Explore a range of types of pests and options to manage them, within an Integrated Pest Management context. This course is freely available to people from the Free access countries.
Certifications: Foundation and Practitioner
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Languages: English
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Skills Framework
This course maps to a range of related skills in the Skills for Agriculture Framework (SFA). By completing this course, you will build on the following skills:
United Nations (UN) Sustainability Goals
The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) recognise that ending poverty and other deprivations must go hand-in-hand with strategies that improve health and education, reduce inequality, and spur economic growth.
- Compare and contrast different management techniques for each pest group
- Distinguish between different types of control and learn to integrate these techniques in an effective, practical, economical and safe approach
- Learn to use the integrated pest management steps, including prevention, pest monitoring and decision making, non-chemical direct control measures and chemical control
- Apply your understanding in crop and pest management scenarios and appreciate the complexity of farming decisions
- Recognise the trade-offs in pest management decisions and use economic principles to make cost-effective recommendations.
This programme is made up of 8 sub-courses:
- Crop Pest Management 0: Welcome
- Crop Pest Management 1: Introductions and definitions
- Crop Pest Management 2: Economics
- Crop Pest Management 3: Bacteria
- Crop Pest Management 4: Oomycetes
- Crop Pest Management 5: Fungi
- Crop Pest Management 6: Insects and mites
- Crop Pest Management 7: Viruses
- Crop Pest Management 8: Chemical Applications & Restrictions
- Extension workers and agro-input dealers, or anyone advising farmers
- Farmers may also find it useful
- Agricultural students may find the course complementary to their studies
- Access course materials and work through at your own pace
- Gain feedback from automated quizzes and activities to test your knowledge
- Improve critical thinking skills by investigating internet resources
This course aligns with the following sustainability goals:
Key concepts and terms related to crop pest and pathogen management.
Worked examples and core definitions to outline important economic decision-making activities for farmers.
The features of bacterial infections, spread and the options available for effective management.
Methods of spread, dormancy, host range, optimal growth conditions and options for the management of oomycetes.
The lifecycle, propagules, dormancy, host range and optimal conditions for fungal infection, and methods for their management.
Key differences between insects and mites, their spread, dormancy and host range. Learn key strategies for their management in for different life stages.
Replication, methods of spread, dormancy, host range and optimal conditions for viral pathogens. Modes of transmission and their management.
The chemical constituents of pesticides, their safe application and maintenance of equipment. Preventing negative effects of pesticide usage in crop management.
Multiple choice questions based on content covered in the Crop Pest Management programme of courses. Offered at Foundation and Practitioner level.