Weeks
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Theory
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1st Week
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Topic: 1 Economic Importance of Insects Topic: 2 Ecology and Pest Management
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2nd Week
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Topic: 3 Ecology and Pest Management (cont.) Topic: 4 Pest Surveillance and Forecasting
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3rd Week
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Topic: 5 Common Sampling Techniques Topic: 6 Insect Pests of Cruciferous Crops
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4th Week
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Topic: 7 Insect Pests of Cruciferous Crops (cont.) Topic: 8 Insect Pests of Cruciferous Crops (cont.)
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5th Week
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Topic: 9 Insect Pests of Tomato Topic: 10 Insect Pests of Tomato (cont.)
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6th Week
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Topic: 11 Insect Pests of Egg Plant Topic: 12 Insect Pests of Chillies
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7th Week
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Topic: 13 Insect Pests of Okra Topic: 14 Insect Pests of Cucurbits
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8th Week
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Topic: 15 Insect Pests of Peas Topic: 16 Insect Pests of Beans
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9th Week
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Topic: 17 Insect Pests of Onion, Garlic and taro
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10th Week
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Topic: 18 Insect Pests of leafy Vegetables Topic: 19 Polyhagous Insect Pests
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11th Week
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Topic: 20 Insect Pests of Potato Topic: 21 Insect Pests of Rose
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12th Week
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Topic: 22 Insect Pests of Carnation Topic: 23 Insect Pests of Chrysanthemum
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13th Week
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Topic: 24 Insect Pests of Gladiolus Topic: 25 Insect Pests of Other Ornamentals
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14th Week
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Topic: 26 Insect Pests of Cardamom Topic: 27 Insect Pests of Ginger and Turmeric
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15th Week
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Topic: 28 Insect Pests of Coriander Topic: 29 Insect Pests of Black Pepper
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16th Week
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Topic: 30 Insect Pests of Stored and Processed Vegetables, Ornamentals and Spices Topic: 31 Pesticide Residue Problems
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17th Week
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Topic: 32 Crop Losses Caused by Insect Pests and their Assessment
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Practicals
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1st Week
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Excercise 1: Collection and Preservation of Insects
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2nd Week
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Excercise 2: Identification of Insect-Pests of Crucifiers and their Damage Symptoms
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3rd Week
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Excercise 3: Visit to the cole crop ecosystem to study the insect pests of cole crops, their natural enemies, damage symptoms and assessment of damage/ population under field conditions
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4th Week
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Excercise 4: Identification of Insect Pests of Solanaceous Vegetables and their Damage Symptoms
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5th Week
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Excercise 5: Visit to solanaceous crops ecosystem to study their insect pests, damage symptoms and assessment of damage/ population, natural enemies under field conditions
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6th Week
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Excercise 6: Identification of Insect Pests of Okra and Cucurbits and their damage Symptoms
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7th Week
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Excercise 7: Visit to the okra and cucurbit ecosystems to study their insect pests, damage symptoms and assessment of damage/ population, natural enemies under field conditions
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8th Week
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Excercise 8: Identification of Insect Pests of Legume Vegetables, Onion, Garlic and leafy Vegetables and their Damage Symptoms
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9th Week
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Excercise 9: Identification of Insect Pests of Rose and their Damage Symptoms
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10th Week
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Excercise 10: VISIT TO ROSE FIELD/ POLYHOUSE TO STUDY ITS INSECT PESTS, DAMAGE SYMPTOMS AND NATURAL ENEMIES
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11th Week
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Excercise 11: IDENTIFICATION OF INSECT PESTS OF CARNATION, CHRYSANTHEMUM, GLADIOLUS AND OTHER ORNAMENTALS AND THEIR DAMAGE SYMPTOMS
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12th Week
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Excercise 12: Visit to floriculture farm to study the insect pests, their damage symptoms and natural enemies of ornamental crops
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13th Week
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Excercise 13 & 14: IDENTIFICATION OF INSECT PESTS AND THEIR DAMAGE SYMPTOMS IN SPICES CROPS
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14th Week
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---Contd...---
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15th Week
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Excercise 15 & 16: Field visit to important spice crops to study the insect pests, damage symptoms and their natural enemies under field conditions
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16th Week
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---Contd...---
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