CPSC 480
Plant Diseases and Insect Ctrl

Credit: 4 hours.


(CPSC 310) Principles of disease, and insect management. Includes sampling methods, statistics, models and forecasting, thresholds, decision- making, cultural control, host plant resistance, biological control, the chemistry, regulation, environmental fate and impact of pesticides, transgenics, pest resistance to control. Provides students with an understanding of economically and environmentally sound practices for integrated pest management. Prerequisite: CPSC 270 and PLPA 204 or consent of instructor.