فهد جبر عيد العطوى

King Saud University

College of Food and Agricultural Sciences

Department of Plant Protection

PLPT 349 Non Insect  Animal Pests

Time :    Tuesday 9:00-9:50 AM                

Required Textbook:    Lectures         

Prerequisites:              Zoo 101

Credit hours:               2

Instructor:               Dr. Fahad Alatwi

Office:                     3-1A-59

Office Phone:             467-9550

E-mail:                     fkhalid98@hotmail.com

Office Hours:              Sat, Sun, Mon, Tue10:00-11:00, 11:00-12:00 

 Description of Course Contents:

Study of the following animal groups as pests of agricultural crops: Plant mites, snails, slugs, rodents, birds and terrestrial crustaceans; their life cycle, symptoms, nature of damage and methods of protection and control.

Target of this project: 

Training students how to find and collect phytophagus mites on different economic crops, prepare mites specimens, and finally to classify mites to at least the family level.