Information Package / Course Catalogue
Greenhouse Crops Pests and Management
Course Code: SERA208
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 1
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

Recognition of important pests such as snails, aphids, thrips, spider mites, mole cricket and nematodes seen in greenhouses and teaching methods of dealing with them.

Course Content

Theoretical and practical information is given on the recognition of important pests in greenhouses and their control methods.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Hüseyin YERLİKAYA
Learning Outcomes
1.Recognize the pests seen in greenhouses
2.Recognize the symptoms of these pests on plants.
3.Knows chemical control methods related to these pests
4.Knows biological control methods for these pests
5.Gains the ability to be open to innovations in this field, to access information and to produce solutions
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Supporting books, journals, articles and online resources selected by the course instructor
2.Sample videos, documentaries and movies.
3.Lecturer notes
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Damage of snail, slug, cutworm and wireworm and their control in nurseries
Week 2 - Theoretical
Recognition, damage and control of whiteflies and aphids
Week 3 - Theoretical
Recognition, damage and control of leaf gallery flies and tomato moth
Week 4 - Theoretical
Recognition, damage and control of thirips
Week 5 - Theoretical
Recognition, damage and control of spider mites
Week 6 - Theoretical
Recognition, damage and control of root-knot nematode
Week 7 - Theoretical
Recognition, damage and control of tomato rust mite and yellow tea mite
Week 8 - Theoretical
Recognition, harm and control of the bollwolf and leafworms
Week 9 - Theoretical
Recognition, damage and control of the green stink bug and seed fly
Week 10 - Theoretical
Recognition, damage and control of mole cricket and leafhopper
Week 11 - Theoretical
Ornamental plant’s pests and control
Week 12 - Theoretical
Application of cultural, physical and biotechnical control methods against greenhouse pests
Week 13 - Theoretical
Application areas of biological control method
Week 14 - Theoretical
Factors to be considered in chemical control applications against greenhouse pests
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Lecture - Practice140114
Midterm Examination114115
Final Examination117118
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)75
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
PÇ-11
PÇ-12
PÇ-13
PÇ-14
PÇ-15
OÇ-1
4
5
5
5
OÇ-2
4
5
5
5
5
5
OÇ-3
4
5
5
5
5
5
OÇ-4
4
5
5
5
5
5
OÇ-5
5
5
5
5
5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026