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Time Offered: Spring Period: MW5
Pre-requisites and other registration restrictions: This course has no pre-requisites.
Format: Lecture. This course meets twice a week for lecture in an 80-minute class period
Description: This course serves as an elective course for several undergraduate programs including biology and environmental science, and is a required course for the plant science major. In addition this course partially fulfills the requirements of the Minor in Entomology.
The course introduces students to the fundamental concepts of agricultural entomology and pest management including: economic thresholds, sampling techniques, plant resistance to insects, biological control, insecticide use and its consequences and the use of genetically modified plants. The broad course outline is as follows:
- Part I: Introduction to insects
- Part II: Pest Management and its components
- Part III: Pest management program in specific crops
- Examinations: 3 hourly exams are given during lecture periods, plus weekly online quizzes.
NOTE: The above information is being provided to give potential students a general idea about the course. Specific details may change from semester to semester, and will be provided by the instructor in the course syllabus.