Information Package / Course Catalogue
| Course Code | : ZBK518 |
| Course Type | : Area Elective |
| Couse Group | : Second Cycle (Master's Degree) |
| Education Language | : Turkish |
| Work Placement | : N/A |
| Theory | : 2 |
| Prt. | : 2 |
| Credit | : 3 |
| Lab | : 0 |
| ECTS | : 8 |
The principles of biological control of agricultural pests, the importance and application among other control methods, natural enemies in biologial control and their interactions with other pests. Examination of organisms used as biological control agent, and to give information about application of biological control in Turkey as well as in the World.
Biological control and its importance, general information on biological control, methods and applications of biological control against pests, biological control agents, predator insects, mites and vertebrates, parasitoids insects, bacteria, virus and fungi as pathogens, examples of biological control applications in the World, examples of biological control applications in Turkey.
| Prof. Mehmet KARAGÖZ |
| 1. | to be able to acquire the principles of biological control of agricultural pests |
| 2. | to be able to find out the natural enemies used in biological control |
| 3. | to be able to analyse the relationship between pests and natural enemies used in biological control |
| 4. | to be able to apply the methods and applications of biological control against pests |
| 5. | to be able to recognize the biological control practices in the World and in Turkey. |
| 1. | Öncüer,C.,Tarımsal Zararlılarla Biyoloji Çalışmalar.Anan Menderes Üniversitesi Yayınları No:1,93s. |
| Type of Assessment | Count | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Midterm Examination | 1 | %30 |
| Final Examination | 1 | %70 |
| Activities | Count | Preparation | Time | Total Work Load (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture - Theory | 14 | 1 | 2 | 42 |
| Lecture - Practice | 14 | 2 | 2 | 56 |
| Assignment | 10 | 6 | 1 | 70 |
| Land Work | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Reading | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) | 202 | |||
PÇ-1 | PÇ-2 | PÇ-3 | PÇ-4 | PÇ-5 | PÇ-6 | |
OÇ-1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
OÇ-2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
OÇ-3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
OÇ-4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
OÇ-5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |