Entomology/Crop & Soil Sciences 444 INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT

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Topic					Instructor	Day	Date
1.	Introduction
	1.1.	Integrated pest management defined			Losey	F	08/24/07
	1.2.	A brief history of pest control			Losey	M	08/27/07
	1.3.	The promise of pesticides
	1.4.	The perils of pesticides
	1.5.	Preparing for the great debate			Losey	W	08/29/07
	1.6.	The great debate: The optimal role of pesticides			Losey	F	08/31/07
2.	Ecological concepts
	2.1.	Why study ecology?			Losey	M	09/03/07
	2.2.	Ecological concepts and definitions
	2.3.	The impact of Homo sapiens on ecosystems			Losey	W	09/05/07
	2.4.	Comparison of natural vs agroecosystems
	2.5.	Stability in agroecosystems			Losey	F	09/07/07
	2.6.	Complex trophic interactions
	2.7.	The life history approach			Losey	M	09/10/07
	2.8.	Island biogeography
	2.9.	Ecological applications to IPM - session 1			Losey	W	09/12/07
	2.9.	Ecological applications to IPM - session 2			Losey	F	09/14/07
3.	Systems concepts
	3.1.	The systems approach			Losey	M	09/17/07
	3.2.	Modeling
4.	Economic concepts
	4.1.	Microeconomics and Crop loss			Losey	W	09/19/07
	4.2.	Economic thresholds and optimization			Losey	F	09/21/07
5.	Pest management tactics
	5.1.	Regulatory control			DiTommaso	M	09/24/07
		5.1.1.	Quarantine
		5.1.2.	Eradication
		5.1.3.	Control districts		DiTommaso	W	09/26/07
		5.1.4.	"Crop-free" periods
		5.1.5.	Certification of seed and planting stock		DiTommaso	F	09/28/07
	5.2.	Cultural control			DiTommaso	M	10/01 /07
		5.2.1.	Sanitation
		5.2.2.	Tillage		DiTommaso	W	10/03/07
		5.2.3.	Crop rotation		DiTommaso	F	10/05/07
		5.2.4.	Cropping systems
FALL BREAK						M	10/08/07
	5.3.	Biological control			Losey	W	10/10/07
		5.3.1.	Ecological considerations
		5.3.2.	Biological control of insects		Losey	F	10/12/07
		5.3.3.	Biological control of plant disease		Losey	M	10/15/07
		5.3.4.	Biological control of weeds		Blossey	W	10/17/07
	5.4.	Weed management			DiTommaso	F	10/19/07
	5.5.	Genetic manipulation of pest population			Losey	M	10/22/07
	5.6.	Genetic manipulation of crop (plant resistance)			Losey	W	10/24/07
		5.5.1.	Sources of genetic variation
		5.5.2.	Overview of plant resistance to insects		Tingey	F	10/26/07
		5.5.3.	Inheritance and expression of plant resistance		Caillaud	M	10/29/07
		5.5.4.	Deployment of resistance genes
	5.7.	Chemical control			DiTommaso	W	10/31/07
		5.7.1.	Ecological considerations
		5.7.2.	Pesticide classification		DiTommaso	F	11/02/07
		5.7.3.	Chemical modes of action		DiTommaso	M	11/05/07
		5.7.4.	Pesticide resistance		Scott	W	11/07/07
	5.8.	Biotechnology			Losey	F	11/09/07
	5.9.	Utilizing precision agriculture as an IPM tool			Lembo	M	11/12/07
		Term Project presentations				W	11/14/07
		Term Project presentations				F	11/16/07
6.	Implementation of IPM
	6.1.	"Organic" agriculture			Drinkwater	M	11/19/07
	Special topic — Ethics in IPM				DiTommaso	W	11/21/07
THANKSGIVING						F	11/23/07
	6.2.	International IPM			Hobbs	M	11/26/07
	6.3.	Social and political Constraints
	6.4.	Synthesis and general discussion of IPM topics			DiTommaso	W	11/28/07
	6.5.	IPM in New York			Rutz	F	11/30/07

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