The focus is on capacity building to judge pest management in the face of economic, ecological and social demands. A wide spectrum of management approaches will be elaborated and discussed, ranging from natural antagonists, natural and synthetic products to physical and genetic tools, as well as innovative research advances.
Learning objective
The students acquire an understanding of current and potential future methods to manage pest organisms in agro-ecosystems, as well as a sound scientific background to evaluate the options in the face of conflicting requirements from economics, ecology and the society. In addition, they will gain skills to use scientific reports to construct an argument, and to defend their position in a debate.
Lecture notes
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Literature
Recommendations for further reading are given in the course.
Prerequisites / Notice
The first part of the course, held in the HS, is not a prerequisite for the understanding of the second part.
Performance assessment
Performance assessment information (valid until the course unit is held again)
Repetition possible without re-enrolling for the course unit.
Additional information on mode of examination
Die benotete Semesterleistung besteht aus einer schriftlichen Prüfung zum gesamten Stoff der Lehrveranstaltung, der auch die Theorie zum Thema der Studentendebatte beinhaltet, bei der die aktive Teilnahme erforderlich ist.
Learning materials
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Groups
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Restrictions
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Performance assessment as a semester course