5 ECTS credits
125 h study time
Offer 1 with catalog number 4020094FNR for all students in the 1st semester at a (F) Master - specialised level.
Generalities.
Tropical climates.
Particularities of tropical conditions for agriculture.
Pesticide use in the tropics
Generalist pests: mites, sap‐sucking insects, generalist moths, migratory locusts, social insects.
Biology, damage, economical impact, control methods
Pests of cereals.
Pests of fruits and fruit trees.
Forestry pests
Examples of recent pest outbreaks
Conclusions.
Precautions and management methods.
Course material, text books and further reading:
Web site: FAO, Plant production & protection: http://www.fao.org/waicent/st/level_1.asp?main_id=13
Crop Protection Compendium (CD‐set). CABI, Wallingford, UK. Handbook of Pest Management in
Agriculture (3 volume‐set). D. Pimentel (editor). CRC Press, 1981. Pests of Crops in Warmer Climates and
Their Control. D.S. Hill. Springer Verlag, 2008.
To pinpoint and illustrate by examples the special difficulties encountered in tropical regions regarding management of insect pests.
The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Other Exam determines 100% of the final mark.
Within the Other Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:
breakdown
Oral assessment: 100%
This offer is part of the following study plans:
Master of Biology: AR Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree in Tropical Biodiversity and Ecosystems, start at Brussels
Master of Biology: AR Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree in Tropical Biodiversity and Ecosystems, start at Paris
Master of Biology: AR Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree in Tropical Biodiversity and Ecosystems, start at Cayenne