ENTOM 556

also P/T, CSS, ESRP556

Insecticides: Toxicology & Mode of Action.

OBJECTIVES OF COURSE

1. To introduce students of the history of chemical insect control.
2. To explain to students the mode of action of insecticides in both target and non-target organisms.
3. To alert students of the dangers of insecticides toward both target and non-target organisms.
4. To provide students with information about new insecticides and new strategies to control insects today and in the future.

LECTURE OUTLINE

No. of Lectures                       Topic

1	An Introduction to insect physiology
1	Cellular metabolism and pesticides that interfere with
     cellular respiration.
3	Botanical or Natural product toxins
2	Chlorinated Hydrocarbons (DDT and related compounds)
3	Organophosphate and Carbamate Insecticides
1	Formamidines
2	Insect Growth Regulators 
1	New approaches to insect control
1    Examination

GRADING CRITERIA

• 10 pts - 'Information Quest'
• 30 pts - 3 announced quizzes
• 60 pts - Final Exam