| Week
1 |
| Jan. 8: |
Introduction to
course; read chapters from book |
| Jan. 10: |
Introduction to
course; read chapters from book |
|
Week 2 |
| Jan. 15: |
Quarantine pests |
| Jan. 17: |
Quarantine pests |
|
Week 3 |
| Jan. 22: |
Introduction to course;
insect life history; introduction to landscape IPM;
using the web for finding information
|
| Jan. 24: |
History of IPM; damage diagnosis |
|
Week 4 |
| Jan. 29: |
Introduction to insects and
mites |
| Jan. 31: |
Introduction to insects and
mites |
|
Week 5 |
| Feb. 5: |
Introduction to insects and
mites |
| Feb. 7: |
Introduction to insects and
mites |
|
Week 6 |
| Feb. 12: |
Greenhouse/
interiorscape IPM: pests |
| Feb. 14: |
Greenhouse/
interiorscape IPM: biocontrol and pesticides |
|
Week 7 |
| Feb. 19: |
Greenhouse resistance management and
IPM programs |
| Feb. 21: |
Greenhouse resistance management and
IPM programs |
|
Week 8 |
| Feb. 26: |
Landscape IPM: biocontrol |
| Feb. 28: |
Landscape IPM: biocontrol |
|
Week 9 |
| Mar. 4: |
Landscape IPM: pesticides |
| Mar. 6: |
Landscape IPM: mites |
|
Week 10 |
| Mar. 11: |
Turf IPM |
| Mar. 13: |
Midterm: Time needs to be
arranged with instructor at least 2
weeks before. |
|
Week 11 |
| Mar. 18: |
Spring break |
| Mar. 20: |
Spring break |
|
Week 12 |
| Mar. 25: |
Turf IPM |
| Mar. 27: |
Lepidoptera (butterflies, moths, and
skippers) |
|
Week 13 |
| Apr. 1: |
Lepidoptera (butterflies, moths, and
skippers);
degree days |
| Apr. 3: |
Gypsy moth |
|
Week 14 |
| Apr. 8: |
Hymenoptera (bees, wasps, ants) |
| Apr. 10: |
Hymenoptera (sawflies) |
|
Week 15 |
| Apr. 15: |
Hemiptera (true bugs) |
| Apr. 17: |
Hemiptera (true bugs, scales) |
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Week 16 |
| Apr. 22: |
Diptera (flies) |
| Apr. 24: |
Coleoptera (beetles) |
|
Week 17 |
| May 1: |
Final: Time needs to be arranged with
instructor at least 2 weeks before. |
 |
Semester is over! Insects start flying.
Discover an ecosystem and its plants and insects.
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