DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY AND FISHERIES for Certificate III in Horticulture, Charles Darwin University 13 October 2008 Presented by Deanna Chin and Haidee Brown Entomology, Diagnostic Services Entomology Lectures

DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY AND FISHERIES Lecture 1. Introduction to workshop and role of Entomology, DRDPIFR Lecture 2. Insect biology and life cycles Lecture 3. Mouthparts of insects and mites Lecture 4. Insect and mite damage on plants Lecture 5. Principles of integrated pest management Lecture 6. Mango IPM. Pests, beneficials and biological control Lecture 7. Insect monitoring Lecture 8. Insect identification – laboratory practical session Outline of one day workshop on Insects and Integrated Pest Management

DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY AND FISHERIES Arthropod identification and advice Research and extension on integrated pest management of a range of crops Taxonomic studies on economic pests Curation and updating of the Economic Insect Reference Collection Maintenance of a database of insect records Biology and control of termite pests of horticultural crops Surveys to detect and manage exotic arthropods Pest distribution information for market access Relevant advice on pesticide registration and development Research and extension on agro-forestry pests Entomology services

DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRY AND FISHERIES Lanni Zhang Austin McLennan Dr Lucy Tran-Nguyen Heather Wallace Haidee BrownDeanna Chin Dr Brian Thistleton and Michael Neal Entomology staff