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Teacher
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SPERANZA Stefano
(syllabus)
1. GENERAL PART
Generalities about insects; external morphology; nervous system and sense organs; digestive system; circulatory system; secretion and excretion system; reproductive system; pheromones; post-embryonic development; moults; metamorphoses; means of population control: biological, agronomic, cultural, physical, mechanical, chemical. Modern inorganic and organic active ingredients. Microbiological insecticides. Phytotoxicity; Penetration mode and mechanisms of action of insecticides; Selectivity; Human toxicity; Resistance; Legislation; Biological control; Intervention thresholds; Calendar control; Guided control; Integrated control (IPM).
2. SPECIAL PART
(reference books)
Copies of the slides shown during the lessons, integrated with lesson notes and/or books and publications:
Battisti A. et. al. 2013. Lineamenti di Entomologia Forestale. Padova University Press -
A.Pollini, 2002. Manuale di Entomologia Applicata. Ed agricole, Bologna.
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