Great courses (DVD). Science & mathematics. Biology.

Title from disc labels

24 lectures

Course No. 1530

Lecturer: Associate Teaching Professor Scott Solomon, Rice University

DVD

In English ; closed-captioned

Disc 1.

Insects living all around you! -- Insect bodies and human history -- Insect life cycles and reproduction -- Insect behaviors and communication -- Why so many beetles? -- Pollinators we cannot live without --

Disc 2.

Insect herbivores -- Insect pests -- Insect-borne disease -- Plants that partner with insects -- Insects as food for animals and plants -- Insects as food for people --

Disc 3.

Insects as predators -- Insects as parasites and parasitoids -- Insect recyclers -- Insects that fly -- Insects adapted to aquatic life -- Insect songs and sounds --

Disc 4.

Insects as farmers -- Fruit flies and other research insects -- Insects in art, literature, and film -- Collecting insects -- Disappearing insects -- Sharing planet Earth with insects