ZOO 814
Stored Products Entomology
3
Course Description
Bio-taxonomy and ecology of insect pests of crops and stored products in the tropics; with particular emphasis on West Africa.
Course Outline
Bio-taxonomy and ecology of insect pests of crops and stored products in the tropics; with particular emphasis on West Africa; Techniques for screening stored products for infestation; Prediction of pest outbreaks; The chemistry of pesticide action; Principles and techniques of pest control for arable crops; plantation crops and stored products