*Paid Class* Identifying Bugs in the Wild
UW Stevens Point , 2419 North Point Dr, Stevens Point, WI, 54481 Map
Live Stream Available
Public Welcome Paid Event Program/Speaker Presentation Public Restroom Free Public Parking
Instructor: Dr. Paul Whitaker
Format: Blended 3-part course
Dates/Times: virtual Monday, June 24 7-8 pm, virtual Wednesday June 26 7-8pm, and in person Saturday, June 29 12-4 pm
Location: UW Stevens Point, Schmeeckle Reserve
Elective (6 hours)
Description: The overall goal of this course is to help you feel better equipped to identify insects associated with plants and to understand plant-insect interactions. You’ll need to spend some time outside of class to complete a modest collection of insect specimens and/or photographs. The virtual sessions will cover basic entomology content, including insect body structure, life stages, life cycles, and ecology. They will also give an overview of diversity of insects associated with land plants and introduce the insect (or photograph) collection project. Weather permitting, the in-person class will begin with an insect walk on the UWSP campus, allowing you to practice various insect collecting techniques. In the lab, we’ll use a variety of live and preserved insects to practice insect rearing and identification.
An email with specific details will be sent to you approximately 2-5 days before the first day of the course.