CONTROL METHODS FOR ANIMAL PESTS

Academic Year 2019/2020 - 1° Year
Teaching Staff: Lucia Zappalà
Credit Value: 6
Scientific field: AGR/11 - General and applied entomology
Course Language: Italian
Taught classes: 35 hours
Exercise: 14 hours
Term / Semester:

Learning Objectives

The course aims to provide students with theoretical and practical insights on control methods
for crop pests in order to develop technical skills for the definition of appropriate
plant protection programs against insect and other organism pests


Course Structure

The course will comprise classes, laboratory training and field visits


Detailed Course Content

Evolution of the control methods of insect and other arthropod pests. Integrated pest management: principles and application techniques. Principles of
biological control. Cultural methods. Biotechnical methods: semiochemicals and signal manipulation. Physical methods. Genetic methods and biotechnologies for pest control. Chemical control: Chemical and biochemical properties of pesticides; Legislation. Examples of IPM applications.


Textbook Information

1. PENNACCHIO F. 2014 Gli insetti e il loro controllo. Liguori Editore [ISBN: 978-88-207-5351-1].

2. COLAZZA S., PERI E., LO BUE P. 2018. Lineamenti di Entomologia in Agricoltura Biologica. Palermo University Press. [EAN: 9788831919104]

3. VIGGIANI G., 1997. Lotta biologica e integrata nella difesa fitosanitaria, Volume II: Lotta integrata ai
fitofagi. Liguori, Napoli (ed.) [ISBN 88-207-2239-9].

4. BACCETTI B., BARBAGALLO S., SÜSS L., TREMBLAY E., 2000. Manuale di Zoologia Agraria. Delfino
Editore, Roma [ISBN 88-728722227];