Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
ZBK4222016958VEGETABLE PESTSCompulsory483
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 vegetables 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
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Mode of Delivery
Formal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Course Contents
• The morphology, biology, damage type and control method of the important nematodes pests ofcvegetables in Turkey • The morphology, biology, damage type and control method of the important mite pests of vegetables in Turkey • The morphology,, biology, damage type and control method of the important insect pests of vegetables 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
Jepsson, L.R., Keifer, H.H., Baker, E.W. 1975. Mites Injures to Economic Plants. Universty of California Pres, Berkeley, California, USA, 614 pp. Chitwood, B., and Chitwood, M., 1977. Introduction to Nematology, University Park Press, 334 pp. Gorham, J., R.,. 1991. Insect and Mite Pests in Food. Agriculture Handbook No: 655, Washington D.C., 477 pp. Hoy, M., 2011. A gricultural Acarology: Introduction to Integrated Mite Management. University of Florida, Gainesville, USA, 432 pp.
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 Lectures21428
Self Study14228
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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