ENY-5223C,
Biology and Identification of Urban Pests, 3 Credits
My
goal for this distance education class is to maintain the same schedule as
students taking the class on campus and in the classroom. Lecture CDs, syllabus, course schedule, class
notes, and assignments are available from the course website (http://entomology.ifas.ufl.edu/koehler/eny3222/)
for download. You will have to email the instructor to obtain the password for
the site. The following is a general
concept for keeping on schedule:
Lectures M W-- Lectures should be
accomplished on or before the date listed
Laboratories F-- Assignments due and submitted to
instructor by email on date listed
Instructor: Philip
G. Koehler
Office: Urban
Phone: 392-2484
Email: pgk@ufl.edu
Web Site: http://entomology.ifas.ufl.edu/koehler/eny3222/
Office Hours: 8:00-5:00
weekdays
Course Description: This course will cover the life cycle,
behavior, and biology of urban pests, such as cockroaches, termites, fleas,
stored food insects, flies, and ants.
Understanding of the damage these insects cause and sources of
infestations will be emphasized.
Course
Objectives:
1. Learn to recognize wood destroying insects
and their damage and understand their biology and life cycles.
2.
Learn to recognize cockroaches, their biology, and life cycles.
3.
Identify blood-sucking insects and understand their biology
4.
Recognize pest ant species and their colony structure.
5.
Recognize important stored food pests.
Text: Mallis, Arnold. Handbook
of
Class CDs: Contain lectures, reading assignments,
class notes, class schedule, and syllabus.
The CDs should be downloaded from eLearning (lss.at.ufl.edu) or will be
provided
Lecture Notebook: Print this on your own from the
CD. You can have it printed/bound at a
copy store if you desire.
Special Research Project: Special research project must be approved by instructor, and should be
an in-depth review of the scientific literature. The research project report must be written
as a scientific paper in Entomological Society of America format. Powerpoint
presentation and written script will be a 10 minute scientific paper suitable
for presentation at a scientific meeting. Student has the option of presenting
the research project orally, on site in Gainesville, or by submission of the
presentation and script for a grade.
Grading: The course is based on 700 total points:
Midterm
-- 200 points
Final
exam – 200 points
Laboratories
– 200 points
Special research project and presentation – 100 points
Grading scale (%):
94-100 A
90-<94 A-
87-<90 B+
83-<87 B
80-<83 B-
77-<80 C+
74-<77 C
70-<74 C-
67-<70 D+
64-<67 D
60-<64 D-
<60 E
Academic
Honesty:
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a result of completing the registration form at the
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Services:
Resources
are available on campus for students having personal problems or lacking clear
career and academic goals which interfere with their academic performance.
These resources include:
1.
2.
Student Mental Health, Student Health Care Center, 392-1171, personal counseling
3.
Sexual Assault Recovery Services,
4.
Software Use:
All
faculty, staff and students of the University are required and expected to obey
the laws and legal agreements governing software use. Failure to do so can lead
to monetary damage and/or criminal penalties for the individual violator.
Because such violations are against University policies and rules, disciplinary
action will be taken, as appropriate.
Information for
Students with Disabilities:
Students
with disabilities are encouraged to register with the Office for Student
Services to determine the appropriate classroom accommodations. Any student
requesting classroom accommodations must be registered with the Dean of
Students Office, P202 Peabody Hall, 392-1261(TDD - 392-3008), and have
documentation on file in the office of Student Services in order to receive
classroom and/or examination accommodations.
For students with hearing disabilities trying to contact an office that
does not list a TDD, please contact the Florida Relay Service at
1-800-955-8771.
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E-mail:
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Specific Directions for CDs
Log onto the course website (http://entomology.ifas.ufl.edu/koehler/eny4660/) using the password provided by the instructor.
1. Read the assignment in textbook for each
class before listening to the lecture.
2. Print the lecture notes for each class. You may want to go to a copy store to have
the notes printed and bound.
3. Put lecture notebook and pen/pencil at a
convenient place in front of a computer.
A.
You will need sound so make sure the computer has speakers and sound
capabilities turned on.
4. Insert CD into computer. It should autoload. If autoload is
turned off:
A. Windows
1.
Go to Windows desktop.
2.
Double click “My computer”
3.
Double click on “UrbanBioEntCD.exe”
B. Mac : the CD will not work properly on a Mac computer
4. Each lecture has
A. A
title slide that has the time you need to plan for completion of each lecture.
B. An objectives slide that presents the objectives of
each lecture.
C. Content slides that present the lecture information
D. Practice essay questions slide
4. View each slide. Start
each lecture by clicking on the menu on the left. Sound or video is played automatically for
each slide.
A. The next slide is advanced automatically.
B.
You can control the sound/video volume and replay sound by sliding the bar
controls.
C. Video can be advanced or rewound by sliding
the bar under the video.
C. You can go to other slides by clicking on the menu at
the left side of screen.
5. As each slide is playing sound, take notes in
the lecture notes.
A. Some slides are color coded. The teal (light blue color) for text
indicates that more important information about the word/subject will be orally
presented.
B. You have the capability of repeating portions
or all of the sound for each slide to hear the information again.
C. You can read
additional information from the textbook for each slide.
6. Complete the practice essay questions.
A. These questions
are good examples for you to study
7. Laboratories.
A. You should
download your laboratory assignment on Friday of each week.
B. Assignments may
require internet access and familiarity with browsing the internet.
C. Submit your completed laboratory assignment
to eLearning by the due date for the laboratory to get full credit. The laboratory assignments are due on
Mondays.
8. It is your responsibility to stay on
schedule. Make sure you complete the
lectures on or before the date on the syllabus.
List of Lectures
1. Overview of Urban Entomology
2. Orders of Arthropods that are Urban Pests
3. Cockroaches
4. Cockroaches (Problems)
5. Cockroaches (Blattellidae)
6. Cockroaches (Blattidae)
7. Composition and Structure of Wood
8. Termites
9. Subterranean termites
10.
Non-Subterranean termites
11. Wood-boring Beetles
12. Wood Decay & Other WDOs
13. Pests in Damp Locations
14.
Delusory Parasitosis
15. Biting flies & Mosquitoes
16. Lice & bugs
18.
Bedbugs
19.
Fleas
20.
Ticks and Mites
21. Pests of Fabric
22. Pests of Paper
23. Ants
24.
25. Wasps
26. Bees
27. Spiders and Scorpions
28. Envenomization
29. Stored Food Pests
30. Filth Flies & Small Flies (Gnats)