SUSTAINABLE CONTROL METHODS FOR MANAGING AGRICULTURAL PESTS

STG531

Course Code: STG531
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 10

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Master's Degree With Thesis

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Having information about sustainable management strategies for controlling agricultural pests.
Gains knowledge about different methods of pest control.
Having knowledge about the properties, toxicology and ecotoxicology of chemical groups of plant protection products.
Gain information about the importance of biodiversity and the European Union Green Deal.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Description

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	WEEK TOPICS
2^nd Week	The importance and history of the control of agricultural pests
3^rd Week	Cultural control methods and application principles
4^th Week	Biological control methods and application principles
5^th Week	Physical and mechanical control method and application principles
6^th Week	Biotechnical control method and application principles
7^th Week	Chemical control method and application principles
8^th Week	Properties of chemical groups of plant protection products, toxicology, ecotoxicology
9^th Week	Effects of pesticides on human and environmental health
10^th Week	Protective and systemic fungicides, green parts of plant spraying, soil spraying
11^th Week	Seed spraying, soil spraying, spraying against storage diseases
12^th Week	Development of resistance to pesticides and their sustainable management
13^th Week	Importance of biodiversity and pesticides
14^th Week	European Union Green Deal and agricultural policies
15^th Week	Sustainable management strategies for controlling agricultural pests
16^th Week

Recommended or Required Reading

Robert C. King, William D. Stansfield, Pamela K. Mulligan - Biological and Biotechnological Control of Insect Pests-CRC Press (1999).
Global pesticide rersistance in arthropods / edited by M.E. Whalon, D.Mota-Sanchez, R.M. Hollingworth. CAB International (2008).
Chapter 20 Integrated Pest Management and Introduction to IPM Case Studies
Integrated pest management : principles and practice / [edited by] Dharam P. Abrol and Uma S. CABI (2012).

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Questions/Answers
Discussion
Problem Solving
Project
Presentation

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	30
Assignment	1	10
Presentation of Article	1	10
Total(%)		50
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		50
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		50
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	2	2
Preparation for Quiz	1	15	15
Individual or group work	14	6	84
Preparation for Final exam	1	70	70
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	59	59
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	3	3
Homework	1	10	10
Presentation (including preperation)	1	15	15
Total Work Load			300
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			10
ECTS Credit of the Course			10

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4
K1	X			X
K2	X	X	X	X
K3	X		X
K4	X	X	X	X
K5		X		X
K6	X	X	X	X
K7		X	X	X