Information Package / Course Catalogue
Field Crops Pests and Management Methods
Course Code: BK326
Course Type: Non Departmental Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 1
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

Give some information on biology , damage and management of field crop pests

Course Content

Give information on the pests and their damage in cotton, corn, sunflower, soybean, clover, sugarbeet, rice, canola, chickpea, bean, lentil, popy, linen, hemp, patoto, peanut, sesame, anise, tabocco, and cereal

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Identify pests of field crops
2.Knows the shape of pests on each cultivated plant
3.Knows how and at what period of time the plant is damaged.
4.Knows insecticides used on field crops
5.Knows managment methods
Recommended or Required Reading
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Pests of Cotton
Week 1 - Practice
being taken to the site
Week 2 - Theoretical
Pests of Cotton-continued
Week 2 - Practice
taking students out into the field again
Week 3 - Theoretical
Pests of Corn, Grouping of Students and Assignment -Project Distribution
Week 3 - Practice
Taking students to the cornfield to show them the pests on-site.
Week 4 - Theoretical
Pests of Sunflower
Week 4 - Practice
taking the students to the sunflower field to examine the pests on-site
Week 5 - Theoretical
Pests of Cereal
Week 5 - Practice
Students are taken to a wheat field, enabling them to observe the pests firsthand.
Week 6 - Theoretical
Pests of Sesame, Anise and Hop
Week 6 - Practice
Demonstration of pests found in sesame and anise in the laboratory
Week 7 - Theoretical
Pests of Soybean and Peanut, Midterm exam
Week 7 - Practice
Demonstration of the species present in the soy and peanuts available in the laboratory.
Week 8 - Theoretical
Pests of Tabocco
Week 8 - Practice
Demonstration of tobacco pests in the laboratory
Week 9 - Theoretical
Pests of Patoto
Week 9 - Practice
demonstration of potato pests in the laboratory
Week 10 - Theoretical
Pests of Canola
Week 10 - Practice
Demonstration of pests found on canola in the laboratory
Week 11 - Theoretical
Pests of Lentil, Chickpea and Bean
Week 11 - Practice
Demonstration of pests found in lentils, chickpeas, and beans in the laboratory.
Week 12 - Theoretical
Pests of Sugar beet
Week 12 - Practice
Demonstration of pests found on sugar beet in the laboratory
Week 13 - Theoretical
Pests of Rice. Assignment and project Submission
Week 13 - Practice
Demonstration of pests found in paddy rice in the laboratory
Week 14 - Theoretical
Pests of Popy, Linen, Hemp
Week 14 - Practice
Demonstration in the laboratory of pests found on poppy, flax, hemp, sage, thyme, and safflower.
Week 15 - Preparation Work
Week 16 - Preparation Work
Week 17 - Preparation Work
Week 18 - Preparation Work
Week 19 - Preparation Work
Week 20 - Preparation Work
Week 21 - Preparation Work
Week 22 - Preparation Work
Week 23 - Preparation Work
Week 24 - Preparation Work
Week 25 - Preparation Work
Week 26 - Preparation Work
Week 27 - Preparation Work
Week 28 - Preparation Work
Week 29 - Preparation Work
Week 30 - Preparation Work
Week 31 - Preparation Work
Week 32 - Preparation Work
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Assignment1%5
Project1%5
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Lecture - Practice140228
Assignment40416
Practice Examination2024
Midterm Examination111112
Final Examination111112
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)100
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
OÇ-1
3
3
2
4
OÇ-2
4
2
OÇ-3
2
3
OÇ-4
3
3
4
OÇ-5
3
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026