Course title
バイオロジカルコントロール   [Biological Control]
Course category   Requirement   Credit 2 
Department   Year 2  Semester 3rd 
Course type 3rd  Course code 01bn2019
Instructor(s)
井上 真紀, 仲井 まどか   [INOUE Maki, NAKAI Madoka]
Facility affiliation Faculty of Agriculture Office afjgxte/L1151  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, pathogen and defense systems of their host.
Expected Learning
Understanding of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and Biological Control
Understanding of ecology, evolution, physiology, and molecular biology as basic knowledge

Corresponding criteria in the Diploma policy:
See the curriculum maps.
https://www.tuat.ac.jp/campuslife_career/campuslife/policy/
Course schedule
1. Applied entomology and Pest control
1-1. Entomology (1)
1-2. Entomology (2)
1-3. History of pest control and Integrated Pest Management
1-4. Control methods (1)
1-5. Control methods (2)
1-6. Pet control system
1-7. Strategies of pest control (1)
1-8. Strategies of pest control (2)

2. Biology of natural enemies (Madoka Nakai)
2-9. Insect natural enemies and entomopathogenic microbes
2-10. Basic virology and viral control
2-11. Infection mechanisms of insect viruses
2-12. Evolutional strategy of baculoviruses 1
2-13. Evolutional strategy of baculoviruses 2
2-14. Resistant of insect against entomopathogenic microbes
2-15. Evolutional strategy of parasitoid wasps
Prerequisites
Ecology, microbiology, plant protection
Ecology, microbiology, plant protection
In addition to the lectures in the class, you are recommended to prepare and review the class using the standard amount of time as specified by the university for each class.
Required Text(s) and Materials
Biological control, 2009, Nakai M, Ohno K, Tanaka T
References
Natural Enemies, Second Edition, 2018, Hajek A. and Eulenberg, J. Cambridge University Press
Assessment/Grading
For Inoue's classes, exam (30%) and comments and questions of each class (20%)
Prof. Nakai will not give final exam or report but evaluate assignments for each class.
Message from instructor(s)
Please read books introduced during the lectures and study on your own
Course keywords
Applied entomology、Natural Enemies
Office hours
13:00〜15:00 on Monday
Remarks 1
Remarks 2
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Lecture Language
Japanese
Language Subject
Last update
3/1/2021 12:57:30 PM