| Department of Ecology | |||||||||||||||
| Earliest Possible Year | |||||||||||||||
| Duration | 1 semester | ||||||||||||||
| Credits | 6 (ECTS) | ||||||||||||||
| Course Level | Joint BSc and MSc | ||||||||||||||
| Examination | evaluation of project report Aid allowed Description of Examination: pass/fail, internal examiner | ||||||||||||||
| Organisation of Teaching | Lectures: 1 course module per week | ||||||||||||||
| Block Placement | E7, fall | ||||||||||||||
| Teaching Language | English may be conducted in Danish/Swedish | ||||||||||||||
| Optional Prerequisites | Agricultural, Horticultural, Forest or Landscape Zoology, Microbiology or equivalent. | ||||||||||||||
| Mandatory Prerequisites | All external students will be evaluated individually to make sure that they have sufficient prerequisites | ||||||||||||||
| Restrictions | 15 students | ||||||||||||||
| Course Objectives | |||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||
| Course Contents | |||||||||||||||
| 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. | |||||||||||||||
| Teaching And Learning Methods | |||||||||||||||
| 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. | |||||||||||||||
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| Will be handed out at beginning of semester | |||||||||||||||
| Course Coordinator | |||||||||||||||
| Jørgen Eilenberg, jei@life.ku.dk, Department of Agriculture and Ecology/Section of Zoology, Phone: 35332692 | |||||||||||||||
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