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 |