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2024 Fall Course Info
Entrepreneurship and Enterprise ManagementIntroduction to EntomologyPlant Breeding MethodsEnvironmental Soil SciencePlant Water RelationsAquaponic System Design EssentialsIndoor Vertical Farming (VF) System
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Course Information
Management of Horticulture Insects
Course Description
Identification, biology, ecology and management of insect pests of horticultural crops, including vegetables, deciduous fruits and nuts, trees and shrubs, greenhouse crops, turf and ornamentals will be evaluated. Emphasis will be on Integrated Pest Management (IPM) strategies employed to maintain pests below damaging levels while minimizing the use of traditional insecticides.
Contacts
Instructor

Tom Weissling
Office: 402-472-8680
tweissling2@unl.edu

Campus Coordinator

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Disability Support Services

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Textbooks

Plant Pathology 5th Edition by Agrios. https://www.elsevier.com/books/plant-pathology/agrios/978-0-08-047378-9
Plant Pathology 5th Edition by Agrios. https://www.elsevier.com/books/plant-pathology/agrios/978-0-08-047378-9
Edition: 5th Edition
Publisher: Agrios

Course Access

Canvas at UNL

UNL Graduate Studies will email students with information (student name, email, and NU ID) and instructions for accessing UNL classes. For undergraduate students in the ECEMS program, Mel Sedlacek will email students with information and instructions for accessing UNL classes. Students will claim their UNL account by setting a password and security questions. Once students claim their ID, they will be able to access their courses at https://canvas.unl.edu/. Courses may not be visible to students until the first day of class.

Please contact the UNL campus coordinator listed below with any questions.

Lisa King for Family & Community Services, Family & Consumer Sciences Education, Family Financial Planning, Youth Development, and Community Development
Mel Sedlacek for Early Care & Education
Kelly Durkin for Dietetics
Melisia Bieber for Merchandising
Melissa Sailors for Ag Systems Management & Technology, Animal Science, Food Safety & Defense, Grassland Management, Horticulture, and Quantitative Genetics & Genomics

 

Exam Proctor

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Synchronous Components

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Faculty
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