Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
ZBK4032016958PESTS OF FIELD CROPSCompulsory473
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
The aim of the course is • to teach the morphology,, biology, damage type and control method of the important pests of field crops in Turkey.
Name of Lecturer(s)
YRD. DOÇ. DR. RANA AKYAZI
Learning Outcomes
1Able to know important pest species of field crops in Türkey
2Able to know biology of pests of field crops
3Able to know damage type of pests of field crops
4Able to know control methods to be applied to pests of field crops
5Able to know produce solutions to problems
Mode of Delivery
Formal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Week 1 The determination, biology, damage type and control method of the pests of field crops belonging to Anguinidae, Heteroderidae ve Aphelenchidae families (Nematoda) in Turkey Issues in the lecture notes and recommended reading Week 2 The determination, biology, damage type and control method of the mite pests of field crops Issues in the lecture notes and recommended reading Week 3 The determination, biology, damage type and control method of the pests of field crops belonging to Catantopidae, Acrididae families (Orthoptera) in Turkey Issues in the lecture notes and recommended reading Week 4 The determination, biology, damage type and control method of the pests of field crops belonging to Tettigoniidae, Gryllidae ve Gryllotalpidae families (Orthoptera) in Turkey Issues in the lecture notes and recommended reading Week 5 The determination, biology, damage type and control method of the pests of field crops belonging to Thripidae ve Phleothripidae families (Thysanoptera Lepidoptera) in Turkey Issues in the lecture notes and recommended reading Week 6 The determination, biology, damage type and control method of the pests of field crops belonging to Scutelleridae ve Pentatomidae families (Heteroptera) in Turkey Issues in the lecture notes and recommended reading Week 7 The determination, biology, damage type and control method of the pests of field crops belonging to Pentatomidae, Miridae ve Aphididae families (Heteroptera) in Turkey Issues in the lecture notes and recommended reading Week 8 Midterm Exam Week 9 The determination, biology, damage type and control method of the pests of field crops belonging to Aleyrodidae, Cicadellidae families (Heteroptera) in Turkey Issues in the lecture notes and recommended reading Week 10 The determination, biology, damage type and control method of the pests of field crops belonging to Carabidae Scarabaeidae ve Elateridae families (Coleoptera) in Turkey Issues in the lecture notes and recommended reading Week 11 The determination, biology, damage type and control method of the pests of field crops belonging to Chrysomelidae, Bruchidae ve Curculionidae families (Coleroptera) in Turkey Issues in the lecture notes and recommended reading Week 12 The determination, biology, damage type and control method of the pests of field crops belonging to Noctuidae family (Lepidoptera) in Turkey Issues in the lecture notes and recommended reading Week 13 The determination, biology, damage type and control method of the pests of field crops belonging to Noctuidae family (Lepidoptera) in Turkey Issues in the lecture notes and recommended reading Week 14 The determination, biology, damage type and control method of the pests of field crops belonging to Pyralidae, Gelechiidae families (Lepidoptera) in Turkey Issues in the lecture notes and recommended reading Week 15 The determination, biology, damage type and control method of the pests of field crops belonging to Cecidomyiidae, Chloropidae, Anthomyiidae (Diptera) and Cephidae, Eurytomidae, Tenthredinidae families (Hymenoptera) in Turkey Issues in the lecture notes and recommended reading Week 16 Final Exam
Course Contents
• The morphology, biology, damage type and control method of the important nematodes pests of field crops in Turkey • The morphology, biology, damage type and control method of the important mite pests of field crops in Turkey • The morphology,, biology, damage type and control method of the important insect pests of field crops in Turkey
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1The determination, biology, damage type and control method of the pests of field crops belonging to Anguinidae, Heteroderidae ve Aphelenchidae families (Nematoda) in Turkey
2The determination, biology, damage type and control method of the mite pests of field crops
3The determination, biology, damage type and control method of the pests of field crops belonging to Catantopidae, Acrididae families (Orthoptera) in Turkey
4The determination, biology, damage type and control method of the pests of field crops belonging to Tettigoniidae, Gryllidae ve Gryllotalpidae families (Orthoptera) in Turkey
5The determination, biology, damage type and control method of the pests of field crops belonging to Thripidae ve Phleothripidae families (Thysanoptera Lepidoptera) in Turkey
6The determination, biology, damage type and control method of the pests of field crops belonging to Scutelleridae ve Pentatomidae families (Heteroptera) in Turkey
7The determination, biology, damage type and control method of the pests of field crops belonging to Pentatomidae, Miridae ve Aphididae families (Heteroptera) in Turkey
8Midterm Exam
9The determination, biology, damage type and control method of the pests of field crops belonging to Aleyrodidae, Cicadellidae families (Heteroptera) in Turkey
10The determination, biology, damage type and control method of the pests of field crops belonging to Carabidae Scarabaeidae ve Elateridae families (Coleoptera) in Turkey
11The determination, biology, damage type and control method of the pests of field crops belonging to Chrysomelidae, Bruchidae ve Curculionidae families (Coleroptera) in Turkey
12The determination, biology, damage type and control method of the pests of field crops belonging to Noctuidae family (Lepidoptera) in Turkey
13The determination, biology, damage type and control method of the pests of field crops belonging to Noctuidae family (Lepidoptera) in Turkey
14The determination, biology, damage type and control method of the pests of field crops belonging to Pyralidae, Gelechiidae families (Lepidoptera) in Turkey
15The determination, biology, damage type and control method of the pests of field crops belonging to Cecidomyiidae, Chloropidae, Anthomyiidae (Diptera) and Cephidae, Eurytomidae, Tenthredinidae families (Hymenoptera) in Turkey
16Final Exam
Recommended or Required Reading
Handouts from various sources and prepared by utilizing enriched with images power point presentation Other References Borror, D . J . and D . M . DeLong . 1971 . An Introduction to the Study of Insects. Holt, Rinehart an d Winston, San Francisco, 812 p . Jeppson L. R., H. H. Keifer and E. W. Baker 1975. Mites Injurious to Economic Plants. Univ. of California Press, Berkeley, California, USA, 464 pp. Gorham, J., R.,. 1991. Insect and Mite Pests in Food. Agriculture Handbook No: 655, Washington D.C., 477 pp. Chitwood, B., and Chitwood, M., 1977. Introduction to Nematology, University Park Press, 334 pp. Öncüer, C. ve E. Durmuşoğlu, 2008. Tarımsal Zararlılarla Savaş Yöntemleri ve İlaçları, ADÜ Yay No: 28, Aydın, 472 s. Ecevit, O.,2007. Genel ve Tarla Bitkileri Zararlıları. Ders Kitabı. Ondokuz Mayıs üniversitesi, Ziraat Fakültesi, No: 59, Samsun, 306s.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
SUM0
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
SUM0
Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri40
Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination122
Final Examination122
Attending Lectures14342
Self Study14114
Individual Study for Mid term Examination6212
Individual Study for Final Examination10330
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)102
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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