HORT342 – Monitoring Pests and Diseases
Module code
HORT342
Module title
Monitoring Pests and Diseases
Prescription
The aim of this module is to develop student’s knowledge and skill in monitoring plant pests and diseases.
Programmes
- SX1702
NZQA Level
Level 3
NZQA Credits
5
Delivery method
- Web-Supported
Learning hours
- Total learning hours
- 50
Resources required
- Learning Outcomes
- Describe the factors which determine pest populations and methods of plant pest and disease monitoring for a specified primary sector workplace situation
Monitor crop plant pest and diseases, and detect any crop anomalies
Record, report and/or correct the results of monitoring activities - Content
- - Pest population presence or absence, determining factors; environmental factors, presence of natural enemies, beneficial organisms, production practices
- Pest and disease monitoring; threshold, injury level, injury
- Pest and disease monitoring; techniques and procedures; visual light traps, pyrethrum, detergents, boards, soil sampling, field scouting, random sampling, pheromone traps, sticky traps
- Monitoring for pests and diseases
- Signs or symptoms of anomalies and identifying; pest and or diseases, variations in health, foreign bodies in growing environment, structural issues, maintenance issues
- Recording monitoring results as variations from normal; presence of pests, disease, disorders, predators, beneficial organisms, crop health
- Reporting and correcting anomalies
- Reporting results - Teaching and Learning Strategy
- Theoretical face-to-face and online sessions including tutorials, workshops, group activities, discussion, workbooks, independent learning, and assignments.
- Assessment Criteria
- Assessment in this module is mixed mode. Students must gain a minimum mark of 50% in the achievement-based assessments and meet all the requirements of the competency-based assessments including carrying out all tasks in a safe manner and to industry standard to be eligible for a final grade for this module. The final grade will be based on the marks from the achievement-based assessment tasks.
- Learning and Teaching Resource
- Workshops and projects will be supported with online material via the Wintec Moodle learning site.
An extended reading list will be supplied by the tutor at commencement of the module. This will be updated annually.
