Insects and Human Culture

David Byrne
Thursdays 10 AM - 12 PM
Jan. 30, Feb. 6, 13, 20, 27, March 5, 19, 26, April 2 and 9, 2020
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Insects and Human Culture

Spring 2020
In Session
Thursdays
10 AM - 12 PM
Jan. 30, Feb. 6, 13, 20, 27, March 5, 19, 26, April 2 and 9, 2020

Location: 

Oro Valley

Tuition: 

$210

Please Note: This course will be held in Oro Valley at the Western National Parks Association (12880 N Vistoso Village Dr).

The relationship between humans and insects can be antagonistic. Only about 6% of people said that they enjoyed having insects in their yards. But they fail to see how these animals often provide useful services, for example, recycling of organic waste, producing valuable things like silk, honey, and natural dyes, and providing invaluable nutrition to the majority of the human population. A very few of the million species known are crop and forest pests, and most insect-human interactions are neutral. Most importantly, insects exist in their own right as members of our complicated ecological systems. And their natural histories are invariably fascinating and worthy of our attention, as I hope you will find in this class.

Registration Opens Online: Monday, November 25, 2019 at 8AM (AZ Time)

Required Reading: 

  • Eisner, Thomas. 2003. For Love of Insects. Cambridge, Mass: Harvard University Press.

Meet Your Professor

Professor Emeritus
Department of Entomology

Professor Emeritus in Entomology, DAVID N. BYRNE attended San Jose State College and got his PhD at the University of Idaho. He then joined the faculty of the College of Agriculture and Life Science, and taught a variety of courses relating to applied entomology and insect biology. He spent summer months in Yuma characterizing the dispersal and bionomics of the sweet potato whitefly, and in the laboratory studied its migratory behavior. 

Location

Western National Parks Association
12880 N Vistoso Village Drive
Tucson, AZ 85755
United States
Located east of Innovation Park Dr and one block south of Rancho Vistoso Blvd.

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