Teacher
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Rossini Luca
(syllabus)
Introduction to the world of insects.
Ecosystems and agroecosystems.
Systematic categories.
General characteristics of the insects: head, thorax, abdomen, and body.
External morphology of the head: antennae, eyes, mouthparts, ocelli.
External morphology of thorax: wings, legs, insects' flight, flight muscles.
External morphology of the abdomen: types of abdomen, external abdominal appendixes, external male and female reproductive structures.
Digestive system.
Circulatory system.
Respiratory system.
Nervous system.
Reproductive system.
Secretion system and growth hormones.
Direct and indirect metamorphoses.
Low-impact control strategies, integrated pest management (IPM).
Pest monitoring, population dynamics, tolerance threshold, damage threshold, intervention threshold.
Main population density models for pest infestation prediction.
Agronomical, physical and chemical control strategies. 1, 2, 3, 4- generation insecticides.
Introduction and guidelines for pesticide choice and use.
Miscibility of active ingredients.
Use of dichotomous keys for insects' identification at order level. Lab exercitations for insects' identification.
Biological life cycles and main low-impact control strategies of the main insects of agricultural and forest interest.
(reference books)
Slides and other documents shared on the Moodle page dedicated to this course. Supplementary readings and video available online, shared on the Moodle page dedicated to the course.
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