| Inst. for Økologi | |||||||||||||||
| Tidligst mulig placering | |||||||||||||||
| Varighed | 1 semester | ||||||||||||||
| Pointværdi | 6 (ECTS) | ||||||||||||||
| Kursustype | Fælleskursus | ||||||||||||||
| Eksamen | bedømmelse af projektrapport med hjælpemidler Beskrivelse af eksamen: bestået/ikke bestået, intern censur | ||||||||||||||
| Rammer for undervisning | Lectures: 1 course module per week | ||||||||||||||
| Blokplacering | E7, fall | ||||||||||||||
| Undervisningssprog | Engelsk med note om undervisning på svensk/dansk | ||||||||||||||
| Anbefalede forudsætninger | Agricultural, Horticultural, Forest or Landscape Zoology, Microbiology or equivalent. | ||||||||||||||
| Obligatoriske forudsætninger | All external students will be evaluated individually to make sure that they have sufficient prerequisites | ||||||||||||||
| Begrænset deltagerantal | 15 students | ||||||||||||||
| Kursets målsætning | |||||||||||||||
| The aim of the course is to provide students with a solid understanding of the biological control of insects. The course covers various themes, including microbial control. Students analyse actual and future biological control methods, the research needed to develop them and the environmental effects of their usage | |||||||||||||||
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| Possible themes for group practicals include: Sampling and diagnosis of insect pathogens Isolation and growth in vitro Infection experiments Biological and molecular characterisation The course is particularly suitable for students wishing to specialise in entomology, crop protection, biological control, biotechnology and environmental management. | |||||||||||||||
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| Practicals and group work. Participation is essential in order to benefit fully from the course. In order to pass the course it is essential to participate actively and a report must be written. | |||||||||||||||
| Litteraturhenvisninger | |||||||||||||||
| Will be handed out at beginning of semester | |||||||||||||||
| Kursusansvarlig | |||||||||||||||
| Jørgen Eilenberg, jei@life.ku.dk, Institut for Jordbrug og Økologi/Faggruppe Zoologi, Tlf: 35332692 | |||||||||||||||
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