The crop science departments and the supporting disciplines of entomology and nematology, plant sciences, plant pathology, and forest resources and conservation offer the following general and cross-department courses in pest management.
Refer to Agricultural Operations Management for AOM 3333 Pesticide Application and Agricultural General for AGG 5505 Plant Protection in Tropical Ecosystems.
Courses
IPM 3022 Fundamentals of Pest Management 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Fundamentals of Pest Management
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or higher.
IPM 4114 Insect Pest and Vector Management 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Covers the principles and practices used in pest and vector management, and also emphasizes the arthropod pests affecting crop and ornamental plants, humans and livestock.
Prerequisite: Introductory course in entomology.
IPM 4254 Landscape Integrated Pest Management: Ornamentals and Turf 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Landscape pest pressure is influenced by many factors. The development of sound integrated pest management plans for landscapes focuses on identification of abiotic factors, weeds, insects, mites, pathogens and nematodes that occur on Florida landscape ornamentals, turfgrass and palms.