PCfreshdamage.jpgArthropod Pest Management
ENT 5214

Department of Entomology
Virginia Tech, Blacksburg VA 24061-0319

Updated 13 August 2020

Instructor: Pfeiffer

Principles of techniques for reducing pest levels below those causing injury of economic importance to agriculture and forestry. Course objectives are to present concepts of pest management to enable students to formulate comprehensive approaches to solving pest problems. Emphasis will be on integrated management of crop pests.  Attention will be given to local as well as international pest management issues.  Appropriate for graduate students in biology, entomology, forestry, horticulture, plant protection and related curricula.

(2H, 3L, 3C)   Fall, even-numbered years  (CRN Fall 2020: 91001).