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| Unit | FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE |
| PLANT PROTECTION PR. | |
| Code | BKP442 |
| Name | Forest Pests |
| Term | 2025-2026 Academic Year |
| Semester | 8. Semester |
| Duration (T+A) | 2-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 3 ECTS |
| National Credit | 2 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Lisans Dersi |
| Type | Normal |
| Label | E Elective |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Doç. Dr. İsmail DÖKER |
| Course Instructor |
The current term course schedule has not been prepared yet.
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Course Goal / Objective
The aim of this course is to provide students with fundamental knowledge of insect pests—and mites in particular—as well as other harmful organisms in forest ecosystems. Students will learn to identify pest species that damage forest trees and understory vegetation, understand their biology and life cycles, and assess their impacts on forest ecosystem health. Additionally, the course will cover control methods—including cultural, biological, mechanical, and chemical strategies—and evaluate these methods within the framework of sustainable forestry principles.
Course Content
This course focuses on insect pests and other animal-origin pests that cause significant economic and ecological damage in forest trees and natural forest ecosystems. Particular emphasis will be placed on pest species affecting both coniferous and broadleaf trees, including but not limited to Pinus brutia, Pinus nigra, Pinus sylvestris, fir, spruce, oak, hornbeam, beech, poplar, and ash. The course will provide detailed information on the identification, biology, ecology, damage symptoms, and population dynamics of these pests. In addition, the roles of wood borers, foliage and shoot pests, root pests, secondary pests, and vector species will be examined. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) principles will be discussed, covering cultural, biological, biotechnical, mechanical, and chemical control methods. The course will also highlight the environmental and ecological implications of pest management strategies.
Course Precondition
none
Resources
Allison, J., Paine, T.D., Slippers, B., Wingfield, M.J. (2023) Forest Entomology and Pathology, Springer.
Notes
Web, Internet
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Can define forest pests. |
| LO02 | Explains the biology and ecology of forest pest species commonly found in Türkiye. |
| LO03 | Understands how to access the literature related to any encountered forest pest. |
| LO04 | Understands the control methods applied against forest pests. |
| LO05 | Analyzes how biological control, chemical methods, and Integrated Pest Management (IPM) strategies can be applied against forest pests. |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Have sufficient theoretical knowledge and infrastructure in the Field of Basic Science and Basic Engineering and Plant Protection. | 1 |
| PLO02 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Gains knowledge of the basic issues of Plant Protection, such as the biology, ecology, systematics, and control methods of diseases, pests and weeds that cause yield loss in cultivated crops. | |
| PLO03 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | It provides the correct application by learning the methods of warfare, which are included in the discipline of Plant Protection, both in theory and in practice. By using the knowledge he has for the solution of plant protection problems, he/she conducts field studies, collects data, evaluates, reports and has the ability to use the most appropriate control method by modeling the modern design by prioritizing the protection and sustainability of natural resources. | |
| PLO04 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | In the Plant Protection Area, it detects any factor that causes yield loss during plant cultivation or any environmental factor limiting plant cultivation based on the literature, and can develop solution suggestions by using all kinds of technological tools and equipment suitable for the Plant Protection area. | 1 |
| PLO05 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | In the Plant Protection Area, for a problem encountered, he can set up a field trial alone, use a laboratory, and diagnose diseases, pests and weeds in the laboratory. Gains the ability to produce for research purposes, make analysis, evaluate the results, interpret, report and present them in writing and orally. | |
| PLO06 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | n addition to carrying out individual studies on plant protection issues, she can also work in interdisciplinary and interdisciplinary teams, thus gaining professional ethical responsibility. | 1 |
| PLO07 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Finding, evaluating, understanding and transferring old and new information in the field of Plant Protection by using the necessary technologies, writing reports, consulting and being an expert, writing prescriptions for plant protection products used in the control of diseases, pests and weeds, making effective presentations, clear and understandable Have the ability to take and give instructions. | |
| PLO08 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Lifelong learning, access to information, monitoring and monitoring of developments in science and technology in discipline-specific issues such as detection and diagnosis of diseases, pests and weeds, determination of the control method, eradication, selection of the plant protection product to be used, application method and time in Plant Protection. has the ability to constantly renew itself. | |
| PLO09 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Have knowledge about the ethical principles of plant protection and interdisciplinary issues, professional and ethical responsibility, and laws and regulations used in engineering practices. | |
| PLO10 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Knowledge of practices in professional life, such as writing and managing projects in the field of Plant Protection, making risk analysis and deciding on the way of struggle; have knowledge about entrepreneurship, awareness about innovation, sustainable development. | |
| PLO11 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Knowledge of the effects of Plant Protection practices on health, environment and safety in universal and social dimensions and the problems of the age reflected in the field of Plant Protection, will have awareness of the legal consequences of Plant Protection solutions. |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General information about forests and their importance. | PowerPoint presentation, course resources, notes, and other materials | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 2 | Forest pest insects of the order Coleoptera I | PowerPoint presentation, course resources, notes, and other materials | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 3 | Forest pest insects of the order Coleoptera II | PowerPoint presentation, course resources, notes, and other materials | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 4 | Forest pest insects of the order Lepidoptera I | PowerPoint presentation, course resources, notes, and other materials | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 5 | Forest pest insects of the order Lepidoptera II | PowerPoint presentation, course resources, notes, and other materials | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 6 | Forest pest insects of the order Hemiptera I | PowerPoint presentation, course resources, notes, and other materials | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 7 | Forest pest insects of the order Hemiptera II | PowerPoint presentation, course resources, notes, and other materials | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | PowerPoint presentation, course resources, notes, and other materials | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
| 9 | Forest pest insects of the order Hymenoptera I | PowerPoint presentation, course resources, notes, and other materials | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 10 | Forest pest insects of the order Hymenoptera II | PowerPoint presentation, course resources, notes, and other materials | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 11 | Forest pest insects of other orders | PowerPoint presentation, course resources, notes, and other materials | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 12 | Forest pest mites of the order Trombidiformes (Tetranychidae) I | PowerPoint presentation, course resources, notes, and other materials | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 13 | Forest pest mites of the order Trombidiformes (Tetranychidae) II | PowerPoint presentation, course resources, notes, and other materials | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 14 | Forest pest mites of the order Trombidiformes (Eriophyidae) III | PowerPoint presentation, course resources, notes, and other materials | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 15 | Forest pest mites of the order Trombidiformes (Eriophyidae) IV | PowerPoint presentation, course resources, notes, and other materials | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 16 | Term Exams | PowerPoint presentation, course resources, notes, and other materials | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
| 17 | Term Exams | PowerPoint presentation, course resources, notes, and other materials | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
Student Workload - ECTS
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Related Works | |||
| Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Assesment Related Works | |||
| Homeworks, Projects, Others | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 82 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 3,28 | ||
| ECTS | 3 ECTS | ||