Professors: Rogério Teixeira Duarte / Ricardo Antonio Polanczyk / Rafael Major Pitta

Description
Legislation on the use of pesticides; Production, classification, formulation, and toxicology of pesticides; Mechanisms of action of insecticides and acaricides; Physiological and ecological selectivity of pesticides; Compatibility of pesticides; Arthropod resistance to insecticides and acaricides; Strategies for managing pest resistance to chemical control; Strategies for the use of chemical control in integrated pest management.

References

• ANDREI, E. Compêndio de Defensivos Agrícolas. Organização Andrei Editora Ltda. 448pp. 4a. edição, 1993.ZEVEDO, F.A., CHASIN, A.A.M. As bases toxicológicas da Ecotoxicologia. Ed. Rima, São Carlos, SP, 322p., 2003.

  BATISTA, G.C. Fundamentos de químicas e toxicologia dos inseticidas. Apostila ESALQ-USP,Piracicaba-SP, 315pp. 2002.

  BLACK, R. & SWEETMORE, A. A crop protection in the developing World. C. Prot. Publications, 96pp. 1994.

  BOSTMAN, N. Fiel Margins: Integrating Agriculture and Conservation. C. Prot. Publications, 404 pp. 1994.

  BREWSTER, R.Q. & McEWEN, W.E. Organic Chemistry. Prentice Hall, Inc. 3a. Ed., 854p., 2001.

  BRIGHTON CROP PROTECTION CONFERENCE. Pest and Diseases/04. C. Prot. Publications, 1533p., 2004.

  CROP PROTECTION HANDBOOK. Boom Sprayers Handbook/02. C. Prot. Publications, 80p.2002.

  CROP PROTECTION HANDBOOK. Hand-Operated Sprayers. C. Prot. Publications, 66p. 2003.

  CROP PROTECTION HANDBOOK. Fruit Sprayers Handbook/04. C. Prot. Publications, 71p. 2004.

  FUHR, F. & HANCE, R.J. Lysimeter studies of the fate of pesticides in the soil. C. Prot. Publications, 192p., 1992.

  GALLI, J.C. Métodos de Controle Químico. Apostila, FCAV/UNESP, Jaboticabal-SP, 144p., 2002.

  GALLO, D., NAKANO, O., SILVEIRA NETO, S., CARVALHJO, R.P.L., BATISTA, G,C.; BERTI FILHO, E., PARRA, J.R.P., ZUCCHI, R.A., ALVES, S.B., VENDRAMIM, J.D., MARCHINI, L.C., LOPES, J.R., OMOTO, C. Entomologia Agrícola, Ed. Fealq, Piracicaba, 920p., 2002.

  INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON PESTICIDES APPLICATION/93. Proceedings of aSymposium. C. prot. Publications, 692p., 1993.

  LARINI, l., CARVALHO, D., OLIVEIRA, G.H., FRACASSO, J.F., LEPERA, J.S., SALGADO, P.E.T., CECCHRYNI, R. Toxicologia. Editora Manole Ltda. São paulo-SP. 315p. 1987.

  MARTIN, T. Seed Treatment: progress and Prospects. C. prot. Publications, 482p. 1994.

  MATTHEWS, G.A. Pesticide Application Methods. Londres, Longman, 346p., 1986.MATUO, T. Técnicas de aplicação de defensivos agrícolas. FUNEP, Jaboticabal, SP. 139p., 1990.

  MACHADO NETO, J.G. Segurança no trabalho com agrotóxicos em cultura de eucalipto. FUNEP, Jaboticabal, SP, 105p. 2001.

  OMOTO, C. Princípios e práticas de manejo da resistência de pragas e pesticidas. Apostila. Setor de Entomologia- ESALQ- Piracicaba, SP, 32p. 2002.

  ROBERTSON, J.L., PRESILER, H.K. Pesticide bioassays with Arthropods. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fl. 127p. 1992.

  ROUSH, F.T., TABASHNIK, B.E. Pest Resistence in Arthoropods Chopman and Hall. New York, 303p. 1990.

Credits: 8 

Workload: 120h

Evaluation Criteria: Seminar and final project.