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Pest Management
(Interdepartmental Undergraduate Program)
Advisory Committee: Jon Tollefson, Chair; Hall, Gibson, Minner,
Pease
The pest management program is designed for students with a career
interest in the science and technology of pest management. Students
in the program conduct inter-disciplinary studies with plant diseases,
insects, weeds, and other pests, emphasizing the development of
management systems that are ecologically and economically sound,
as well as sustainable. The interdisciplinary nature of the program
is reflected in the departmental sponsors-Agronomy, Animal Ecology,
Plant Pathology, Entomology, Forestry, and Horticulture.
Pest management is an undergraduate secondary major that may be
taken only in conjunction with a primary major. For example, the
student may wish to take a primary major in agronomy, forestry,
entomology, or some other life science and use elective credits
to satisfy the requirements of the pest management major. Graduates
have a broad knowledge of agricultural, horticultural, forest pests,
as well as those of man and animals. Graduates can diagnose pest
problems and recommend ecologically and economically sound systems
to alleviate these problems. They are well versed on the pest concept,
are able to identify pests and symptoms of pest injury, and understand
the economics of decision making. Moreover, graduates are aware
of technologically advanced pest management tactics and are skilled
in applying these. Students educated in pest management may find
employment opportunities with governmental agencies (state and federal),
agricultural chemical companies, food-processing firms, consulting
agencies, urban pest control companies, timber companies, and other
concerns that produce, process, and market the nation's food and
fiber.
Students wishing to enroll in the pest management curriculum must
register with the chair of the advisory committee. After consultation
with the chair, a pest management adviser will be assigned, depending
on the interests of the student. The student should indicate interest
in pest management as early as possible in order that requirements
of the program be effectively integrated with those of the primary
major.
A pest management minor may be earned by completion of at least
15 credits of pest management or related courses taken at ISU. The
courses that must be taken for a minor are: Agron 317; Ent 376;
PL P 407. The remainder of the 15 credits are to be selected from
the following: Ent 374; PL P 416; P M 491, 499. Courses required
in a student's major may not be applied toward the pest management
minor. Contact the pest management chair for more details.
Courses open for nonmajor graduate credit: 376, 407, 416.
Courses Primarily for Undergraduate Students
P M 283. Pesticide Applicator
Certification. (Same as Ent 283.) See Entomology.
P M 317. Principles of
Weed Science. (Same as Agron 317.) See Agronomy.
P M 376. Fundamentals of Entomology and Pest
Management. (Same as Ent 376.) See Entomology. Nonmajor graduate
credit.
P M 407. Principles of
Plant Pathology. (Same as PL P 407.) See Plant Pathology.
Nonmajor graduate credit.
P M 416. Forest Pest Management. (Same
as PL P 416.) See Plant Pathology. Nonmajor graduate credit.
P M 490. Independent Study. Cr. 1
to 3 each time taken. Prereq: Junior or senior classification,
3 credits in pest management, permission of instructor, and written
plan of study approved by pest management curriculum chair.
A maximum of 6 credits of 490 may be used toward the total of 128
credits required for graduation.
P M 491. Pest Management Experience.
Cr. 2. Prereq: 6 credits in pest management; permission of instructor.
Practical experience (internship) in management of plant diseases,
insect populations, weeds, and other pests. Diagnosis, problem assessment,
and control procedures are emphasized. For majors and advanced students.
P M 499. Pest Management Seminar.
Cr. 1. F. Prereq: Senior classification. Current topics of
interest to pest management.
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