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Aug 31, 2024
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2024-2025 Yavapai College Catalog
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AGS 107 - Entomology Description: Fundamental approaches in the control of greenhouse pests. Categories of pests, management practices, herbicide use, alternative pest control techniques, safety, and integrated pest management.
Credits: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
Course Content:
- Insects and related pests
- Pest identification and classification
- Economic damage
- Control methodologies
- Integrated pest management
- Safety practices
Learning Outcomes:
- Investigate the relationships between insects and people. (1)
- Identify insects of economic importance. (3)
- Describe the basic external morphology of insects and how it is used in classification. (1,2)
- Describe the basic internal anatomy of insects. (1)
- Describe the objectives and elements of insect classification. (2)
- Classify insects by visual inspection. (1,2)
- Identify unknown insects by use of standard taxonomic keys. (2)
- Identify insects to Order by inspection, and identify common forms to Family. (1,2)
- Describe the life cycles of important insect groups. (1)
- Identify agents of biological control. (4,5)
- Identify insecticide names and formulations. (1,2,5)
- Explain the concepts involved in insect pest management. (5,6)
- Discuss alternative pest control techniques. (4-6)
- Formulate an integrated pest management plan to control insects. (5)
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