Arthropod Pest Management in Fruit Crops will provide intensive coverage of insect and mite pests and their management. The course will cover tree and small fruits grown in Virginia, discussing arthropod pests and their management using pesticides, natural enemies and other tactics. Two credits.

Instructor:

Dr. Douglas G. Pfeiffer
205C Price Hall (231- 4183)
Department of Entomology
Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
dgpfeiff@vt.edu

Objectives:

• 1. To provide students with an understanding of the pest complexes on tree and small fruit crops in Virginia, with traditional and alternative control measures for these pests.

 
• 2. To provide students with a better understanding of the fit of IPM in fruit cropping systems.

 
• 3. To provide students with experience with current means of information dissemination, emphasizing Web-based Information Technology.

Grading Criteria:

Grades will be determined on the basis of performance on two quizzes (25 points each). A question on each insect lecture will be delivered electronically to each student, and the students will respond by e-mail (10 points). In addition, students will prepare a portion of a Virginia fruit World Wide Web site (40 points).

Honor System Policies:

The current Honor System policies of the University will be observed.

Course Materials:

Materials supplemental to lecture material will be placed on reserve in the library, or handed out in class. An optional text will be made available.

Course Syllabus:

ARTHROPOD PEST MANAGEMENT IN FRUIT CROPS - 2 CREDITS

CLASS	DATE	TOPIC
1	Jan 16	Class Introduction, IPM Overview
2	Jan 23	Apple Insects; Biology & Management
3	Jan 30	Tree Fruit Production Systems (Marini1)
4	Feb 6	Apple Insects; Biology & Management
5	Feb 13	Small Fruit Production Systems (Williams1)
6	Feb 20	Peach Insects; Biology & Management (Take-home quiz; due Feb 27)
7	Feb 27	Insect Pests of Other Tree Fruits
8	Mar 13	Grape Insects; Biology & Management
9	Mar 20	Grape Insects; Biology & Management
10	Mar 27	Blueberry/Cranberry Insects; Biology & Management
11	Apr 3	Strawberry/Bramble Insects; Biology & Management
12	Apr 10	To be announced
13	Apr 17	General Aspects of Chemical & Biological Control in Fruit Production (Take-home quiz, due Apr 28)
14	Apr 24	Student Projects due, to be presented (2001)

¹Dr. Richard P. Marini, Professor of Horticulture
²Dr. Jerry Williams, Associate Professor of Horticulture

Quiz 1, Feb. 20, due Feb 27.
Quiz 2, April 17, due April 28.