IPM 462/562

Systems of Integrated Pest Management.

Credits: 3
Prerequisites:IPM 201, BioS 372 recommended.
Instructor: G. L. Piper
Text: Ennis, Jr., W. B. 1979. Introduction to Crop Protection. Crop Science Society of America. Madison, WI.

OBJECTIVES OF COURSE

1. Learn to delineate biological and ecological systems in agriculture through an analysis of the individual components involved in crop protection.
2. Study the application of systems approaches to crop management which will result in a level of control favorable to social, economic, environmental and commercial interests.
3. Create an awareness of the interdisciplinary complexity and necessity of the systems approach in IPM.
4. Learn to recognize key factors in systems, to obtain data basic to decision-making, to select appropriate tactics for pest control and to integrate practices from several disciplines into a sound system of plant protection.
5. Develop a realistic pest management system as part of a team by drawing upon information acquisition and interpersonal skills.
   

LECTURE OUTLINE

No. of Lectures                       Topic

1	Integrated Pest Management - Historical Perspectives
1	Pest Problems - Nature and causes
1	Agroecosystem characteristics
1	Ecological aspects of IPM
1	Economics of IPM - Cost/Benefits; Benefits/Risks
1	Economic thresholds - Criteria, flexibility, cosmetic damage
4	Management Tactics - Cultural
5	Management Tactics - Biological
3	Management Tactics - Chemical
3	Manageement Tactics - Genetic
1	Pesticides - Environmental interactions
2	Agroecosystem monitoring
2	Systems analysis and modeling - Application of computer technology 
3	IPM Case Histories:  horticultural, vegetable, forage crops 

LABORATORY OUTLINE

No. of Periods                       Topic

1	Information retrieval and IPM
1	Exercise 1--Economic evaluation:  Budgeting Risks, Benefits
2	Exercise 2--Growth cycle and crop life table
2	Exercise 3--Production practices
1	Exercise4--Pest species
1	Exercise5--Sampling and monitoring populations
2	Exercise 6--Recommendations and alternative tactics
2	Exercise 7--Management strategy
1	Role of research in IPM
1	Role of extension in IPM
1	Role of the private consultant in IPM
	Collaborative term paper

GRADING CRITERIA

• Undergraduates
  • Mid-term exam (25%)
  • Final exam (25%)
  • Term paper (50%)
• Graduates
  • Mid-term exam (15%)
  • Final exam (15%)
  • Term paper (50%)
  • Class lecture (10%
  • Journal article critiques (20%)