The student studies: the concept of insect
ecology, the ecology of individual insects, insect habitats and their
nutritional relationships, acquisition of natural resources, assessment of
insect community systems, numerical changes in insect communities, ecosystem
components and their importance, natural ecological balance, bioavailability
factors, environmental resistance factors, insects as a regulator of ecosystem
processes.
Intended learning outcomes
Identify the linguistic concepts related to
ecology and its elements and components of the environment, and understand the
ecological problems related to the natural imbalance, and their impact on the
types of pests, suggest appropriate methods to estimate the relative density of
different types of insects, anticipate the size of the risks resulting from
numerical changes in the masses of insect pests
Teaching and learning methods
Theoretical and practical lectures, designing
laboratory experiments to clarify the environmental needs necessary for
breeding insects in the laboratory, and calculating the numerical densities of
insect pests in their natural environments. Field trips, translation of recent
research on the most important factors affecting insect dynamics
Methods of assessments
Theoretical exams, practical exam (experiment or
report)
