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| VEGE0015-1 | Applied Entomology
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| Duration : | 12h Th, 12h Pr |
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| Lecturer : | Eric Haubruge |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Course contents :
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| 1. "Plants-Insects" Relations
Co-evolution between the plants and the insects
Defence systems of the plants
Adaptive mechanisms of the herbivore insects
2. The biological control
Prey-Predatory
Host-Parasites
The use of the optimization of biological control in integrated pest management
3. Insecticides : modes of action and resistance management
Insecticides and their modes of action
Pesticides resistance of insects
4. Pest Control Strategies. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| To look further into knowledge in the field of physiology, the ecology of the pest insects.
After completing the course the student is expected to
Be able to propose a suitable method of management of crop pests and stored products insects |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| -- ZOOL2006-1- Zoology
-- VEGE0002-1- Applied zoology |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Lectures : 12h
Practical Works : 12h |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| PIMENTEL D. (1991) - Handbook of Pest Management in Agriculture 2nd edit volume 1. CRC Press, 765 pp.
JOLIVET P. (1998). Interrelationship between Insects and Plants. CRC Press LLC, New York (USA), 309 pages
JERVIS M. & KIDD N. (1996). Insect natural Enemies. Chapman & Hall, London (UK), 491 pages
CHAPMAN R.F. (1998). The Insects : structure and function. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge (UK), 769 pages. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Group report (50%)
Oral examination (50%) |
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Contacts :
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| HAUBRUGE Eric (Professeur Ordinaire)
Bât. GE Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech
Passage des Déportés 2
5030 Gembloux
Belgique
+32 81 622284
E.Haubruge@ulg.ac.be |
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