The University of Jordan
Faculty: Faculty of Agriculture
Department: Plant Protection Dept
Program:
Academic Year/ Semester
Economic Entomology 606213
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Credit hours
3
Level
2
Pre-requisite 606212
Coordinator/
Lecturer
Office
number
223
Course website
E-mail
tawfiqm@ Place
yahoo.co
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Office hours
Day/Time
Sunday
9-10
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Office phone
Wednesday
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22518
Thursday
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Course Description
The major objective of this module is to provide students with biology, ecology, pest
status, host plant relation; damage caused by pest to host, diagnosis and various methods
of control of insect pest attacking vegetables, fruit trees, ornamentals and woody trees. In
addition to economic rodentia to human and plants will be discussed.
This module requires practical work consists of at least 14 lab periods. In each lab period,
several samples about the insect pest or its symptoms will be exposed. Small insects will
be mounted on glass slides by each student. At least 25 samples about the symptoms of
the economic insects are needed to be submitted by each student at the end of the course.
Learning Objectives
Knowledge and under standing.
Be able to know biology and ecology of Economic Insects.
Be able to determine pest diagnosis including damage, symptoms and identification for
the pest.
Be able to know different control methods to decrease pest population.
Intellectual skills - with ability to:
Identify the pest.
Control the pest.
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Subject specific skills – with ability to:
Use binocular microscope to see the main morphological characteristics for the different
stages of the insect pest.
Follow visually or by binocular microscope the main damage symptoms caused by the
insect in the host.
Draw scientific drawings for stages of the pests and main symptoms or a copy book to be
submitted at the end of semester.
Mount small insect pests on slides through temporarily or permanent media.
Collect samples of infection symptoms drying them and keeping on certain drawing
paper to be submitted at the end of semester.
Transferable skills – with ability to:
Work independently in private sector company dealing with importing, exporting and
marketing pesticides.
Work independently in governmental sector dealing with plant protection extensions and
research.
Work independently in public health insects, insects and rodentia control.
Display an integrated pest management approach to control insect pests.
Minimize the use of pesticides.
Minimize the contamination of surrounding environment.
Teaching methods:
Duration: 16 weeks in the semester, 48 hours in total. Lectures: 32 hours, 2 per week
“including midterm exam”.
Laboratory: 15 lab periods, 3 hours per week “including a midterm exam and final
exam”.
Report: scientific drawing for the specimens exposed in the 15 lab periods to be reported
in copy book.
Assignments: in each lab period mounting small insects on glass slides.
Project: 25 dry samples of infestation symptoms are required to be submitted.
ILOs: Learning and Evaluation Methods
ILO/s
Learning Methods
Lectures and Discussions,
Homework and Assignments,
Reports and activities, Pesticide
Poster
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Evaluation Methods
Exam, Quiz, Pesticide Poster
Reports
Course Contents
Course contents and schedule:
Week
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5
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9
10
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12
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14
15
16
Subject
Introduction
Insect pests of solanaceous crops
Insect pests of solanaceous crops
Insect pests of cucurbits crops
Insect pests of cruciferous crops
Insect pests of legumes and cereals
Insect pests of stone fruit trees
Insect pests of stone fruit trees
Mid term exam
Insect pests of olive trees
Insect pests of olive trees
Insect pests of grape-vine trees
Insect pests of pomegranates
Insect pests of citrus
Insect pests of citrus
Insect pest of woody trees
Insect pest of ornamentals and rodentia in Jordan
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Evaluation
Evaluation
Point %
Midterm Exam
30
Lab Exam
Reports
Poster
Final Exam
10
5
5
35
Final Lab Exam
15
Date
Evaluation and Tests:
Lectures midterm exam.
Practical midterm exam.
25 points.
5 points.
30 points.
Copy book
Assignment
Project
5 points.
5 points.
10 points.
20 points.
Practical final exam
Lectures final exam
15 points
35 points
50 points.
TOTAL
100 points.
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Main Reference/s:
Mustafa-Al Antary, T. and AL-Momany, A. (1990) Pests of Garden and Home. Dar AlArabia for Publications, Cairo. PP 352 (in Arabic).
References:
Pfadet, RE. (1998) Fundamental of Applied Entomology. 4th edition, Macmillan
Publishing Co. Inc, New York. PP. 498.
. AL-Momany, A. and Al Antary, T (2008) Pests of Garden and Home . 2nd edition
,Publication s of university of Jordan,Amman .518 pp.
Make good use of library resources such as :
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Entomological journals e.g. Economic Entomology.
Internet resources.
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Intended Grading Scale (Optional)
0-48
49-52
53-55
56-58
59-61
62-64
65-67
68-70
71-73
74-76
77-79
80-100
F
DD
D+
CC
C+
BB
B+
AA
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