LSC-30003 - Module Specification School of Life Sciences Faculty of Natural Sciences
For academic year: 2020/21 Last Updated: 25 February 2021
LSC-30003 - Applied Insect Ecology
Coordinator: William Dj Kirk Room: Hux106 Tel: +44 1782 7 33517
School Office: 01782 734414
Programme/Approved Electives for 2020/21
Available as a Free Standing Elective
Co-requisites
None
Prerequisites
None
Barred Combinations
Description for 2020/21
Insects are fascinating because of their enormous diversity of forms and lifestyles. There are more species of insect than of all other animals and plants put together. As a result of this combination of diversity and abundance, they affect us in many ways. For example, honeybees pollinate our crops and produce honey, silkworms produce silk, mosquitoes spread malaria and kill millions of people, much of our crop production is destroyed by insects, and outbreaks of locusts destroy entire crops and can cause starvation. A knowledge of insect ecology has applied uses in many fields, e.g. agriculture, horticulture, forensics, veterinary science, medicine, parasitology, environmental management and conservation. The module covers: insect diversity, flight, mate finding, sex pheromones, migration, oviposition, parasitoids, herbivores, fluid feeders, disease vectors, pollinators, bees and insect pest management.
To provide ecological knowledge, understanding and skills needed by an applied entomologist.
Intended Learning Outcomes
Recall, describe, illustrate with detailed examples, communicate accurately and effectively, evaluate and apply the main ecological principles in applied entomology: 2Synthesise, explain, communicate accurately and effectively and evaluate information about the biology, ecology and pest status of species of insect: 1,2Identify an adult insect to the level of order and specify appropriate keys for the identification to the level of family and species: 1Recall, describe, illustrate with detailed examples, communicate accurately and effectively and evaluate the methods used to manage insect pests: 1
Study hours
18 Hours lectures03 Hours practical05 Hours tutorials01 Hours formative assessment02 Hours summative assessment30 Hours report preparation91 Hours private study
School Rules
Successful completion of Level 5 Biology or Environmental Science or Environment and Sustainability. LSC-10062 Biodiversity, Ecology and the Environment is recommended but not required.
Description of Module Assessment