SCHOOL

OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES

ACADEMIC UNIT

AGRICULTURE

LEVEL OF STUDIES

UNDERGRADUATE

COURSE CODE

GEB0502

SEMESTER

5

COURSE TITLE

Entomology
INDEPENDENT TEACHING ACTIVITIES WEEKLY TEACHING
HOURS
CREDITS
Lectures 2
Lab / Op. Exercises 2
Exercises 0

TOTAL HOURS

4 5
COURSE TYPE Science field of entomology
PREREQUISITE COURSES
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION and EXAMINATIONS Greek
IS THE COURSE OFFERED TO ERASMUS STUDENTS Yes in English language

COURSE WEBSITE (URL)

2. LEARNING OUTCOMES

Learning Outcomes

After the successful completion of training students will gain knowledge about
• Insect’s characteristic
• Insects biology and behavior
• General information about the relationship between insects and plants
• Effective control of insects with biological methods
• Effect of environmental conditions on insects behavior
• Planning the best control method
• Recognize the most common insects families and species
• Be able to recognize an insect effect and damage on plants
• Respect environment

General Competences

Adapting to new situations
Decision making
Production of new research ideas
Respect of natural environment
Production of free, creative and inductive thinking

3. SYLLABUS


Course content includes:
General knowledge about the science of entomology, definitions of entomology
Identification of the most important species of insects
Morphology, Biology and behavior of insects
Ways of control
Interaction between insects and plants, hosts, enviroment

4. TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS - EVALUATION

DELIVERY
Face to face learning
USE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
yes

TEACHING METHODS
Activity Semester Workload
Lectures 26
laboratory 26
Project 15
Preparing for final examination 20
Course total (25 hours of workload per credit uni 87
STUDENT PERFORMANCE EVALUATION • Exams in Greek includes multiple choice questionnaires
• Laboratory Project in Greek language

5. SUGGESTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

-Suggested bibliography :
- Suggested bibliography: Koveos, Tzanakakis, 2018, Entomology, second edition, University Studio Press, Thessaloniki


-Related academic journals: