Spring 2027

Principles of Economic Entomology

Principles of Economic Entomology covers identification, life histories, bionomics, distribution, and control of major economic insects, along with procedures in fundamental and practical inquiry.

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2022: 3.56 GPA, 74.1% A/AB (n=27 letter grades); Fall 2023: 3.43 GPA, 64.3% A/AB (n=14 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.25 GPA, 50.0% A/AB (n=24 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Identify major insect groups and understand their structures and functions.

  • Explain the ecological roles of insects and the factors that contribute to them becoming pests.

  • Describe the principles and evaluate various pest management strategies, including chemical and non-chemical control methods.

  • Critically evaluate information sources and research articles.

  • Conduct research on specific pest insects and their population dynamics and critically develop a detailed pest profile.

  • Synthesize primary scientific literature related to economic entomology and apply this knowledge to develop advanced pest management strategies and evaluate the ecological and economic impacts of pest insects.

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Prerequisites

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ZOOLOGY/​BIOLOGY 101,ZOOLOGY/​BIOLOGY/​BOTANY 151,BIOCORE 381,ZOOLOGY 153, or graduate/professional standing

ENTOM 351

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Student experience

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2022: 3.56 GPA, 74.1% A/AB (n=27 letter grades); Fall 2023: 3.43 GPA, 64.3% A/AB (n=14 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.25 GPA, 50.0% A/AB (n=24 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Identification, life histories, bionomics, distribution, and control of major economic insects
  • Procedures in fundamental and practical inquiry
  • Ecological roles of insects and factors contributing to pest status
  • Pest management strategies including chemical and non-chemical control methods
  • Synthesizing primary scientific literature and evaluating ecological and economic impacts of pest insects

Skills

  • Identification of major economic insects and understanding their structures and functions
  • Evaluating pest management strategies including chemical and non-chemical control methods
  • Conducting research on pest insects and developing detailed pest profiles
  • Critically evaluating information sources and research articles

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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