AGRICULTURAL

UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS
Department of Forestry
& Natural Environment
Management

Integrated Treatment of Animal Enemies of Forestry Species

Course Content

Basic concepts, definitions, philosophy of integrated treatment of insects and other animal enemies and application needs in forestry. Population monitoring and forecasting, damage assessment. Resistance of forest species and varieties to insects. Biological insect control. Pathogenic insect microorganisms. Role of pathogens in the integrated treatment, Attractive and repulsive substances. Technological and biotechnological means and methods. Genetic control and cultivation of forest stands in the treatment of animal enemies.

Learning Results

Upon successful completion of the course the student will be able to:
Has understood knowledge about the comprehensive treatment of insects and other
animal enemies of the forest. The assessment of populations, the control of insects,
pathogenic microorganisms.
• uses the methodologies and techniques of population control and cultivation of forest
stands in the context of an integrated response to animal enemies,
• collaborates with his / her classmates to create and present a plan - a framework for a
technical study of integrated treatment of animal enemies which, in the future in the course
of his work as a Forester, will be part of a study-plan of a forestry or other related study.

NEWSLETTER

DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY 

The Department of Forestry and Natural Environment Management joined the Faculty of Plant Sciences of the AUA. The Department operates from the academic year 2019-2020 and is based in Tthe city of Karpenisi. Housed in the building facilities of the Department of Forestry and Natural Environment Management of the former Technical Scool (TEI)  of Central Greece.
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