Master Course Outline Plant Diseases and Insects Course Number: AGRI 215 Credits: 5 Hours per Quarter: 50 Lecture Hours:50 Description Introduction to the identification, life cycles, and control of insects and diseases common to crops in Washington. Focuses on the fundamentals of entomology and plant pathology, not on specific problems and their control in a given crop. Intended Skills and Attitude Outcomes A. Ability to classify insects into the appropriate order and family based on morphological characteristics, particularly mouth parts and wing characteristics. B. Ability to recognize major body sections of insects. C. Ability to identify feeding habit of insects based on type of mouth parts. D. Ability to classify insects based on developmental stages and knowledge of the most damaging stage of development as related to crop damage. E. Knowledge of insect stage of development as related to time of year and ability to decide on proper control procedures for commercially important insects in selected crops. F. Ability to identify commercially important non-insect invertebrates that are crop pests. G. Ability to identify the causal agent (virus, bacteria, fungi) given the name of a field crop disease common to Washington State. H. Ability to classify fungi into groups and determine proper control methods for selected diseases. I. Ability to recognize disease symptoms and knowledge of the proper time to apply control procedures for selected diseases. J. Knowledge of the chemical groups for insecticides and fungicides and the ability to place a commercial product into the correct chemical group. K. Knowledge of disease and insect pests considered to be economic problems for selected agronomic crops. L. Knowledge of the mode of action of insecticides based on their chemical group and method of entry into the insect body. Syllabi Listing Course Year Quarter Item Instructor   AGRI 215 Winter 2013 0102 Matthew Williams View Syllabus AGRI 215 Spring 2012 0009 Matthew Williams View Syllabus AGRI 215 Winter 2007 0010 Charlene Flanigan View Syllabus AGRI 215 Winter 2006 0010 Charlene Flanigan View Syllabus AGRI 215 Winter 2005 0010 Charlene Flanigan View Syllabus AGRI 215 Winter 2004 0010 Jerry Kjack View Syllabus Two Year Projected Schedule Year One* Year Two** Fall Winter Spring Summer Mini  Fall Winter Spring Summer Mini     X         X     *Year one is all odd years (2003-2004) **Year two is all even years (2004-2005)