Credits: 3 credits
Delivery: Campus
Students develop an understanding of entomological issues associated with natural resources. Topics include the ecological, economic and social
roles of insects as well as identification and basic biology of major groups of insects associated with natural resources. Insect behavioural and
chemical ecology and the population dynamics of major insect pests, especially in forests, are reviewed. Students will develop an understanding
of ecosystem health, the beneficial and economically positive roles of insects, and the precepts of Integrated Pest Management.
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