Modern Techniques for Dealing with the Enemies of the Vines

General

• Code: TΑBO-77-Ζ7
• Semester: 7th
• Study Level: Undergraduate
• Course type: Skills Development
• Teaching and exams language: Greek (English for Erasmus students)
• The course is offered to Erasmus students
• Teaching Methods (Hours/Week): Lectures (4)
• ECTS Units: 5
• Prerequisite courses: (TΑBO-55-E5) Entomology
• Course homepage: https://eclass.emt.ihu.gr/courses/FD289/
• Instructors: Andreadis Stefanos
• Class Schedule:
  • Fri 14:00 - 18:00: Μικρό Αμφιθέατρο

Course Contents

• Morphology, biology, ecology and symptomatology of vineyard arthropod pests (insects and mites).
• Morphology, biology, symptomatology, ecology and control of nematodes.
• Invasive organisms that are potential enemies of vine cultivation.
• Integrated pest management (IPM) in the context of Integrated Plant Protection.
• Biological control of vineyard pests (natural enemies, entomopathogenic organisms, biological compounds).
• Beneficial arthropods (parasitoids and predators) and their biology.
• Pheromones and semiochemicals: definition, types and how to use.
• Mating disruption.
• Insects- Plants – MicrobesInteractions.
• Use of modern and smart technologies in the context of intelligent agriculture to deal with vineyard pests.
• Chemical Control: insecticides, IRAC classification, legislation, mode of action, selectivity, environmental effects and residues.

Educational Goals

The course aims to gain knowledge on:

• the basic principles of plant protection with an emphasis on control of vineyard pests,
• the main arthropod species (insects and mites) that infests vineyards as well as infestations by nematodes,
• the invasive species that are potential enemies of vineyards,
• the life cycle of vineyard pests, the symptoms and damage they cause,
• the innovative plant protection measures of the vine cultivation as well as how they are applied in both organic and integrated farming, producing high value products, free from pesticide residues in accordance with the requirements of the Green Deal,
• how prediction models to vineyard pests are applied and used in the context of the integrated pest management,
• the importance of pheromones and other semiochemical substances as well as their use both in monitoring the population of an insect and in mating disruption,
• the biological controlon vineyard pests giving emphasison the use of native natural enemies as well ason entomopathogenic organisms (fungi and nematodes) and biological compounds,
• the chemical composition and effectiveness of insecticides as well as on how to choose the most appropriate ones in each case, taking into account their residues and their effects on the environment.

General Skills

• Search for, analysis and synthesis of data and information, with the use of the necessary technology.
• Adapting to new situations.
• Decision-making.
• Teamwork.
• Respect for the natural environment.
• Working in an interdisciplinary environment.
• Production of new research ideas.
• Production of free, creative and inductive thinking.

Teaching Methods

• Face to face.

Use of ICT means

• Basic software (word, power point, the web, i-books, etc.).
• Laboratory equipment (stereoscopes and microscopes).
• Support of learning process through the electronic platform / e-class.

Teaching Organization

Students Evaluation

Final examination (80%) including:

• open-ended questions.
• multiple choice questionnaires.
• short-answer questions.
• summative or conclusive.

Teamwork (essay)  (20%)

Recommended Bibliography

1. Βιβλίο [68402162]: Φυτοπαθολογία, Τζάμος Ελευθέριος Κ.
2. Βιβλίο [77119451]: Ειδική Φυτοπαθολογία, Φώτιος Θ. Γραβάνης.
3. Βιβλίο [86053303]: Βασικές Αρχές Φυτοπαθολογίας, Schumann Gail L., D’Arcy Cleora J.
4. Βιβλίο [22646]: Ασθένειες καρποφόρων δένδρων και αμπέλου – 4η Έκδοση Βελτιωμένη και επαυξημένη, Παναγόπουλος Χρήστος Γ.