| A | >93 |
| A- | 90 - 92.9 |
| B+ | 87 - 89.9 |
| B | 83 - 86.9 |
| B- | 80 - 82.9 |
| C+ | 77 - 79.9 |
| C | 73 - 76.9 |
| C- | 70 - 72.9 |
| D+ | 67 - 69.9 |
| D | 63 - 66.9 |
| D- | 60 - 62.9 |
| E | <60 |
Questions are provided in each of the lessons. They are based on the material presented on the CD and text readings, and the supplementary readings. They are designed to help you understand what is important for you to know.
Grade point equivalencies for grades are found here.
You are to select a pest management situation (for example, a crop) that is grown in at least two geographically distant and climatologically different regions (forexample, southeastern and midwestern USA). You are to identify the 5-10 most important arthropod pests associated with that “situation” in each geographic region, and search for the existing management recommendations (both chemical and nonchemical) for each. Link to or copy the recommendations for pest management provided by the state extension service (or the equivalent) and include them as an appendix in your report.
Provide a one-page synopsis of the biology, economic importance, and sampling protocols for each pest. If economic injury levels or treatment thresholds exist, they should be included. Discuss why you selected these particular pests as the most important (provide documentation from the literature as to frequency of infestation or economic impact). Discuss the regional differences in major pests (if there are any), and the differences in pest management recommendations. For each pest, indicate how you would offer optional pest management procedures (both preventative and curative) to someone requesting information on pest management, including specific insecticides. Although pest control recommendations often are mostly lists of registered insecticides, search for efficacy data (Arthropod Management Tests and Journal of Economic Entomology are good sources) that supports the use of your suggested insecticides for each major pest, and append copies of the research that justifies your choices.
This report can be submitted in either electronic or hard copy form, and must be received by the instructor at least 2 weeks before the end of the semester. Late submissions automatically will receive one lower letter grade.
Textbook/Readings
Van Emden, H.F., and M.W. Service. 2004. Pest and Vector Control. Cambridge University Press. 349 pp. (Note: Text is recommended, but not required.)
Other readings as assigned (see supplemental reading list).
List of supplemental readings (Note: Required reading.)
These readings are on your CD. You should print and read them.
1. History and insects. Pages 1158-1169 in Encyclopedia of Entomology (2008).
2. Decomposer insects. Pages 1810-1826 in Encyclopedia of Entomology (2008).
3. Transmission of plant diseases by insects. Pages 3853-3885 in Encyclopedia of Entomology (2008).
4. Host plant selection by insects. Pages 1163-1173 in Encyclopedia of Entomology (2008).
5. Sampling arthropods. Adapted from pages 3231-3246 in Encyclopedia of Entomology (2008).
6. Area-wide insect pest management. Pages 266-282 in Encyclopedia of Entomology (2008).
7. Insecticide application: the dose transfer process. Pages 1958-1974 in Encyclopedia of Entomology (2008).
8. Management of insect-vectored pathogens of plants. Pages 2277-2280 in Encyclopedia of Entomology (2008).
9. Economic injury level and economic threshold concepts in pest management. Pages 1282-1286 in Encyclopedia of Entomology (2008).
10. Plant viruses and insects. Pages 2938-2945 in Encyclopedia of Entomology (2008).
11. North American vegetable pests; the pattern of invasion. American Entomologist 48: 20-39 (2002).
12. Medfly (Diptera: Tephritidae) genetic sexing: large-scale field comparison of males-only and bisexual sterile fly releases in Guatemala. Journal of Economic Entomology 97: 1547-1553 (2004).
13. Recapture of sterile Mediterranean fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in California’s preventative release program. Journal of Economic Entomology 97: 1554-1562 (2004).
14. Effect of temperature on efficacy of insecticides to differential grasshopper (Orthoptera: Acrididae). Journal of Economic Entomology 97: 1595-1602 (2004).
15. Plant-incorporated Bacillus thuringiensis resistance for control of fall armyworm and corn earworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in corn. Journal of Economic Entomology 97: 1603-1611 (2004).
16. Tactics for management of thrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) and tomato spotted wilt virus in tomato. Journal of Economic Entomology 97: 1648-1658 (2004).
17. Comparison of sticky wing and cone pheromone traps for monitoring seasonal abundance of black cutworm adults and larvae on golf courses. Journal of Economic Entomology 97: 1666-1670 (2004).
18. Evaluation of a nonconventional insecticide and appropriate application timing for destruction of gypsy moth (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) egg masses. Journal of Economic Entomology 97: 1671-1674 (2004).
19. Monitoring western corn rootworm (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) susceptibility to carbaryl and curcurbitacin baits in the areawide management pilot program. Journal of Economic Entomology 97: 1726-1733 (2004).
20. Management of aphid-borne viruses and Bemisia argentifolii (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) in zucchini squash by using UV reflective plastic and wheat straw mulches. Environmental Entomology 33: 1447-1457 (2004).
21. Efficacy of permethrin-treated uniforms in combination with DEET topical repellent for protection of French military troops in Ivory Coast. Journal of Medical Entomology 41: 914-921 (2004).
22. Laboratory evaluation of mosquito repellents against Aedes albopictus, Culex nigripalpus, and Ochlerotatus triseriatus (Diptera: Culicidae). Journal of Medical Entomology 41: 726-730 (2004).
23. Release, establishment and monitoring of Bemisia tabaci natural enemies in the United States. Pages 58-65 in International Symposium on Biological Control of Arthropods (2002).
24. Field effects of BT corn on the impact of parasitoids and pathogens on European corn borer in Illinois. Pages 278-283 in International Symposium on Biological Control of Arthropods (2002).
25. Classical biological control of arthropods in the 21st century. Pages 3-16 in International Symposium on Biological Control of Arthropods (2002).
26. Augmentation biological control using the entomopathogenic nematode Steinernema feltiae against the South American leafminer Liriomyza huiobrensis. Pages 136-140 in International Symposium on Biological Control of Arthropods (2002).
27. Augmentation in orchards: improving the efficacy of Trichogramma inundation. Pages 130-135 in International Symposium on Biological Control of Arthropods (2002).
28. Bioclimatic models in entomology. Pages 478-481 in Encyclopedia of Entomology (2008).
29. Push-pull strategy for insect management. Pages 3074-3082 in Encyclopedia of Entomology (2008).
30. School IPM, or pest management on school grounds. Pages 3289-3299 in Encyclopedia of Entomology (2008).
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