Introduction to Integrated Pest Management

Code: FIT13815L

6 ECTS

Duration: 15 weeks/156 hours

Scientific Area: Agronomy

Teaching languages: Portuguese

Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese, English

Regime de Frequência: Presencial

Sustainable Development Goals

2. Erradicar a fome - Acabar com a fome, alcançar a segurança alimentar e melhoria da nutrição e promover a agricultura sustentável.

4. Educação de qualidade - Assegurar a educação inclusiva, e equitativa e de qualidade, e promover oportunidades de aprendizagem ao longo da vida para todos.

6. Água potável e saneamento - Garantir disponibilidade e manejo sustentável da água e saneamento para todos.

12. Produção e consumo sustentáveis - Assegurar padrões de produção e de consumo sustentáveis.

13. Ação climática - Tomar medidas urgentes para combater a mudança climática e seus impactos (*).

15. Proteger a vida terrestre - Proteger, recuperar e promover o uso sustentável dos ecossistemas terrestres, gerir de forma sustentável as florestas, combater a desertificação, deter e reverter a degradação da Terra e deter a perda da biodiversidade.

Learning Goals

To acquire knowledge and training to:
1. know and understand the Integrated pest management concepts (IPM ) with a particular focus on:
(i) pest risk estimating
(ii) economic threshold
(iii) available control methods for the limitation of the agricultural pest and diseases.
2. know the available methodologies on Preventive Control Measures.
3.know the available methodologies associated to Direct Control Methods, with special emphasis on biological, biotechnical and chemical control strategies.
4. know how to evaluate the risk, the use of control methods and their application period, appropriate to minimize the damage caused by the main Mediterranean agricultural pests and diseases, on IPM context.

Module1.
1- The concepts on Integrated Pest Management (IPM). Methods for damage risk estimating. Quantitative and qualitative pest risk evaluation. Economic threshold
2- Preventive control Measures
3- Selection and use of Direct Control Measures
4- Biological control. Methods. Beneficial organisms against pests, diseases and weeds. Modalities of biological treatments. Notions about biopesticides, its use and application;
5- Biotechnical control. Methods.
Module 2.
1- Chemical control. The pesticides for agricultural use. Their application, and equipment. Pesticide mixtures;
2- Pesticide selection and application process. Impact on beneficial organisms.
3- Classification of pesticides by mode of action, family chemistry and aim
4- Pesticide resistance.
5- Concepts on Toxicology. Toxicological classification and Preharvest Interval
Module 3.
1- IPM application. Practical cases related to the major groups of mediterranean pests and diseases.

Teaching Methods

The teaching methodologies understand theoric-practical classes, with intesive use of internet resources, in particular, for pesticide and biological and biotechnical products selection and use.

Assessment

The curricular unit evaluation is carried out through two written tests There will be 2 written tests during the semester or, alternatively, a final exam that will cover the entire course. The weighting of each written test, to calculate the final average, is defined according to the percentage/module evaluated. In each evaluation (tests and/or exams) students must obtain a pontuation of 10 points (50%), to obtain the final approval of the discipline. If deemed necessary to verify the extent to which the student has developed the knowledge and skills expected for the course unit, the teaching staff may summon the student for an oral examination, in accordance with paragraph 13 of article 110 of the Academic Regulations of the University of Évora, ensuring the conditions set out in paragraph 4 of article 116 and paragraph 1 of article 118 of the same Regulations. The oral examination will account for 75% of the final grade for the course