Course title
バイオロジカルコントロール   [Biological Control]
Course category		Requirement		Credit	2
Department		Year	3～	Semester	Spring
Course type	Spring	Course code	01BN3123
Instructor(s)
井上 真紀   [INOUE Maki]
Facility affiliation	Faculty of Agriculture	Office	2-416	Email address

Course description

This course provides students with the history of pest control, Integrated Pest Management (IPM), and biological control. Students will also learn to the ecology of parasite, especially parasitoid, and defense systems of their host.

Expected Learning

Understanding of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and biological control Understanding of ecology, evolution, and physiology, as basic knowledge

Course schedule

1. Pest control 　1-1. History of pest control 1-2. Pest control method in modern agriculture 　1-3. Integrated Pest Management 2. Biological control 2-1. Traditional biological control 2-2. Augmentation ? inundative release and inoculative release 2-3. Conservation biological control 3. Ecology of parasite 3.1　Enemy of pests 3.2. Behavior of parasitoids 3.3. Host control of parasitoids 4. Overseas cases of biological control

Prerequisites

Ecology, microbiology, plant protect

Required Text(s) and Materials

References

Biological control, 2009, Nakai M, Ohno K, Tanaka T

Assessment/Grading

Attendance (30%) and exam (70%)

Message from instructor(s)

Course keywords

Office hours

When you have any questions, please send an e-mail to Inoue

Remarks 1

Remarks 2

Related URL

http://www.tuat.ac.jp/~insect/

Lecture Language

Japanese

Language Subject

Last update

3/21/2017 12:44:50 PM