NCHU Course Outline
Course Name (中) 生物農藥與害蟲防治資材(6852)
(Eng.) Biopesticides and Pest Control Agents
Offering Dept Master Program in Plant Health Care
Course Type Elective Credits 2 Teacher TANG CHENG KANG
Department Master Program in Plant Health Care / Graduate Language Chinese Semester 2025-FALL
Course Description 生物農藥與害蟲防治資材是有害生物管理策略中重要的應用，其有別於傳統的化學農業藥劑，有著相對安全、化學危害性較少、專一性高且有效的選擇。生物農藥之施用可降低作物農藥殘留之風險，對非目標生物、人、有益昆蟲無害，有著適量及有效、分解快速、無化學汙染、暴露風險低等特性。根據現行法規之定義，生物農藥須為天然物質，例如動物、植物、微生物及其所延伸之產品，一般常見的有微生物農藥、天然素材農藥、生化農藥。其中，微生物殺蟲劑是重要的防治資材，包含蟲生細菌、真菌、線蟲、病毒。課堂中將藉由課程之學習與文獻之探討，找尋有潛力開發之生物農藥與害蟲防治資材。
Prerequisites
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1.認識生物農要之定義、分類、特性，有效利用生物藥劑資材。
2.在合理用藥及農藥十年減半的政策配合下，瞭解生物農藥之重要性，及其蟲害防治優缺點。
3.藉由課程之學習與文獻之探討，找尋有潛力開發之生物農藥與害蟲防治資材。
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Course Content and Homework/Schedule/Tests Schedule
Week Course Content
Week 1 The course introduction and viewing the syllabus
Week 2 What are Biopesticides?
Week 3 The biodiversity of agricultural pests – their characters and symptoms of damaged plants
Week 4 Biopesticides in Integrated Pest Management
Week 5 The advantages and disadvantages of biopesticides compare to chemical pesticides
Week 6 Fungicides, Bactericides, and Nematicides
Week 7 Essential oils (EOs) and plant extracts 1 - Sabadilla, nicotine, and vertine
Week 8 Essential oils (EOs) and plant extracts 2 - Pyrethrum, rotenone, and saponins
Week 9 Midterm report and Discussion
Week 10 Biochemical pesticide and plant-produced pesticide
Week 11 Microbial pesticide - Entomopathogenic bacteria (Bacillus)
Week 12 Microbial pesticide - Entomopathogenic fungi (Beauveria, Metharhizum, and Isaria)
Week 13 Microbial pesticide - Entomopathogenic nematodes (Steinernema and Heterorhabditis)
Week 14 Microbial pesticide - Entomopathogenic virus (NPV and GV)
Week 15 From laboratory to wild field of biopesticides
Week 16 Resistance to bio-insecticides or how to enhance their sustainability
How biotic and abiotic factors affect application of biopesticides
Final exam (Design a program for pests by biopesticides)
self-directed
learning		    01.Participation in professional forums, lectures, and corporate sharing sessions related to industry-government-academia-research exchange activities.
   02.Viewing multimedia materials related to industry and academia.
Evaluation
課程分數與成績評量:
平時表現與出席: 40%
期中報告: 25%
書面報告: 35%
Textbook & other References
參考書目:
 Biopesticides: Advances in Bio-inoculants (Volume 2), By Amitava Rakshit, Vijay Meena, P.C. Abhilash, B.K. Sarma, H B Singh, Leonardo Fraceto, Manoj Parihar, Anand Kumar, Publisher: Woodhead (2021), ISBN: 9780128233559, 446 pages
 Biopesticides and Bioagents: Novel Tools for Pest Management, By Md. Arshad Anwer, Publisher: Apple Academic Press (2021), ISBN: 9781774636763, 418 pages
 Essential Oils in Insect Control: Low-Risk Products in a High-Stakes World, By Regnault-Roger Catherine, Vincent Charles, Arnason John Thor, Annual Review of Entomology, Volume 57, DOI: 10.1146/annurev-ento-120710-100554, pages: 405-422)
 Biopesticides: pest management and regulation, By Bailey, A., Chandler, D., Grant, W. P., Greaves, J., Prince, G., Tatchell, M., Publisher: CABI (2010), ISBN: 9781845935597, 232 pages
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