| Responsible Department | Department of Agriculture and Ecology | ||||||||||||||||
| Earliest Possible Year | BSc. 2 year to MSc. 2 year | ||||||||||||||||
| Duration | One block | ||||||||||||||||
| Credits | 7.5 (ECTS) | ||||||||||||||||
| Level of Course | Joint BSc and MSc | ||||||||||||||||
| Examination | Final Examination written examination Written Exam in Lecturehall All aids allowed Description of Examination: Written 3-hours exam. 7-point scale, internal examiner Dates of Exam: 11 April 2012 | ||||||||||||||||
| Requirement for Attending Exam | Submission of at least 75% of individual reports. | ||||||||||||||||
| Organisation of Teaching | 2-3 hours lectures/week supplemented with exercises and colloquia. During parts of the course, the class will be divided according to agricultural and horticultural interests. Subjects for reports can also be chosen with focus on either of these areas. | ||||||||||||||||
| Block Placement | Block 3 Week Structure: C | ||||||||||||||||
| Language of Instruction | English | ||||||||||||||||
| Optional Prerequisites | Økologi, Dyrs og planters diversitet eller lignende | ||||||||||||||||
| Restrictions | Ingen | ||||||||||||||||
| Course Content | |||||||||||||||||
| Biology and ecology of major crop pests including, reasons for fluctuations and yield reducing attacks. Different types of attacks, damages and crop loss functions, descriptions and assessments. The influence on pests and natural enemies of weather, fertilization, irrigation etc. Monitoring and forecasting systems, development and function. Control methods and strategies, legal and advisory implications. Attack prevention and manipulation of pest insects and their natural enemies through crop choice, crop structure, crop rotation and structure of farming system (organic, integrated and conventional). The influence of plant protection on wild plants and animals of arable fields. | |||||||||||||||||
| Teaching and learning Methods | |||||||||||||||||
| Key elements will be presented in lectures which are supplemented with practical (eg. identification) and theoretical (eg. forecasting and planning of strategies) exercises. Colloquia will include particular problems in agriculture and horticultue treated on the basis of selected literature. | |||||||||||||||||
| Learning Outcome | |||||||||||||||||
| The main objective is to establish a general knowledge to crop pest insects and their interactions with crop plants and natural enemies, which can support sound pest management. After the course the student should be able to: Knowledge: - List and describe a selection of important insect pests and their plant/crop effects. - Describe the principles and methods of monitoring insect pests of crops. - Describe the main methods to prevent and control insect attacks. Skills: - Identify selected pest insects and beneficials based on morphological characters. - Analyse and process monitoring results and work out and communicate a decision backgroound for growers. - Communicate pest insect problems to fellow students. Competences: - Explain the major concepts of insect pest management. - Explain and discuss crop and production system effects on pest insects and other insects. - Explain and discuss crop-pest interactions and management possibilities. - Discuss ethical aspects of insect management e.g. related to use of chemicals and genetically modified plants as well as the environment. | |||||||||||||||||
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| Course Coordinator | |||||||||||||||||
| Peter Esbjerg, pe@life.ku.dk, Department of Agriculture and Ecology/Section of Zoology, Phone: 353-32686 Susanne Harding, suha@life.ku.dk, Department of Agriculture and Ecology/Section of Zoology, Phone: 353-32675 | |||||||||||||||||
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