Class Insecta: Classification of the (29?) orders, function, morphology. Cuticle structure and function, ventilation (gaseous exchange) feeding and digestion (i.e., habits and adaptations), Circulation (blood system), excretion and water balance, neuroendocrinology and introduction to the systems: endocrine organs, growth and moulting, phylogeny, systematics and identification of some pests and vectors, reproduction, locomotion, biotic associations, communications and behaviour
By the end of the course students should be able to: