Studying (BC history), its evolution and development
and why biocontrol, recent interests in (BC), environmental background and
biological control strategies, agricultural ecosystems and (BC),
components of plant-pathogen-BCA, properties and characteristics of Biological
Control Agents, isolation and formulation protocols (BCA protocols), attaining legal permissions to
allow proliferation and authorization1. to manufacture, application and exportation of BCA bioproducts, Biological control mechanisms, examples of new methods in biocontrol. 2. Introduction to biological insect control, biological enemies and their mechanisms, predators. Their general characteristics, methods of classification and examples, the biology of parasitoids. Biological data, types of parasitism, feeding stages of parasite larvae with examples, examples of orders and families of parasites.Biological
control of insect pests by nematodes, relationships between nematodes and
insect pests, division of entomopathogenic nematodes, relationship between (insect)
and biology of entomopathogenic nematodes and their applications, study of the
life cycles of entomopathogenic nematodes,
Intended learning outcomes
1. Demonstrates the history of biocontrol science,
strategies, methods of obtaining and processing biocontrol agents (PCA) from local
surrounding fields.
2.
Using laboratory applications
for detection of antagonistic activities of these agents.
3.
Determine the
mechanisms of action of biocontrol agents, their protocols applications in the
laboratory and field.
4.
Distinguish biocontrol
components (Plant-Pathogen-BCA) characteristics and their relationships.
5.
Demonstrate research
methods to find future visions and the latest means that assist in applying
biological control programs in the field.
6.
Determine the
biological enemies of pests and their mechanisms, and differentiate between
predators and parasitoids, and their classification.
7.
Differentiate the
relationships between parasitic nematodes - pest - plant pathogens and their
hosts, explaining methods of invitro-in situ-studies and
applications.
Teaching and learning methods
Lectures
Laboratory and field lessons.
Collecting information
through independent study, by testing seed safety of different crop plants
infected with local diseases and its discussions in reports during the
semester.
Discussion of case study as a final semester report.
Methods of assessments
1st midterm exam: 20%
2nd midterm exam: 20%
3rd Practical Lab. Exam :10%
Final exam :30%
- Assessment tools:
Orally discussion the final report :10%
Exercises and practical assignments are added to the
student's activities: 10%*
= 100%
* The student is evaluated according to the percentage of
each part of the course.
