Insect Rearing Fundamentals: May, 2026
| Date (10:00 am to 1: 00 pm Eastern Time = New York Time) | Topics Covered |
| May 5 | Introduction to Rearing Systems: How and Why vs. What, |
| May 7 | Nutrition & Metabolism |
| May 12 | Nutrition, Metabolism, and Diets |
| May 14 | Feeding Biology |
| May 19 | Integration of Nutrition, Metabolism, Feeding Biology & Rearing Environments |
| May 21 | Stress in Rearing Systems: Microbes |
| May 26 | Stress in Rearing Systems: Genetics |
| May 28 | Integration and Statistical/Data Systems |
This is a compressed version of the course syllabus. Please note that each day’s class meeting is 3 hours long, including a 5 minute break at the halfway point. I make frequent stops to ask for questions or other student/participant input. The course is designed to include materials from my books, Insect Diets: Science and Technology 2nd Edition 2015 AND Design, Operation, and Control of Insect Rearing Systems 2021, both from CRC Press. The live, real-time classes go beyond some aspects of the books where 1) materials are constantly updated as I become aware of new information, including my own original research and my activities as an Academic Editor of the MDPI journal, Insects.
As with recent offerings of the Fundamentals course, the registration fee is $450 (US$), and the information for registration is specified below in a previous blog page.
As always, I invite specific questions about the course through contact with me at this email address: accohen@ncsu.edu