ARTICLES FROM:

The American Biology Teacher

(High school & College)

This bibliography was compiled with the assistance of students in my 1996 insect field biology course for teachers at the University of Florida. The document was edited from OCR scans. Therefore, it may contain some undetected scanning errors. Appearance of articles on this list is not an endorsement for their scientific accuracy or pedagogical soundness. Errors or omissions may be sent to:

Donald W. Hall (dwh@ifas.ufl.edu)


Ahles, Sister M. D., 1974. Insect musicians. The American Biology Teacher 36, 434-435.

Arnett. Jr. R. H. 1976. Six-legged guinea pigs. The American Biology Teacher 38, 250-251.

Arnold, L. L. 1957. Breeding Drosophila in disposable paper containers. The American Biology Teacher 19, 248-51.

Bahney, B. W. 1996. Drosophila fly anesthetic: a new technique. The American Biology Teacher 58, 234.

Ballantyne, R. L. 1963. A suggested study for class insecta in high school Biology. The American Biology Teacher 25, 289-290.

Barufaldi, J. P. 1974. Rearing silkworms in the classroom. The American Biology Teacher 36, 557-558.

Bauman, R. W. 1977. Water insects and their relatives. The American Biology Teacher 39, 295-298.

Bennett, J. 1961. A simplified method of Drosophila culture for the classroom. The American Biology Teacher 23, 79-82.

Berg, C. 1994. Raising and keeping crickets. The American Biology Teacher 56, 496.

Brown, A. W.A. 1952. Insect control by chemicals. The American Biology Teacher 14, 133.

Brown, J. 1994. In vitro spermatogenesis of gypsy moth larvae. The American Biology Teacher 56, 302-304.

Burns, J. C. 1990. A first hand look at an insect's proboscis. The American Biology Teacher S524), 233-34.

Burdick, A. B. 1955. Drosophila experiments for high school biology. The American Biology Teacher 17, 155-58.

Butler, G. D. 1971. Techniques for rearing lacewings. The American Biology Teacher 33, 421-423.

Cantrall, I. J. and Young, F. N. 1958. Unheralded nobility: the cockroaches. The American Biology Teacher 20, 187-92.

Conway, J. R. 1986. The biology of honey ants. The American Biology Teacher 48, 335-343.

Coulter, J. C. 1971. Flies like mashed potatoes. The American Biology Teacher 33, 176.

Greager, J. G. 1976. Why entomology? The American Biology Teacher 38, 203.

Fisher, R. B. 1985. Goldenrods: an ecological goldmine. The American Biology Teacher 47, 418-23.

Fischang, W. J. 1976. Another wasted resource. The American Biology Teacher 38, 204.

Flannery, M. C. 1985. Bitten by the insect bug. The American Biology Teacher 47, 490-492.

Gary, A. 1976. Terrestrial arthropods in elementary classrooms. The American Biology Teacher 38, 211-215.

Gennoro, E. D. 1975. Experiments in cricket behavior. The American Biology Teacher 37, 300-302.

Gerberich, J. B. 1945. Rearing tree-hole organisms in the laboratory. The American Biology Teacher 7, 83-85.

Hadley, C. E. 1953. Living damselfly larvae as supplementary material for the study of insects. The American Biology Teacher 15, 107-109.

Heckman, R. 1992. Teaching a mendelian codominant Drosophila melanogaster trait with alcohol. The American Biology Teacher 54, 485.

Hein, J. 1992. Rearing and maintaining midge cultures for laboratory studies. The American Biology Teacher 54, 236-240.

Hoover, J. J., K. L. Gage, & M. S. Paulissen. 1988. Hellgrammite respiration-temperature's role in ectotherm physiology. The American Biology Teacher 50, 39-42.

Jantzen, P. G. 1983. A beetle, a bur, & the potato: an introduction to ecology. The American Biology Teacher 45, 424-427, 430.

Klein, R. 1964. Preparation of monkey skeleton using the dermestid beetle technique. The American Biology Teacher 26, 426-427.

Lattin, J. D. 1976. Insect diversity and systematics. The American Biology Teacher 38, 231-234.

Lener, W. 1963. Go to the ant. The American Biology Teacher 25, 25-28.

Llewellyn, G. C., Mills, R. R., and Sherertz, P. 1978. A cage for studying cockroaches and other insects. The American Biology Teacher 40, 498-499.

Masteller, E. C. 1970. Live insects in the classroom and laboratory. The American Biology Teacher 32, 410-414.

McDonald, B. S. 1991. Macro-invertebrates as indicators of stream health. The American Biology Teacher 53, 462-466.

Minnick, D. R. 1976. Integrated pest management. The American Biology Teacher 38, 242-245.

Moorse, D. 1982. The Mediterranean fruit fly. The American Biology Teacher 44, 42-3.

Newell, S. J. 1994. Occurrence of goldenrod galls: study of insect ovipositing behavior. The American Biology Teacher 56, 51-54.

Nissani, M. 1996. Dancing flies- a guided discovery: illustration of the nature of science. The American Biology Teacher 58, 166-171.

Paloumpis, A.A. & K.D. Carlander. 1956. The small stream as a laboratory project: bottom fauna. The American Biology Teacher 18, 183-88.

Patterson, R. 1973. A silkworm encounter. The American Biology Teacher 35, 416.

Pearl, T. L. 1994. Using goldenrod galls to teach science process skills. The American Biology Teacher 56, 47-50.

Pratt, L. H. 1966. Insect Collection for Conservation Studies. The American Biology Teacher 28, 544-547.

Raham, G. 1986. Pill bug biology. The American Biology Teacher 48, 9-16.

Rhodes, W. E. III. 1974. Solidago galls in outdoor biology. The American Biology Teacher 36, 420-422.

Ritcher, P. O. 1976. Insect abundance. The American Biology Teacher 38, 235-238.

Rosenthal, D. B. 1979. Using species of Drosophila to teach evolution. The American Biology Teacher 41, 552-55.

Runion, H. 1966. Insect electromyogram. The American Biology Teacher 28, 258-264.

Rupp, R. M. 1991. Bee stings and their consequences. The American Biology Teacher 53, 275-280.

Sauer, R. J. 1976. Rearing insects in the classroom. The American Biology Teacher 38, 216-221.

Sessions, M. L. 1983. Transparency master: the annual aphid cycle. The American Biology Teacher 45, 58-59.

Shubeck, P. P. 1969. Trapping Fabre's "sexton" beetles. The American Biology Teacher 30, 564-565.

Skelton, T. E. 1976. Insects and human welfare. The American Biology Teacher 38, 208-210.

Small, J. and K. L. Edwards. 1987. Simulating Drosophila genetics with the computer. The American Biology Teacher 41, 219-25.

Smith, R. C. 1962. The mosquito as a laboratory animal. The American Biology Teacher 24, 513-516.

Stahnke, H. L. 1957. Scorpions for laboratory study. The American Biology Teacher 19, 75-79.

Stoffolano, J.G., Jr. 1964. Studying arthropods inhabiting leaf litter. The American Biology Teacher 26, 519-524.

Stoffolano, J.G., Jr. 1976. The tools of an entomologist. The American Biology Teacher 38, 229-230.

Suter, R. B. 1984. Wasp work: an anytime study of summer processes. The American Biology Teacher 46, 18-22, 64.

Taboada, O. and H. King. 1960. Feeding habits of grain insects. The American Biology Teacher 22, 140-142.

Thornhill, R., G. Dodson, & L. Marshall. 1983. Sexual selection & insect mating behavior. The American Biology Teacher 45, 310-319.

Tipton, V. J. 1976. Insects: a success story. The American Biology Teacher 38, 205.

Trumbo, S. T. 1996. The role of conflict in breeding systems: burying beetles as experimental organisms. The American Biology Teacher 58, 118.

Williams, R. D. & D.M. Smith. 1970. Preparation of blow fly salivary gland chromosomes. The American Biology Teacher 32 491-492.

Witters, W. L. 1969. Hormonal control of insect growth and development. The American Biology Teacher 31, 585-586.

Young, D. D. 1961. Dissection of the common house fly. The American Biology Teacher 23, 524-525.

Yurkiewicz, W. J. 1993. Immunology labs made easy with insects. The American Biology Teacher 55, 434-436.

Yurkiewicz, W. J 1983. A demonstration of active transport using insect malpighian tubuIes. The American Biology Teacher 45, 158,176.

Yurkiewicz, W. J. 1970. The Madeira cockroach as an experimental animal. The American Biology Teacher 32, 39.


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