ENTOMOLOGY 558
Pesticide Topics and Issues.
Credits: 1
Prerequisites: College level Chemistry course
Instructor: J. J. Brown,
A. Felsot, and J.
D. Stark
Text: None.
OBJECTIVES OF COURSE
- To review the mode of action of major pesticide groups.
- To introduce students to current concerns of pesticide use.
- To explain to students the possible effects of pesticides on
both target and non-target organisms.
- To provide students with information about new strategies to
control pests today and in the future.
LECTURE OUTLINE
No. of Lectures Topic
3 Review of mode of action of pesticides.
3 The context of pesticide use and regulation.
3 Risk assessment and basic environmental toxicology.
3 Bioconcentration & pesticide residues in air, water,
soil and the food supply.
3 Ecotoxicology
1 Examination
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