Credit hours
In-class work per week |
Practice per week |
Credits |
Duration |
Total |
2 |
2 |
8 |
15 weeks |
120 hours |
Instructor
Gilberto José de Moraes
Pedro Takao Yamamoto
Raphael de Campos Castilho
Objective
To train graduate students to conduct teaching, research and extension activities related to mites of
agricultural importance, through the study of morphology, biology, ecology and control of these
organisms.
Content
Lectures 1.Introduction. History. Systematic position. 2.Morphology. Anatomy. Biology. Classification. 3.
Physiology. 4. Tetranychidae: behavior and damage caused by the main species. 5.Tenuipalpidae: same.
6. Eriophyoidea: same. 7. Tarsonemoidea: same. 8.Eupodoidea: same. 9.Acaroidea: same. 10. Chemical
Control. 11. Biological Control: main natural enemies. 12. Integrated Pest Management. Lab activities:
1. Collection, preservation, preparation and mounting of mites. 2. Field recognition. 3. Rearing of
phytophagous and predatory mites. 4. Preparation of collection of mites of agricultural importance.
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