| Week |
Course Content |
| Week 1 |
Lecture: Course introductory
Lab: Practical briefing and grouping |
| Week 2 |
Lecture: The concept of ‘pest’ and History of pest control
Lab: Probit analysis and survival curve
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| Week 3 |
Lecture: What is a ‘pest’? and the philosophy of integrated pest management and IPM monitoring and decision making
Lab: Public holiday |
| Week 4 |
Lecture: Biological control (1)
Lab: Insecticidal testing – glass jar method – Survival time |
| Week 5 |
Lecture: Biological control (2)
Lab: Public holiday |
| Week 6 |
Lecture: Pest management using genetic modification approach
Lab: Synergism test of German cockroach |
| Week 7 |
Lecture: Toxicity of insecticides and evaluation of toxicity
Lab: Insect population regulation: Imperfectly density-dependent factor (1) |
| Week 8 |
Lecture: Midterm
Lab: Insect population regulation: Imperfectly density-dependent factor (2) |
| Week 9 |
Lecture: Classification of insecticides
Lab: Visiting Taiwan Agricultural Research Institute |
| Week 10 |
Lecture: Insecticide mode of action
Lab: Testing on bait formulations in commercial/household products |
| Week 11 |
Lecture: Types of insecticide formulations
Lab: CDC Bottle Bioassay |
| Week 12 |
Lecture: Insecticide resistance, resistance mechanisms, and resistance management strategies (Examples of cockroaches, mosquitos)
Lab: Novel bait development (1) |
| Week 13 |
Lecture: Baiting
Lab: Novel bait development (2) |
| Week 14 |
Lecture: Innovation using pest innate behavior
Lab: Result presentation (novel bait development) |
| Week 15 |
Lecture: Biorational insecticides
Lab: Visiting Taichung District Agricultural Research and Extension Station |
| Week 16 |
Lecture: Final exam
Lab: Public holiday
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self-directed
learning |
06.Participation in field trips and outdoor instructional activities at other NCHU campuses or branches, including experimental forests or test sites.
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