Lecture 30 - Review for Exam 3


Lecture 29 - Silk


Lecture 29 - Insects as Food for Humans


Lecture 26 - Forensic Entomology


Lecture 25 - Urban Entomology


Lecture 24 - Economic Entomology and Pest Control


Lecture 23 - Review for Exam 2

Topics Covered Since Exam 1

Insect Ecology

Population Dynamics

  • Exponential growth model - unlimited growth
  • Logistic Growth Model - growth limited by resources (carrying capacity)

Predator-prey relationships and biological control

  • Lotka-Volterra model of predator-prey populations
  • Insect parasitoids
  • Pest resurgence

Social Insects

  • Characteristics of eusociality:
  • Reproductive division of labor (with or without sterile ...
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Lecture 22 - First detector Training


Lecture 21 - Insect Invasions of Guam II


Lecture 20 - Insect Invasions of Guam I