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| Semester | spring semester 2024 |
| Course frequency | Every 2nd spring sem |
| Lecturers | Ralf Peveling (ralf.peveling@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | Biological control – or biocontrol – and Integrated Pest Management (IPM) have long been considered as environmentally sound yet insufficiently effective alternatives to chemical control. Nowadays, these pest control options have not only emerged from former niche markets but have become key components of organic and integrated farming systems as well as agroecological approaches. The present course reviews the history of biocontrol and IPM. Starting with examples of classical biocontrol (i.e., control of exotic pests by introducing natural antagonists), the course gives an overview of successes and failures of biocontrol and IPM and presents modern approaches both in theory and practice. It also reflects on the importance of biocontrol and IPM with regards to the agroecological transition of global agri-food systems. The course will particularly address African and Central Asian pest management problems and solutions, as well as implications for regional and global value chains, particularly in the fruit and vegetable market. Visits to users and producers of biocontrol agents are also foreseen. |
| Comments | German and/or English, max. 20 participants |
| Weblink | Geoökologie |
| Course application | |
| Language of instruction | German |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
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| Comments | 03.-07.06.2024, Ort folgt |
No dates available. Please contact the lecturer.
| Modules |
Module: Fields: Environment and Development (Master's degree program: African Studies) Module: Fields: Public Health and Social Life (Master's degree program: African Studies) Module: Palaeoecology and Freshwater Ecology (Master's Studies: Geosciences) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | Presentation during the course and a written essay. |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration, dereg: cancel course registration |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | 1-6 0,5 |
| Repeated registration | as often as necessary |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Science, studiendekanat-philnat@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Geowissenschaften |