<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Just a note that the times are very flexible if those below don’t work. If you have trouble signing up because of a course conflict just let me know.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">John Heraty</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Aug 10, 2021, at 2:31 PM, John Heraty <<a href="mailto:HERATY@ucr.edu" class="">HERATY@ucr.edu</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><b class=""><font color="#669d34" class="">PASSION FOR PARASITES?<br class=""></font></b><br class="">Entomology 230, Entomophagous Insects, will be offered in the fall quarter of 2021. The course focuses on the biology and identification of insect parasitoids. This is a 4 credit laboratory/lecture course. Lectures and laboratories are devoted to parasitoid biology and the collection and identification of parasitoids. This is your big chance to learn about kamikazi chalcids that jump to certain death into the jaws of their antlion host! <br class=""><br class="">The course involves 3-4 weekend (day-long) field trips in southern California to collect hosts and parasitoids, rearing of parasitoids, developing a professionally curated collection of insects, learning to sight identify common parasitoids, and exploration of the universe of a spectacular group of insects!<br class=""><br class=""><div class="">Prerequisites are Entomology 100, Entomology 107 or an equivalent course. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Undergraduates may take the course if they have had ENTM107 or ENTM109, with permission of the instructor.<br class=""><br class="">The course is recommended for students interested in Biological Control, Pest Management, Systematics, southern California habitat exploration. or entomology in general.<br class=""><br class=""><br class="">Lecture Tuesday/Thursday 1–2 ENTM 161<br class=""><br class="">Laboratory Tuesday/Thursday 2-5 CHPM 109<br class=""><br class=""> <br class="">John Heraty, extension 2-6351 or <a href="mailto:john.heraty@ucr.edu" class="">john.heraty@ucr.edu</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><span id="cid:6A09342C-8708-44D4-B22A-3397AEEA481A@ucr.edu"><Conura_on_chrysomelid.tiff></span></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></body></html>