COURSE SYLLABUS

PEST OF ORNAMENTAL PLANTS

1	Course Title:	PEST OF ORNAMENTAL PLANTS
2	Course Code:	SBYS410
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	Short Cycle
5	Year of Study:	2
6	Semester:	4
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	3
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	2
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	-
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. Birol Taş
16	Course Lecturers:	-
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	melik@uludag.edu.tr, 02242942352, U.Ü.Teknik Bilimler Meslek Yüksekokulu B Blok-Görükle Kampüsü/Bursa
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	To introduce insects, Nematodes, Acarina, Annelida and Mollusca which are pest animal organismas on ornamental plants and to determine the damage mechanisms, life cycles and management strategies of some important pest species
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

Learning Outcomes:

1	Determining animal parasites on ornamental plants ;
2	Having the knowledge about learning Insects, Nematodes, Acarina, Annelida and Mollusca on Ornamental plants;
3	Having the knowledge about knows forms of animal organisms harmful to plants, damage to ornamental plants.;
4	Having the knowledge about management strategies of pest animal organisms on Ornamental plants;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Place of insects in systematicsand similar animal groups
2	Morphology of insects caput, thorax, abdomen, type of legs of insect .
3	Development of Insect phases of larva and controlling them
4	Reproduction and meta-morphosis in insect
5	Development of larva and types of pupa in insects
6	General principles of controlling pest of plants
7	Factors playing a role in making a decision of agricultural control
8	Midterm exam and repeating courses
9	Control methods of pest(quarentinam measures, cultural measures, mechanic control, physical control, biochemical methods, biological control and chemical control)
10	Classification of pesticides, general information about pesticides used for agricultural pest(Insecticides, Acaricides, Nematicides, Rodenticides, Mollucacides)
11	Definitions of Thrips, Afits, Grayllotalpa grayllotalpa and Tetranychus, their damage mechanisms and control methods
12	Midterm exam and repeating courses
13	Definitions of Liriomyza trifolii, Nematods, Syrista Parreyssi, their damage mechanisms and control methods
14	Definition of Parthenolecanium, its damage mechanism and control method

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	•TAS B. “Pest of Ornamental Plants”, Lecturer Notes(unpublished) •“General Entomology”-Prof. Dr. Akif KANSU •“Crop Protection Handbook”- T.C. Food, Agriculture and Rural Affairs Ministry,Provincial Directorate in İzmir- M. Mete Yücer. •Park and Ornamental Plants Pest- Prof. Dr. Seval Toros A.Ü. Agricultural Faculty Pressı:11266, Lesson Book: 363
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	2	50
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	0	0
Final Exam	1	50
Total	3	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		50
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		50
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course
Information

ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High