of arthropods or arthropod-pathogen interactions. Offered even-numbered years.
(Typically Offered: Spring)
(Dual-listed with ENT 5750).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: ENT 3700 or ENT 3760
Overview of the biology, ecology, and classification of insect pathogens, predators, and parasitoids. Discussion of the use of these organisms in plant protection, including an emphasis on genetic alteration of natural enemies. Offered even-numbered years.
(Typically Offered: Spring)
(Dual-listed with ENT 5250/ AECL 5250).
(Cross-listed with AECL 4250).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 2, Laboratory 3.
Prereq: BIOL 3120
Morphology, ecology, diversity, and significance of aquatic insects, with emphasis on the collection, curation and identification of taxa in local streams and lakes. Offered odd-numbered years.
(Typically Offered: Spring)
(Cross-listed with AECL 4350).
Credits: 2. Repeatable, maximum of 2 credits.
Prereq: BIOL 3120; Permission of Instructor
Field trip to study insects of major terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Location and duration vary. ENT 3700 or ENT 4250 recommended. Offered irregularly.
(Typically Offered: Spring, Summer)
(Dual-listed with PLP 5520/ ENT 5520/ HORT 5520).
(Cross-listed with PLP 4520/ HORT 4520).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: HORT 3510
Identification and biology of important diseases and insect pests of turfgrasses. Development of integrated pest management programs in various turfgrass environments. Offered even-numbered years.
(Typically Offered: Spring)
(Dual-listed with ENT 5710).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 2, Laboratory 3.
Prereq: 9 credits of BIOL
The contribution of insects to ecosystem function is staggering. This course will focus on insect population ecology, predator-prey interaction and chemical ecology. The role insects in nutrient cycling, pollination and pest management will be discussed with case studies used to highlight the applied nature of insect ecology and its relationship to agriculture. Offered even-numbered years.
(Typically Offered: Fall)
Credits: 1-3. Repeatable, maximum of 9 credits.
Prereq: 15 credits in biological sciences, Junior or Senior classification; Permission of Instructor
Graduation Restriction: A maximum of 9 credits of all (university-wide) 4900 courses may be applied toward graduation.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)
Credits: 1-3. Repeatable, maximum of 9 credits.
Prereq: Instructor Permission for Course
For students registering to be undergraduate laboratory assistants. Graduation Restriction: A maximum of 9 credits of all (university-wide) 4900 courses may be applied toward graduation.
Courses primarily for graduate students, open to qualified undergraduates:
(Cross-listed with HORT 5110/ PLP 5110).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: (ENT 3700 or ENT 3760 or HORT 2210 or PLP 4080 or PLP 4160) or Graduate Classification
Applications of Integrated Crop management principles (including plant pathology, entomology, and horticulture) to tropical cropping systems. Familiarization with a variety of tropical agroecosystems and Costa Rican culture is followed by a 10-day tour of Costa Rican agriculture during spring break, then writeup of individual projects. Offered odd-numbered years. Meets International Perspectives Requirement.
(Typically Offered: Spring)
(Dual-listed with ENT 4250/ AECL 4250).
(Cross-listed with AECL 5250).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 2, Laboratory 3.
Prereq: BIOL 3120 or graduate standing
Morphology, ecology, diversity, and significance of aquatic insects, with emphasis on the collection, curation and identification of taxa in local streams and lakes. Offered odd-numbered years.
(Typically Offered: Spring)
(Cross-listed with AGRON 5300/ SUSAG 5300/ PLP 5300).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Durable, least-toxic strategies for managing weeds, pathogens, and insect pests, with emphasis on underlying ecological processes. Offered even-numbered years. (Typically Offered: Fall)
(Dual-listed with PLP 4520/ ENT 4520/ HORT 4520).
(Cross-listed with PLP 5520/ HORT 5520).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: HORT 3510 or Graduate Classification
Identification and biology of important diseases and insect pests of turfgrasses. Development of integrated pest management programs in various turfgrass environments. Offered even-numbered years.
(Typically Offered: Spring)
Credits: 4. Contact Hours: Lecture 3, Laboratory 3.
Prereq: ENT 3700 or Graduate Classification
Life processes of the insects, including reviews of current problems in insect physiology. Offered even-numbered years.
(Typically Offered: Spring)
(Cross-listed with EEOB 5680).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 2, Laboratory 3.
Principles and practice of systematic biology; taxonomy, nomenclature and classification of plants and animals; sources and interpretation of systematic data; speciation; fundamentals of phylogenetic systematics. (Typically Offered: Spring)
Credits: 2. Contact Hours: Lecture 2.
Prereq: 9 credits in BIOL or Graduate Classification
Physiological, behavioral, ecological, and evolutionary factors that govern interactions between insects and plants, applications of this knowledge to agriculture, and important results from the study of natural systems. Additional topics covered during the semester include: tritropic interactions, biological control of plants by insects, and pollination biology. Student-led discussions and draws on both the primary and secondary literature. Offered odd-numbered years.
(Typically Offered: Fall)
(Dual-listed with ENT 4710).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 2, Laboratory 3.
Prereq: 9 credits in BIOL or Graduate Classification
The contribution of insects to ecosystem function is staggering. This course will focus on insect population ecology, predator-prey interaction and chemical ecology. The role insects in nutrient cycling, pollination and pest management will be discussed with case studies used to highlight the applied nature of insect ecology and its relationship to agriculture. Offered even-numbered years.
(Typically Offered: Fall)
Credits: 4. Contact Hours: Lecture 3, Laboratory 3.
Prereq: 9 credits in BIOL or Graduate Classification
Identification, biology, and significance of insects and other arthropods that attack people and animals, particularly those that are vectors of disease. Offered even-numbered years.
(Typically Offered: Spring)
(Dual-listed with ENT 3750).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: ENT 3700 or ENT 3760 or Graduate Classification
Overview of the biology, ecology, and classification of insect pathogens, predators, and parasitoids. Discussion of the use of these organisms in plant protection, including an emphasis on genetic alteration of natural enemies. Offered even-numbered years.
(Typically Offered: Spring)
Credits: 5. Contact Hours: Lecture 3, Laboratory 6.
Prereq: ENT 3700 or Graduate Classification
Classification, distribution, and natural history of insects, including fundamentals of phylogenetic systematics, biogeography, taxonomic procedures, and insect collection and curation. Offered even-numbered years.
(Typically Offered: Fall)
(Cross-listed with AGRON 5810/ PLP 5810/ HORT 5810).
Credits: 1.
A supervised learning experience in several extension delivery methods used in the plant sciences. Participation in Iowa State University-based extension programs that may include field crops horticulture, or Master Gardener programming. Offered odd-numbered years. (Typically Offered: Summer)
Credits: 1-3. Repeatable.
Prereq: Instructor Permission for Course
Special Topics: Biological Control and Pathology.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)
Credits: 1-3. Repeatable.
Prereq: Instructor Permission for Course
Special Topics: Chemical Ecology and Behavior.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)
Credits: 1-3. Repeatable.
Prereq: Instructor Permission for Course
Special Topics: Ecology and Pest Management.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)
Credits: 1-3. Repeatable.
Prereq: Instructor Permission for Course
Special Topics: Evolution and Systematics.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)
Credits: 1-3. Repeatable.
Prereq: Instructor Permission for Course
Special Topics: Special Research Topics.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)
Credits: 1-3. Repeatable.
Prereq: Instructor Permission for Course
Special Topics: Medical and Veterinary Entomology.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)
Credits: 1-3. Repeatable.
Prereq: Instructor Permission for Course
Special Topics: Molecular Entomology.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)
Credits: 1-3. Repeatable.
Prereq: Instructor Permission for Course
Special Topics: Toxicology.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)
Credits: 1-3. Repeatable.
Prereq: Instructor Permission for Course
Special Topics: Teaching Experience.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)
Credits: 1-3. Repeatable.
Prereq: Instructor Permission for Course
Independent Study.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)
Credits: 1-3. Repeatable.
Prereq: Instructor Permission for Course
Special Topics: Immature Insects.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)
Credits: 1-3. Repeatable.
Prereq: Instructor Permission for Course
Special Topics: Population Genetics.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)
Courses for graduate students:
Credits: 1. Contact Hours: Lecture 1.
Presentation of research results. (Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)
(Cross-listed with TOX 6750).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 2, Laboratory 3.
Prereq: ENT 5550 or TOX 5010 or Graduate Classification
Principles of insecticide toxicology; classification, mode of action, metabolism, and environmental effects of insecticides. Offered even-numbered years.
(Typically Offered: Fall)
Credits: 1-30. Repeatable.
Prereq: Instructor Permission for Course
Research.
(Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)