Information Package / Course Catalogue
Diagnosis Of Insects
Course Code: VPR653
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 2
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

The objective of this course, learn to diagnostic criteria for the harmful insects in human and domestic animals and identify, a knowledge of their morphology

Course Content

Harmful insects to man and domestic animals, Culicidae, Cerotopogonidae, Simuliidae, Phlebotomidae, Glossinidae, Muscidae flies, flies myasis externa, Oestridae, diagnostic criteria in insects, structure of antenna, wing, palpable and the sex organs, significant louse and flea species in humans and animals, and diagnostic criteria

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.To recognize the important species of flies
2.To have an information about the morphology of the insects
3.To have knowledge about about the biology of insects
4.Diagnose the species of louse by infestation in humans and animals
5.Diagnose the species of fleas by infestation in humans and animals
Recommended or Required Reading
1.YUKARI B.A., EREN H. (2000) Entomoloji Ders Notu no:8, Akdeniz Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Yayını, Burdur
2.TÜZER, E., TOPARLAK, M., GÖKSU, K. (1997) Veteriner Entomoloji, Ders notu, İstanbul Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Parazitoloji ABD., İstanbul
3.WALL, R., D. SHEARER, 1997. Veterinary Entomology. Chapman and Hall, Great Britain
4.KAUFMANN, J., 1996. Parasitic Infections of Domestic Animals. Birkhäuser. Switzerland
5.PETERS, W., G. PASVOL, 2002. Tropikal Medicine and Parasitology. Mosby International Limited. China
6.SCHMIDT, G.D. (1985). Foundations of Parasitology
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Systematics of Insekta class and taxonomy of arthropods in the class
Week 1 - Practice
Investigation with a stereo microscope the species' genus blatta and periplenata, morphological identification
Week 2 - Theoretical
Morphologies of arthropods in series Blattaria and identified
Week 2 - Practice
Identified species in Mallophaga section series
Week 3 - Theoretical
Classification of phthiraptera series, morphology and identification of arthropods in Phthiraptera series
Week 3 - Practice
Identified species in Mallophaga section series
Week 4 - Theoretical
Morphology and identification of species in series section Mallophaga
Week 4 - Practice
Identified species in Anoplura section series
Week 5 - Theoretical
Morphology of genus and species in the family Philopteridae, morphology and diagnose of genus and species in the family Trichodectidae
Week 5 - Practice
Identified species in Anoplura section series
Week 6 - Theoretical
Morphologic criteria of Amblycera the top of the family, systematic, morphology and diagnose of genus and species in the family Gyropidae
Week 6 - Practice
Wing structures of Culicidae flies and identification
Week 7 - Theoretical
Morphology and diagnose of genus and species in the family Menoponidae
Week 7 - Practice
Wing structures of Cerotopogonidae flies and identification
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
Difference of insects from other arthropods(Midterm Examination)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Morphology and identification of species in series section Anoplura
Week 9 - Practice
Wing structures of Simuliidae flies and identification
Week 10 - Theoretical
Morphology and diagnose of species in the family Culicidae, Cerotopogonidae, Simuliidae, Phlebotomidae
Week 10 - Practice
Wing structures of Phlebotomidae flies and identification
Week 11 - Theoretical
Flies of Glossinidae and Muscidae, morphology and identification of myasis externa flies
Week 11 - Practice
Wing structures of Glossinidae and Muscidae flies and identification
Week 12 - Theoretical
Morphology and identification of myasis externa and myasis interna flies
Week 12 - Practice
Identified of larvae of Oestridae flies
Week 13 - Theoretical
Morphology and identification of Oestridae flies
Week 13 - Practice
Morphology and identification of myasis externa and myasis interna larvae
Week 14 - Theoretical
Morphology and identification of species in Sphonaptera series
Week 14 - Practice
Identified of species in a series of Sphonaptera
Week 15 - Final Exam
Final exam
Week 16 - Final Exam
Final exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Assignment1%5
Quiz1%5
Midterm Examination1%20
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Lecture - Practice140228
Assignment1516
Quiz1314
Midterm Examination1314
Final Examination1415
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)75
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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OÇ-1
5
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OÇ-2
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026