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