Information Package / Course Catalogue
Insect Ecology
Course Code: BKR209
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 2
Objectives of the Course

The aim of the course is to give knowledge about how agricultural pests is impressed by environmental conditions and provide their ability of evaluate about knowledge within the scope of plant protection.

Course Content

Definition of ecology, base theories and concepts, subject and subdivision of ecology, autoecology, abiotic and biotic factors.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Özgür GÜÇLÜ
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to adapte base ecological theories and concepts on agricultural pest life cycle
2.To be able to comprehende effects of ecological factors on pests
3.To be able to comprehende relationships between ecological factors and pests and explicating it in terms of plant protection
4.To be able to establish relationship between ecological factors and population of pests
5.To be able to evaluate effect of ecological factors in application plant protection methods
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Course notes of lecturer
2.Presentations and Lecture Notes Compiled From Different Sources
3.Böcek Çevrebilimi I. Birey Ökolojisi (Prof. Dr. İ.Akif KANSU
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Definition of ecology, base theories and concepts
Week 2 - Theoretical
Subject and subdivision of ecology, autoecology
Week 3 - Theoretical
Overage of reproductive of pests
Week 4 - Theoretical
Being high of survival ability of pests
Week 5 - Theoretical
Effect of environmental factors on pests, abiotic factors, temperature,water
Week 6 - Theoretical
Climatic ecological factors, wind
Week 7 - Theoretical
Climatic ecological factors, photoperiod, atmosphere gases, gravity and atmospheric pressure
Week 8 - Theoretical
Climatic ecological factors, photoperiod, atmosphere gases, gravity and atmospheric pressure
Week 9 - Theoretical
İklimsel olan çevre faktörleri, Fizikokimya ve toprak
Week 10 - Theoretical
Biotic factors, food factor
Week 11 - Theoretical
Biotic factors, interrelations of organisms, competition, commensalism, mutualism, parasitoidism
Week 12 - Theoretical
Biotic factors, population density
Week 13 - Theoretical
Biotic factors, reasons of epidemiology
Week 14 - Theoretical
Biotic factors, reasons of epidemiology
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Individual Work1202
Midterm Examination19110
Final Examination19110
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)50
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
OÇ-1
4
4
3
3
5
2
2
OÇ-2
3
3
3
2
2
OÇ-3
3
4
4
2
2
2
OÇ-4
4
2
3
3
3
4
OÇ-5
4
3
2
2
2
1
1
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026