NPLK14025U Insects in Agricultural and Horticultural Crops
MSc Programme in Agriculture
Many insects interact with plants, which they use particularly for feed, shelter and fuel. If densities of herbivorous insects are high enough they can become crop pest which require attention and maybe action. To do this as economical and sustainable as possible requires an ecologically based knowledge and understnding of:
- Insect-plant-ecology and more specifically the influence of soil, weather, fertilization, irrigation etc. on crop pest and their natural enemies.
- Monitoring and forecasting methodologies (development and function of systems) as well as control methods and overall management strategies (incl. legal and advisory implications).
- Prevention of attacks and manipulation of pest insects and their natural enemies through rotation and choice of crop, and farming system (organic, integrated, conventional).
- Influence of plant protection on wild flora and fauna of arable fields.
The main objective is to establish a general knowledge to crop
pest insects and their interactions with crop plants and natural
enemies, which can support sound pest management.
After the course the student should be able to:
Knowledge:
- List and describe a selection of important insect pests and their
plant/crop effects.
- Describe the principles and methods of monitoring insect pests of
crops.
- Describe the main methods to prevent and control insect attacks.
Skills:
- Identify selected pest insects and beneficials based on
morphological characters.
- Analyse and process monitoring results and work out and
communicate a decision backgroound for growers.
- Communicate pest insect problems to fellow students.
Competences:
- Explain the major concepts of insect pest management.
- Explain and discuss crop and production system effects on pest
insects and other insects.
- Explain and discuss crop-pest interactions and management
possibilities.
- Discuss ethical aspects of insect management e.g. related to use
of chemicals and genetically modified plants as well as the
environment.
D. V. Alford: A Textbook of Agricultural Entomology. Blackwell 1999 (314 pp), Selected chapters from D. Dent: Insect Pest Management (2. ed) CABI Publiushing, Wallingford 2005 (410 pp), 2-4 journal articles.
Eg. Via the courses
LBIB10171U Naturressourcer og økologi
LBIB10127U Dyrs og planters diversitet
- Category
- Hours
- Colloquia
- 22
- Exam
- 3
- Lectures
- 27
- Practical exercises
- 24
- Preparation
- 98
- Theory exercises
- 32
- Total
- 206
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- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Written examination, 3 under invigilation---
- Exam registration requirements
Submission of at least 75% of individual reports (from exercices and journal clubs)
- Aid
- All aids allowed
NB: If the exam is held at the ITX, the ITX will provide you a computer. Private computer, tablet or mobile phone CANNOT be brought along to the exam. Books and notes should be brought on paper or saved on a USB key.
- Marking scale
- 7-point grading scale
- Censorship form
- No external censorship
One internal examiner
- Re-exam
If 10 or fewer register for the reexamination the examination form will be oral.
Submission of at least 75% of individual reports 2 weeks before signing up for re-exam.
Criteria for exam assesment
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Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- NPLK14025U
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Level
- Full Degree Master
- Duration
- 1 block
- Placement
- Block 3
- Schedule
- C
- Course capacity
- 40
- Continuing and further education
- Study board
- Study Board of Natural Resources and Environment
Contracting department
- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences
Course responsibles
- Lene Sigsgaard (3-6e677542726e6770306d7730666d)