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Minor in Pest Management

This minor is designed to introduce students to insects, plant pathogens, and weeds as pests that attack or compete with agricultural crops, ornamentals, and forest trees. Emphasis will be placed on environmentally sound management systems based on cultural, biological, and chemical strategies. The proposed program would complement current degrees and strengthen the background of students in horticulture, crops agronomy, environmental protection, and other majors in biological sciences.

The minor requires completion of a minimum of 15 hours of pest management-related courses with grades of C or better for each course.

Required courses (8 hours):

ENTO/ENVP 412: Pest Management
PPTH 401: General Plant Pathology

Minimum of 7 hours selected from the following courses with no more than 4 hours being Special Topics:

AGRN/ENVP 451: Weed Control
ENTO 410: Insect Pests in the Agroecosystem
ENTO/PPTH 470: Forest Pest Management
ENTO 493 - Special Topics
PPTH 493 - Special Topics

For additional information, visit the pages of the Division of Plant and Soil Sciences.

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	Minor in Pest Management This minor is designed to introduce students to insects, plant pathogens, and weeds as pests that attack or compete with agricultural crops, ornamentals, and forest trees. Emphasis will be placed on environmentally sound management systems based on cultural, biological, and chemical strategies. The proposed program would complement current degrees and strengthen the background of students in horticulture, crops agronomy, environmental protection, and other majors in biological sciences. The minor requires completion of a minimum of 15 hours of pest management-related courses with grades of C or better for each course. Required courses (8 hours): ENTO/ENVP 412: Pest Management PPTH 401: General Plant Pathology Minimum of 7 hours selected from the following courses with no more than 4 hours being Special Topics: AGRN/ENVP 451: Weed Control ENTO 410: Insect Pests in the Agroecosystem ENTO/PPTH 470: Forest Pest Management ENTO 493 - Special Topics PPTH 493 - Special Topics For additional information, visit the pages of the Division of Plant and Soil Sciences. Back to the Davis College Minors Page.