Information Package / Course Catalogue
Acaricides And Insecticides And Their Application Methods
Course Code: VPR633
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 2
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

The objective of this course is to teach names, active ingredients, mode of action, doses, methods of application, advantages and disadvantages of acaracides and insectisicides used against acars and insects of domestic animals and animal houses. Also, to give information about the impacts on human, animal and environmental system.

Course Content

Harmful effects of acars and insects of domestic animals and animal houses. Pharmacological properties of acaracites and insecticides. Pinpoints of acaracide and insecticide applications, application methods, advantages and disadvantages of acaracides and insecticides. The impacts of acaracide and insecticide applications on human and animal health and environmental system.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Having knowledge on acaracides/insecticides used on domestic animals and in houses
2.Learning the criterias those must me considered while selecting drugs
3.Having knowledge on the biological safety on drugs
4.Having knowledge on the drug doses of acaracides/insecticides used on domestic animals
5.Having knowledge on the drug doses of acaracides/insecticides used in houses
Recommended or Required Reading
1.TÜZER, E., TOPARLAK, M., GÖKSU, K. (1997) Veteriner Entomoloji. İstanbul Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Parazitoloji ABD., İstanbul.
2.EREN, H., YUKARI, B. B. (2000).
3.WALL, R., D. SHEARER, (1997). Veterinary Entomology. Chapman and Hall, Great Britain.
4.. BURGU, A., KARAER, Z. (2005). Parazit Hastalıklarında Tedavi. Türkiye Parazitoloji Derneği, Yayın No:19.
5.Kaya S ve ark., (2009) Veteriner Farmakoloji, Medisan Yayınevi, Ankara
6.Kaya S ve ark., (2002) Veteriner Toksikoloji, Medisan Yayınevi, Ankara
7.Kaya S ve ark., (1998) Çevre Bilimi ve Çevre Toksikolojisi, Medisan Yayınevi, Ankara
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Acars of domestic animals and animal houses and harmful effects of acars
Week 1 - Practice
Morphological features of acars of domestic animals and animal houses
Week 2 - Theoretical
Insects of domestic animals and animal houses and harmful effects of insects
Week 2 - Practice
Morphological features of insects of domestic animals and animal houses
Week 3 - Theoretical
Description, names, active ingredients, mode of action, doses of acaracides and insecticides
Week 3 - Practice
Identification of acars and insects of domestic animals and animal houses
Week 4 - Theoretical
Obligatory requirements of acaraside and insectisides, application methods, advantages and disadvantages of acarasides and insecticides
Week 4 - Practice
Properties of acaracides and insecticides
Week 5 - Theoretical
Classification and mode of action of insecticides
Week 5 - Practice
Application forms of acaracides and insecticides
Week 6 - Theoretical
Classification and mode of action of insecticides
Week 6 - Practice
Application forms of acaracides and insecticides
Week 7 - Theoretical
Inorganik, microbial insecticides and insecticides of vegetative origins
Week 7 - Practice
Acaracide types and routes of administration used in domestic animals
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
Resistance to acaricides and insecticides (Midterm exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Synthetic organic insecticides (Organochlorine-organic phosphorus insecticides)
Week 9 - Practice
Inorganic, microbial and plant derived insecticide types and routes of administration used in domestic animals
Week 10 - Theoretical
Synthetic organic insecticides (carbamate insecticides, insektisitler, pyrethroids and formamidins)
Week 10 - Practice
Synthetic organic insecticides types and routes of administration used in domestic animals
Week 11 - Theoretical
Synthetic organic insecticides (organic sulfur and thiocyanate compounds)
Week 11 - Practice
Application methods of acaracides and insecticides in animal houses
Week 12 - Practice
Sampling methods used for analysing drug resistance against acaracides and insecticides
Week 13 - Practice
Sampling methods used to analyse drug residues in animals
Week 14 - Practice
Sampling methods used to analyse drug residues in animal houses
Week 15 - Final Exam
Final exam
Week 16 - Final Exam
Final exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Assignment1%5
Quiz1%5
Midterm Examination1%20
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Lecture - Practice140228
Assignment1202
Quiz1314
Midterm Examination1516
Final Examination1718
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)76
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
OÇ-1
4
5
5
5
5
5
3
4
3
3
3
2
OÇ-2
4
5
5
4
5
5
2
4
3
3
3
2
OÇ-3
5
4
5
4
2
3
2
4
5
5
4
5
OÇ-4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
OÇ-5
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026