Course title
農業昆虫学Ⅱ   [Agricultural Entomology II]
Course category   Requirement   Credit 2 
Department   Year 2  Semester 3rd 
Course type 3rd  Course code 01an2031
Instructor(s)
伊藤 克彦, 横山 岳, 本林 隆, 阿部 広明, 天竺桂 弘子   [ITO Katsuhiko, YOKOYAMA Takeshi, MOTOBAYASHI Takashi, ABE Hiroaki, TABUNOKI Hiroko]
Facility affiliation Faculty of Agriculture Office   Email address

Course description
Students will learn to recognize the relation with insect and agriculture by learning the entomological basics.
This is part of the Courses of Animal Production Science in the Department of Biological Production.
Expected Learning
Students who successfully complete this course will be able to understand from the basics of entomology to the newest research.

Corresponding criteria in the Diploma policy:
See the curriculum maps.
https://www.tuat.ac.jp/campuslife_career/campuslife/policy/
Course schedule
1. Insect physiology and biochemistry (1) nerve system
2. Insect physiology and biochemistry (2) food habit・digestion
3. Insect physiology and biochemistry (3) mimicry
4. Insect physiology and biochemistry (4) body fluid and hormone
5. Insect physiology and biochemistry (5) body fluid and hormone
6. Insect physiology and biochemistry (6) Semiochemical (pheromone and allelochemical)
7. Insect genetics (1) sex chromosome and sex determination
8. Insect genetics (2) insect genome
9. Insect reproduction and embryogenesis
10. Crop pests (1)
11. Crop pests (2)
12. Crop pests (3)
13. Beneficial insect
14. Genetically modification and genome editing
15. Summarize through the class and Examination
Prerequisites
Students should visit the “Insect museum” at Tama Animal Park, and prepare a report.

In addition to 30 hours that students spend in the class, students are recommended to prepare for and revise the lectures, spending the standard amount of time as specified by the University and using the lecture handouts as well as the references specified below.
Required Text(s) and Materials
Students can obtain the text form Classroom.
References
To be announced in the lectures.
昆虫生理学(大西ら/朝倉書店)、新応用昆虫学/斎藤他(朝倉書店)、応用昆虫学の基礎/中筋他(朝倉書店)、昆虫科学読本/日本昆虫科学連合編(東海大学出版部)
Assessment/Grading
We evaluate in learning attitude (20%), assignment (20%) and examination (60%). (Examination takes place at the end of the term. Questions are designed to assess the understanding of and the ability to explain the topics dealt in the lectures.)
Evaluation criteria may change depending on the situation of Covid-19. In that case, the information will be announced on Classroom.
Message from instructor(s)
Course keywords
Genetics, physiology / biochemistry, reproduction, pest, useful insects
Office hours
Please contact to each teacher by e-mail.
Remarks 1
According to the change of syllabus contents by the situation of Covid-19, please check on Classroom.
Remarks 2
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Lecture Language
Japanese
Language Subject
Last update
1/24/2022 6:37:43 PM