Pest Management – Plant Protection

College of Agricultural and Life Sciences

The crop science departments and the supporting disciplines of entomology-nematology, plant sciences, plant pathology and forest resources and conservation offer the following general and cross-departmental courses in pest management. (See Agricultural Operations Management for AOM 3333, Pesticide Application, and Agricultural General for AGG 5505, Plant Protection in Tropical Ecosystems.)

PMA 2202 Citrus Pests and Pesticides.
Credits: 3; Prereq: HOS 1541.
An introduction to the principles and practices relating to the integration management of major diseases, weeds and other anthropod pests of citrus.

PMA 3010 Fundamentals of Pest Management.
Credits: 3.
Principles of the philosophy that treats the subject of controlling plant pests through integrated systems of management.

PMA 3931 Seminar in Basic Plant Pest Management.
Credits: 1; Prereq: PMA 3010.
Group study and discussion of the fundamental concepts that relate to plant-pest management as a science.

PMA 3941 Internship in Plant Pest Management.
Credits: 1; Prereq: PMA 3010 and permission of PMA adviser.
On-the-job training as apprentices to pest-management professionals for a minimum of 8 weeks. Enrollment is restricted to students specializing in the program of pest management and plant protection.

PMA 4242 Landscape IPM: Ornamentals and Turf.
Credits: 3; Prereq: PLP 3002 or ENT 3005 or NEM 3002 or PMA 3010.
Identification of abiotic factors, disease, insect/mite and nematode problems that occur on landscape ornamentals and turfgrasses throughout Florida. Integrated management concepts and strategies presented for these problems include all available options.

PMA 4570C Field Techniques in IPM.
Credits: 2; Prereq: PMA 3010.
Field experience in pest scouting and pest management decision-making processes.