Tutorials

Importance of Insects

• A Class of Distinction
• Impact of Insects
• Cultural Entomology
• Reasons for Success

Systematics and Taxonomy

• Evolution and Diversity
• Introduction to Systematics
• The Arthropods
• Hexapods

• Class Insecta
• Apterygota
• Pterygota
• Orthopteroids
• Hemipteroids
• Holometabola

External Anatomy

• Exoskeleton
• Head
  • Antennae
  • Mouthparts
• Thorax
  • Legs
  • Wings
  • Locomotion
• Abdomen

Growth and Development

• Egg Structure
• Embryogenesis
• Morphogenesis

Internal Anatomy and Physiology

• Endocrine System
  • Hormonal Control of Molting & Metamorphosis
• Digestive & Excretory Systems
  • Insect Nutrition
• Circulatory System
• Respiratory System
  • Respiration in Aquatic Insects
• Reproductive System
  • Males
  • Females

Behavior

• Nervous System
• Insect Senses
  • Mechanoreceptors
  • Chemoreceptors
  • Photoreceptors
    • Colorvision
• Elements of Behavior
• Periodic Behavior
• Communication
  • Tactile Communication
  • Acoustic Communication
  • Chemical Communication
  • Visual Communication
• Social Insects
  • Termites
  • Ants
  • Social Bees
  • Social Wasps

Ecology

• Trophic Levels
  • Herbivores
  • Carnivores
  • Decomposers
• Survival Strategies
• Insect Defenses
• Population Dynamics
• Lifetables
• Physiological Time

Applied Entomology

• Insects as Pests   
• Pests of Medical Importance
• Plant Pests
• Pest Management
• Economics of Pest Control
• Pest Control Tactics
• Cultural Control
• Biological Control
• Breeding for Host Resistance
• Legal & Regulatory Control
• Physical & Mechanical Control
• Eugenics & Birth Control
• Chemical Control – Semiochemicals
• Chemical Control -- Conventional Insecticides
• Integrated Control
• Regulatory Entomology
• Toxicity
• Labels and Rates
• Resistance to Pesticides