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Entomology (ENTO)
College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources
ENTO 250 The World of Insects (3) Biology/
ecology of insects with emphasis on relationships to plants, animals,
and especially people in Hawai‘i and the tropics.
ENTO 263 General Entomology (4) (3 Lec, 1 3-hr Lab)
Biology, ecology, habits, structure of Hawai‘i’s
insects/arthropods. Classification to family level. Pre: ZOOL 101, BOT
101, or consent.
ENTO 374 Economic Entomology (3) Destructive
and beneficial insects; principles of cultural, mechanical, legislative,
biological, and chemical control. Pre: 263, CHEM 151, and CHEM 152; or
consent.
ENTO 374L Economic Entomology Lab (1) (1 3-hr Lab) Studies
with Hawaiian insect pests of households, plants, and animals. Pre: 374
(or concurrent) or consent.
ENTO 462 Systematic Entomology (3) (2 Lec, 1 3-hr
Lab) Classification of insects; orders and families. Use of
taxonomic tools. Rules of zoological nomenclature. Pre: consent.
ENTO 463 Urban Entomology (3) (2 Lec, 1 3-hr Lab) Biology,
ecology, and management of insects associated with people, structures,
and the urban environment in Hawai‘i and North America. Pre: 263 (or
concurrent); or consent. (Alt. years: spring)
ENTO 491 Topics in Entomology (V) Study and
discussion of significant topics, problems. Offered by visiting faculty
and/or for extension programs. Repeatable.
ENTO 492 Internship (4) Integration and
application of academic knowledge and critical skills emphasizing
professional development. Placement with an approved cooperating
supervisor/employer. Required of undergraduate students in entomology.
Pre: consent. (Cross-listed as AGRS 492 and HORT 492)
ENTO 500 Master’s Plan B/C Studies (1) Enrollment
for degree completion. Pre: master’s Plan B or C candidate and
consent.
ENTO 633 Insect Genetics (3) (2 Lec, 1 3-hr Lab) Genetic
analysis, manipulation and control of insect populations. Pre: BIOL 172,
BOT 101, GENE 451, or ZOOL 101.
ENTO 641 Insect Physiology (4) (3 Lec, 1 3-hr Lab) Study
of the principal physiological and biochemical functions in insects,
with emphasis on hormonal interactions. Pre: CHEM 272, CHEM 272L, CHEM
273, and CHEM 273L, or ENBI 402 and ENBI 402L; or consent.
ENTO 661 Medical and Veterinary Entomology (3) (2
Lec, 1 3-hr Lab) Vector control; insects and other arthropods in
relation to human and animal diseases. Pre: 263 or consent.
(Cross-listed as PH 682)
ENTO 664 Immature Insects (3) (2 Lec, 1 3-hr Lab) Identification,
structure, biology, literature, economic significance, emphasis on
holometabola. Pre: 462 or consent.
ENTO 671 Insect Ecology (3) (2 Lec, 1 3-hr Lab) Insects
as living units in an environment of physical and biotic factors. Pre:
374 and 462, or consent.
ENTO 672 Acarology (3) (2 Lec, 1 3-hr Lab) Taxonomy,
biology, ecology of mites. Emphasis on medically and agriculturally
important species. Pre: 462 or consent. (Cross-listed as ZOOL 672)
ENTO 675 Biological Control of Pests (3) (2 Lec, 1
3-hr Lab) Fundamental concepts. Critical study of major biological
control projects. Pre: 374 and 462, or consent. Recommended: ZOOL 631 or
632.
ENTO 681 Insecticide Toxicology (3) Principles
of toxicology; chemical and biochemical mechanisms of pesticide
toxicity. Pre: ENBI 402 or BIOC 441; CHEM 272; or consent. (Cross-listed
ENBI 681)
ENTO 686 Insect Transmission of Plant Pathogens (3)
(2 Lec, 1 3-hr Lab) A multidisciplinary treatment of insect
transmission of plant pathogens. Insect-plant and cellular
insect-pathogen interactions and management strategies are emphasized.
ENTO 687 Entomology Seminar (1) Current
entomological literature. Reviews and reports. Required of graduate
students in entomology.
ENTO 690 Foundations in Entomology (1) Seminars
on foundations of current research in entomology. Required of graduate
students in entomology. Repeatable.
ENTO 699 Directed Research (V) Directed
research, critical reviews in various fields of entomology.
ENTO 700 Thesis Research (V)
ENTO 800 Dissertation Research (V)
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