Course: General Plant Health Care Zoology

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Course title General Plant Health Care Zoology
Course code KROV/ORZ
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 2
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements unspecified
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Tonka Tomáš, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Morphology, anatomy, development and taxonomical questions of pests, mainly insects (Insecta), nematodes (Nematoda) and mites (Acarina). Insect Morphology - exoskeleton and ecdysis; morphology and function of head, thorax and abdomen. Insect anatomy and physiology - digestion and metabolism, respiratory rystem, circulatory system and function of blood; the nervous end endocrinne system and activity; sexual organs and reproduction. Development of insects - embryonic and postembryonic development, immature stages, insect hormones and their function. Basic principles of insect classification. Ametabola, Hemimetabola, Holometabola - morphology, development, autecological characteristics and systematics of insects. Fundamentals of plant acarology - morphology, anatomy and development of phytophagous mites. Phytophagous nematodes - morphology, anatomy, development and classification of nematodes related to plants.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing)
  • Class attendance - 52 hours per semester
  • Preparation for credit - 30 hours per semester
  • Preparation for exam - 48 hours per semester
  • Preparation for classes - 20 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The course is composed of lectures and the laboratory excercise to introduce general morphology, development, behaviour and internal structures of common pests. The course provides a broad range of fundamental knowledge of mites, nematodes and insect pests, which are essential for understanding of the important pests of crops.
Students will recognize the different groups of pests according to morphological and behavioral traits. They will know main and most important pests of important crops and will be able to correctly defined the pests, an antagonist or a useful species based on their knowledge.
Prerequisites
Standard knowledge of biology from secondary school

Assessment methods and criteria
Combined exam

Exercises, lessons and exam.
Recommended literature
  • Chapman R.F. The Insects. Structure and Function. 5th ed.. Cambridge, 2013.
  • Landa, Z. Cvičení z ochrany rostlin II. - Zemědělská entomologie. Praha VŠZ, 245 s.. 1986.
  • Miller František. Zemědělská entomologie. Nakladatelství ČSAV, Praha, 1956.
  • Obenberger Jan. Entomologie I - V..
  • van Emden H.F. Handbook of Agricultural Entomology. Wiley-Blackwell, 2013.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Agriculture and Technology Study plan (Version): Agriculture (2014) Category: Agriculture and forestry 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter