W. Wyatt Hoback

author of "Insects and Society"

November 4, 2015

W. Wyatt Hoback is an assistant professor of Entomology in the entomology and Plant Pathology Department. He joined the faculty with a 100 percent teaching appointment during the summer of 2014 after 15 years in Nebraska. Among his teaching responsibilities is a large, 300 or more students general studies class for nonmajors which introduces the students to the multifaceted interactions between humans and insects. He worked with Great River Learning to write the text book "Insects and Society" for this class to introduce the students to entomology.

"Insects and Society" is an electronic book written for nonmajors that introduces them to the interactions between humans and insects. The online book includes illustrations, animations and quizzes that students take before class to prepare for the lectures. There are 30 chapters that introduce the classification of insects and discuss how insects interact with humans. Insects are the most deadly animals in the world, killing more than one million people each year. They are also indispensable components of the ecosystem, cleaning up waste and providing food directly to many organisms and indirectly through pollination.

URL: https://library.okstate.edu/news/celebratingbooks/2016-honorees/wyatt-hoback

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