Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT 800300735090 3 + 0 3.0 8.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction English
Course Level Graduate Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator
Instructors
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Goals Goal of this course is to provide information on integrated pest management and application of alternative pest control strategies within a strategy in order to decrease chemical insecticides.
Course Content Ecology of pest management, Host plant resistance in pest management, Application of remote sensing, weather-based pest forecasting in integrated pest management, Conventional insecticides in integrated pest management, Role of semiochemicals in integrated pest management, Potential and utilization of natural products in pest control, Biological control (parasitoids and predators) of insect pests in crops, Use of pheromones in insect pest management, Entomopathogenic viruses and nematodes in IPM, Entomopathogenic bacteria and fungi in IPM, Cultural practices and physical methods for the management of insect pests, Biotechnological approaches for insect pest management, Genetically modified crops in IPM, Breeding of crops for resistance against insect pests.
Learning Outcomes 1) Knowledge on the ecology of pest management.
2) Knowledge on the mechanisms of host plant resistance in pest management,
3) Knowledge on the application of remote sensing, weather-based pest forecasting in integrated pest management.
4) Knowledge on the use of conventional insecticides in integrated pest management.
5) Knowledge on the role of semiochemicals in integrated pest management.
6) Knowledge on the potential and utilization of natural products in pest control.
7) Knowledge on the biological control (parasitoids and predators) of insect pests in crops.
8) Knowledge on the use of pheromones in insect pest management.
9) Knowledge on the use of entomopathogenic viruses and nematodes in IPM.
10) Knowledge on the use of entomopathogenic bacteria and fungi in IPM.
11) Knowledge on the use of cultural practices and physical methods for the management of insect pests.
12) Knowledge on the use of biotechnological approaches in insect pest management.
13) Knowledge on the use of genetically modified crops in IPM.
14) Knowledge on the breeding of crops for resistance against insect pests.

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Ecology of pest management Lecture; Discussion; Case Study
Opinion Pool; Speech Loop; Colloquium
Brain Based Learning; Case Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
2. Week Host plant resistance in pest management Lecture; Question Answer; Role Play
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning; Case Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
3. Week Application of remote sensing, weather-based pest forecasting in integrated pest management Question Answer; Case Study
Buzz Group
Storyline; Brain Based Learning; Play Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
4. Week Conventional insecticides in integrated pest management Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving
Buzz Group; Workshop
Scenario Based Learning; Brain Based Learning 		Homework Project (Including Preparation and presentation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
5. Week Role of semiochemicals in integrated pest management Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Six Hats Thinking; Workshop
Project Based Learning; Scenario Based Learning; Brain Based Learning 		Report (Including Preparation and presentation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
6. Week Potential and utilization of natural products in pest control Question Answer; Case Study
Six Hats Thinking
Case Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
7. Week Biological control (parasitoids and predators) of insect pests in crops Question Answer; Role Play
Large Group Discussion
Brain Based Learning; Case Based Learning 		Homework Report (Including Preparation and presentation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
8. Week Use of pheromones in insect pest management Lecture
Opinion Pool
Brain Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
9. Week Entomopathogenic viruses and nematodes in IPM Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Opinion Pool; Colloquium
Brain Based Learning; Case Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
10. Week Entomopathogenic bacteria and fungi in IPM Lecture; Case Study; Demonstration
Speech Loop; Colloquium
Brain Based Learning; Case Based Learning 		Homework Report (Including Preparation and presentation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
11. Week Cultural practices and physical methods for the management of insect pests Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Opinion Pool; Colloquium
Project Based Learning; Brain Based Learning 		Homework Project (Including Preparation and presentation Time)
12. Week Biotechnological approaches for insect pest management Lecture
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
13. Week Genetically modified crops in IPM Lecture; Case Study
Six Hats Thinking; Colloquium
Brain Based Learning; Play Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Report (Including Preparation and presentation Time)
14. Week Breeding of crops for resistance against insect pests. Question Answer; Discussion
Opinion Pool
Brain Based Learning 		Homework

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Insect Pest Management : Field and Protected Crops. Edited by A. Rami Horowitz , Edited by Isaac Ishaaya
Integrated Pest Management in the Tropics : Current Status and Future Prospects. Edited by Annalee N. Mengech , Edited by Kailash N. Saxena , Edited by Hiremagalur N. B. Gopalan
Integrated Pest Management Volume 1: Innovation-Development Process. 2009. Editors: Peshin, Rajinder, Dhawan, Ashok K. (Eds.), Springer.
Integrated Pest Management. Current Concepts and Ecological Perpestive. 2013. Editors: Dharam Abrol . eBook ISBN: 9780124017092 , Hardcover ISBN: 9780123985293, Academic Press
Introduction to Insect Pest Management. Edited by Robert L. Metcalf , Edited by William H. Luckmann

ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 3
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 14 3
Homework 11 2
Presentation (Including Preparation Time) 10 1
Project (Including Preparation and presentation Time) 3 6
Report (Including Preparation and presentation Time) 6 4
Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.) 5 2
Final Exam 1 4
Time to prepare for Final Exam 14 3
6 1
10 1
Dönem Sonu Sınavı (DSS) 1 4
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
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