Introduction to Integrated Pest Management. Terminology. Sampling methods of insect pest populations. [value of the previuos topics 1CFU] Chemical control. Factors affecting the effective application of insecticides, toxicity, selectivity, insecticide resistance, synergism. The use of non-pesticide substances in chemical control of insect pests. [1 CFU] Biological control methods. [3 CFU] Control of herbivorous insects and mites with predatory insects and mites, as well as entomopathogenic bacteria, fungi, protozoa, viruses and nematodes. [1 CFU] The use of sterile insect technique (SIT) in pest control. Plant resistance to insect pests. Coltural and mechanical methods for insect pest control. [1 CFU]