I. General Information

1. Course Title:
Integrated Pest Management

2. Course Prefix & Number:
VITI 1211

3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:

Credits: 2

Lecture Hours: 2

4. Course Description:

Effective grape production depends on the grower developing a system of grape management that is appropriate for each vineyard. Decisions need to be made for how to manage all of the normal cultural practices such as planting, fertility, harvesting, and pruning as well as managing the insect, disease, and weed problems that occur either regularly or sporadically. The information in this course will address management issues related to common, expected pest problems as well as the occasional appearance of minor pest problems.

5. Placement Tests Required:

Accuplacer (specify test):

No placement tests required

Score:

6. Prerequisite Courses:

There are no prerequisites for this course.

9. Co-requisite Courses:

There are no corequisites for this course.

II. Transfer and Articulation

1. Course Equivalency - similar course from other regional institutions:

Missouri State University, VIN 211, 2 credits
Highland Community College, KS, VIN 211, 2 credits

2. Transfer - regional institutions with which this course has a written articulation agreement:

The Viticulture and Enology Science and Technology Alliance (VESTA); Missouri State - West Plains; 2003

3. Prior Learning - the following prior learning methods are acceptable for this course:

• Military Experience
• Specialty Schools
• Written
• Oral
• Demonstration
• Portfolio

III. Course Purpose

1. Program-Applicable Courses – This course is required for the following program(s):

Viticulture, AAS and Diploma
Enology, AAS and Diploma

IV. Learning Outcomes

1. College-Wide Outcomes

College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies	Students will be able to:
Analyze and follow a sequence of operations	Determine diseases causing damages based on symptoms of grape fruit, leaves & vines.
Apply abstract ideas to concrete situations	Describe which fungicides are prone to select for disease-resistant populations of pathogens and which have low or no risk for resistance development.

2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of the course:

• Explain differences between cultural, biological, and chemical control;
• Describe reasons for and methods of reducing pesticide use;
• Describe basic pest biology of bud and fruit insect pests;
• Describe basic pest biology of leaf and root insect pests;
• Describe which pests are considered minor, absent, or infrequent insect pests of grapes;
• Identify insect pests of grapes;
• Explain how to effectively select insecticides for management of grape insect pests while considering factors such as efficacy, cost, safety, and proper use;
• Explain how non-chemical controls can be used to manage grape insect pests;
• Explain the importance of monitoring and scouting;
• Describe when weed management of vines is most critical;
• Describe the recommended type of between row vegetation;
• Describe non-herbicide alternatives to weed control;
• Identify grape herbicides and appropriate use;
• Develop a sustainable weed management plan;
• Identify economically important weed species in your area;
• Explain and describe viral and bacterial diseases;
• Explain and describe disease vectors;
• Determine which disease is causing damage based on symptoms of grape fruit, leaves, and vines;
• Explain how weather affects the development of grape diseases;
• Explain which stage of vine development is susceptible or not susceptible to particular diseases;
• Explain the difference between protectant and systemic fungicides;
• Explain how to select the appropriate fungicide for management of particular diseases;
• Explain how cultural controls can be used to manage diseases;
• Describe why some pesticides are more likely and some are less likely to select for resistant pest populations;
• List ways to alternate insecticides in order to manage for resistance;
• Describe about the different ways insect populations can develop resistance to insecticides;
• Describe which fungicides are prone to select for disease-resistant populations of pathogens and which have low or no risk for resistance development;
• Relate weed population change to management strategies;
• List and describe organic insect, disease, and weed management practices;
• Determine which fungicides and insecticides are organic and which are not;
• Explain how pheromone mating disruption works and how it can be used to manage populations of grape berry moth; and
• Identify and describe bird, deer, and vertebrate pest control options and which are most effective.

V. Topical Outline

Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.

1. Lecture Sessions

1. General overview of Grape IPM
2. Insects- bud and fruit pests
3. Insects- leaf, root, and typically minor pests
4. Insecticides
5. Weeds, Herbicides, 2,4-D injury
6. Diseases- fruit rots, Downy mildew, Powdery mildew
7. Diseases- Anthracnose, Crown gall, Eutypa, and Phomopsis
8. Pesticide resistance, fungicides
9. Organic pest management, Pesticide alternatives
10. Management of birds, deer, and other vertebrate pests