Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
ZBK722FIELD CROPS AND VEGETABLE PESTSElective484
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
It is aimed to teach the definitions, biology, damage and control of pests that have economic importance in cereals, vegetables, feed and industrial plants in Turkey.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Doç. Dr. Gamze PEKBEY
Learning Outcomes
1Learns the definitions, biology, damage and control of pests that have economic importance in cereals, vegetables, feed and industrial plants.
2Understands the definitions, biology, damage and control of economically important pests in cereals, vegetables, feed and industrial plants.
3Absorbs information about definitions, biology, damage and control of economically important pests in cereals, vegetables, forage and industrial plants.
4Develops knowledge about definitions, biology, damage and control of economically important pests in cereals, vegetables, feed and industrial plants.
5Interpret the information about the definitions, biology, damage and control of economically important pests in cereals, vegetables, forage and industrial plants.
6Be able to convey to the farmers the information about the definitions, biology, damage and control of economically important pests in grain, vegetables, forage and industrial plants.
Mode of Delivery
Formal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Course Contents
Identifications, biology, damage and control of economically important pests in cereals, vegetables, forage and industrial plants are given.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Common pests in field crops and vegetable fields (Rodants, Birds, Grasshoppers) and their controls.Common pests in field crops and vegetable fields (Rodants, Birds, Grasshoppers)
2Harmful general pests in field crops and vegetable fields (Locusts, Boars) and their controlsHarmful general pests in field crops and vegetable fields (Locusts, Boars)
3Molluscs (Mollusca), Ringed Worms (Annelida), Mites (Acarina)Molluscs (Mollusca), Ringed Worms (Annelida), Mites (Acarina)
4General information about Nematoda, harmful nematode species from Anguinidae, Heteroderidae and Aphelenchidae, their biology, damage types and control methodsNematoda phylum pests Anguinidae, Heteroderidae and Aphelenchidae species.
5Odonata: Harmful species from Tettigoniidae, Gryllidae and Gryllotalpidae; their biology, damage types, natural enemies and control methodsHarmful species from Tettigoniidae, Gryllidae and Gryllotalpidae
6Harmful species from Carabidae, Chrysomelidae and Curculionidae in Coleoptera, their biology, damage types, natural enemies and control methodsHarmful species from Carabidae, Chrysomelidae and Curculionidae in Coleoptera
7Pest species from Scarabaeidae, Bruchidae and Elateridae; their biology, damage types, natural enemies and control methodsPest species from Scarabaeidae, Bruchidae and Elateridae
8Pest species from Scutelleridae and Pentatomidae in Hemiptera, their biology, damage types, natural enemies and control methodsPest species from Scutelleridae and Pentatomidae in Hemiptera
9Harmful species from Pentatomidae, Miridae and Aphididae damage types, natural enemies and control methodsHarmful species from Pentatomidae
10Harmful species from Aleyrodidae and Cicadellidae, damage types, natural enemies and control methodsHarmful species from Aleyrodidae and Cicadellidae
11Harmful species of the family Noctuidae (Lepidoptera), biology, damage types, natural enemies and control methodsHarmful species of the family Noctuidae (Lepidoptera)
12Harmful species of Pyralidae, Gelechiidae; their biology, damage types and control methodsHarmful species of Pyralidae, Gelechiidae
13Harmful species of Cecidomyiidae, Chloropidae and Anthomyiidae in Diptera; their biology, damage types and control methodsHarmful species of Cecidomyiidae, Chloropidae and Anthomyiidae
14Pest species from Cephidae (Hymenoptera) and Thripidae, Phleothripidae (Thysanoptera); their biology, damage types and control methodsPest species from Cephidae (Hymenoptera) and Thripidae, Phleothripidae (Thysanoptera)
Recommended or Required Reading
zbek, H., R. Hayat ve Ö. Çalmaşur, 2021. Tahıl, Sebze, Yem ve Endüstri Bitki Zararlıları. Atatürk Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Yayınları No: 340, Ziraat Fakültesi Ofset Tesisi, Erzurum, 320 s. Anonymous, 2008. Zirai Mücadele Teknik Talimatları, Cilt 1. T. C. Tarım ve Köyişleri Bakanlığı, Tarımsal Araştırmalar Genel Müdürlüğü, Ankara, 283 s. Anonymous, 2008. Zirai Mücadele Teknik Talimatları, Cilt 2. T. C. Tarım ve Köyişleri Bakanlığı, Tarımsal Araştırmalar Genel Müdürlüğü, Ankara, 260 s. Anonymous, 2008. Zirai Mücadele Teknik Talimatları, Cilt 3. T. C. Tarım ve Köyişleri Bakanlığı, Tarımsal Araştırmalar Genel Müdürlüğü, Ankara, 332 s. Anonymous, 2008. Zirai Mücadele Teknik Talimatları, Cilt 6. T. C. Tarım ve Köyişleri Bakanlığı, Tarımsal Araştırmalar Genel Müdürlüğü, Ankara, 286 s. Anonymous, 2009. Fauna Europaea Version 2.1, http://www.faunaeur.org Hill, D. S., 1994. Agricultural Entomology. Timber Press, Portland, Oregon, 634 pp.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination150
Quiz130
Homework120
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination122
Quiz111
Practice14114
Laboratory14114
Discussion14114
Question-Answer14114
Self Study14114
Individual Study for Mid term Examination155
Individual Study for Final Examination188
Individual Study for Quiz144
Homework155
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)96
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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