Insect Pests of Vegetable, Ornamental and Spice Crops (2+1)

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Syllabus

Course Title: Insect pests of vegetable, ornamental and spice crops
Course number: PPE 322
Credit hours: 3 (2+1)

Theory:
Economic importance of insects in vegetable, ornamental and spice crops. Ecology and pest management with reference to these crops. Pest surveillance in important vegetable, ornamental and spice crops. Distribution, host range, bioecology, injury, integrated management of important insect pests affecting vegetable, ornamental and spice crops. Important storage insect pests of vegetable, ornamental and spice crops, their host range, bioecology, injury and integrated management. Insect pests of processed vegetables and ornamental crops, their host range, bioeology, injury and integrated management. Insecticidal residue problems in vegetables and ornamental crops, tolerance limits etc.

Practical:
Study of symptoms, damage, collection, identification, preservation, assessment of damage/ population of important insect pests affecting vegetable, ornamental and spice crops in field and during storage.