Syllabus for fall semester 2008
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Week 1 |
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| Mon. | 1 Sept. | Labor Day holiday |
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Wed. |
3 Sept. |
The IPM Paradigm, Concepts, Strategies and Tactics |
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Fri. |
5 Sept. | Economic Thresholds |
Week 2 |
| Mon. |
8 Sept. |
Risk Management in IPM Decision Making |
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Wed. |
10 Sept. |
Systems Modeling and Expert Systems |
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Fri. |
12 Sept. |
Variation and Bias in Sampling |
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Week 3 |
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| Mon. |
15 Sept. |
Economic Impacts of IPM |
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Wed. |
17 Sept. |
IPM for Invasive Species |
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Fri. |
19 Sept. |
IPM as Applied Ecology, the Biological Precepts |
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Week 4 |
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| Mon. |
22 Sept. |
Population Dynamics and Species Interactions |
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Wed. |
24 Sept. |
Introduction and Augmentation of Biological Control Agents |
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Fri. |
26 Sept. |
Integrating Natural Control into IPM: Spatial and Temporal Considerations |
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Week 5 |
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| Mon. |
29 Sept. |
Manipulating Microorganisms in IPM |
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Wed. |
1 Oct. |
Applications of, Aerobiology to IPM |
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Fri. |
3 Oct. |
Integrating Pesticides with Biological Control |
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Week 6 |
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| Mon. | 6 Oct. | Barriers to Adoption of Biological Control Agents and Biological Pesticides |
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Wed. |
8 Oct. | Assessing Pesticide Risks to Humans: Putting Science into Practice |
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Fri. |
10 Oct. |
Assessing Environmental Risks of Pesticides |
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Week 7 |
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| Mon. | 13 Oct. | Pesticide Resistance Management |
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Wed. |
15 Oct. | Using Insect Hormone Analogs for IPM |
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Fri. |
17 Oct. | Advances in Breeding for Host Plant Resistance |
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Week 8 |
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| Mon. | 27 Oct. | Managing Risks Associated with Transgenic Resistances |
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Wed. |
29 Oct. | Using Eradication as an IPM Tactic |
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Fri. |
31 Oct. |
Crop Diversification Strategies for Pest Regulation in IPM Systems |
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Week 9 |
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| Mon. | 3 Nov. |
Behavior Modifying Chemicals |
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Wed. |
5 Nov. | Physical Control in IPM, Urban and Structural IPM |
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Fri. |
7 Nov. |
Consultants and Private Sector Initiatives |
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Week 10 |
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| Mon. | 10 Nov. |
IPM, Ideals and Realities in Developing Countries, IPM Program Implementation and Assessment |
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Wed. |
12 Nov. |
The U.S. National IPM Roadmap, Measuring the economic, environmental and health impacts of IPM adoption at the regional and national level |
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Fri. |
14 Nov. |
Role of Biotechnology for Sustainable Agriculture |
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Week 11 |
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| Mon. | 17 Nov. | From Integrated Pesticide Management to Organic and Sustainable Agriculture |
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Wed. |
19 Nov. |
Cotton and Rice IPM |
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Fri. |
21 Nov. | IPM in Vegetables and Ornamentals |
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Week 12 |
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| Mon. | 24 Nov. | Fire Ant and Gypsy Moth IPM |
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Wed. |
26 Nov. |
IPM Information Technology, Future of IPM, a Worldwide Perspective |
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Thur., Fri. |
27-28 Nov. |
Thanksgiving Holiday |
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Week 13 |
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| Mon. | 1 Dec. |
Cotton IPM Rice IPM
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Wed. |
3 Dec. | |
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Fri. |
5 Dec. | |
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Week 14 |
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| Mon. | 8 Dec. | |
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Wed. |
10. Dec. | |
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Thur., Fri. |
11-12 Dec. |
Study Days |
| Week 15 | ||
| There is no final exam in ENT5211!! | ||
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