WELCOME TO ISB 202:
Applications of Environmental and Organismal Biology 

Instructor: Dr. Mark E. Whalon 
Professor, Department of Entomology
Directory, Pesticide Alternatives Lab
Associate Director, Pesticide Research Center

B-11 Pesticide Research Center 
Michigan State Univeristy 
East Lansing, MI 48824 

mailto:%2022513mew@msu.edu -or-mailto:%20whalon@pilot.msu.edu 

Office: 353-9425       Lab: 355-1768       Fax 353-5598 

Course Outline (Including some student-designed web pages)

  1. Science, What is it?
  2. What is Life
  3. Cells and Small Molecules
  4. Macromolecules
  5. DNA, RNA and Genes
  6. Cell Division & Cancer
  7. Genetic Disease
  8. Manipulation & Development; Life & Death
  9. Mechanism of Change
  10. Evolution, A Theory in Crisis?
  11. Origins Science
  12. Cell Structure and Function
  13. Virus and Simple Cells (including STD's)
  14. Why Study Insects?
  15. Population Dynamics
  16. Why are Arthropods Successful?


  17. Biological Classification 
    Insect Orders 
  18. Integument, Digestion & Excretion
  19. Respiration, Circulation & Coordination
  20. Sensory Reception & Coordination
  21. Communication Between Organisms
  22. Communication:Chemical, Visual & Auditory
  23. Integrated Pest Management I
  24. Integrated Pest Management II
  25. Army Ants: A Collective Intelligence
  26. Behavior I (Guest Lecturer: Dr. James Miller)
  27. Behavior II (Guest Lecturer: Dr. James Miller)
  28. Behavior III: honeybees 
  29. Intro: Medical Entomology (Guest Lecturer: Dr. Richard Merritt)
  30. Forensic Entomology (Guest Lecturer: Dr. Richard Merritt)
  31. Food Resources
  32. Managing Biological Resources & Environmental Quality
  33. Sustainable Agriculture
  34. Economic Models & Ecosystems
  35. Sustainable Agriculture

Information For Students

Extra Credit Projects

Reading Assignments

Time Magazine: Sex In America (10/17/94) 

Entomology-related Links

Web Authoring Information