2022-2023 Academic Catalog

PMO 568 Medical Acarology

This is a survey course designed to familiarize students with the major groupings of medically important mites, ticks, spiders and scorpions. Lectures will be presented on morphology, classification, behavior, ecology and control of the major groups of acarines, spiders and scorpions. Emphasis will be placed on those families of greatest medical importance. Procedures for collecting, preserving, clearing, mounting and identifying specimens will be covered in the laboratory sessions. Students will be required to complete a class project.

Credits

4

Prerequisite

PMO 567, Concurrence of Course Director