Insect Ecology

Course Information
TitleΟικολογία Εντόμων / Insect Ecology
CodeΣΦΠ101Υ
FacultyAgriculture, Forestry and Natural Environment
SchoolAgriculture
Cycle / Level2nd / Postgraduate, 3rd / Doctorate
Teaching PeriodWinter
CoordinatorDimitrios Kovaios
CommonYes
StatusActive
Course ID600020768

Programme of Study: PMS « SYGCΗRONĪ FYTOPROSTASIA KAI VIOTECΗNOLOGIKES EFARMOGES» (2026-sīmera)

Registered students: 0
OrientationAttendance TypeSemesterYearECTS
KORMOSCore Courses118
Class Information
Academic Year2025 – 2026
Class PeriodWinter
Faculty Instructors
Weekly Hours3
Total Hours39
Class ID
600286832
Course Type 2021
Specific Foundation
Course Type 2016-2020
  • Background
  • Scientific Area
  • Skills Development
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
  • Face to face
Digital Course Content
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
  • Greek (Instruction, Examination)
  • English (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to: a. identify the basic aspects of ecology b. understand the insect-plant relations and the economic importance of insects c. understand the effects of abiotic environmental factors on insects d. understand and explain insect behavior e. understand insect relations with other organisms
General Competences
  • Apply knowledge in practice
  • Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
  • Work autonomously
  • Work in an international context
  • Work in an interdisciplinary team
  • Generate new research ideas
  • Respect natural environment
  • Be critical and self-critical
Course Content (Syllabus)
Introduction to insect ecology, diversification and biodiversity. Photoperiodism and Biological rhythms, Chemical ecology, Natural enemies and biological control, Insect herbivores, Insects and climate, Insect herbivores, Insects and climate, Biodiversity and insect conservation, Evolutionary ecology.Behavioural ecology and social insects, Physiological ecology (development and diapause), Ιnsect communication and interactions of insects with other organisms (mutualisms, symbiosis, competition, predation, parasitism), interactions with plants and agroecology, food webs and community ecology, population ecology, climate change and biological invasions.
Keywords
Insect ecology, Ecosystem, Insects and plants, Photoperiodism, Insects and climate, Chemical ecology, Migration and dispersal
Educational Material Types
  • Notes
  • Slide presentations
  • Multimedia
  • Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
  • Use of ICT in Course Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Communication with Students
  • Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Description
Power point, e-learning, zoom
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Lectures✓
Laboratory Work✓
Fieldwork
Reading Assigment✓
Written assigments✓
Exams✓
Total
Student Assessment
Description
Review work (writing) 30% Final written exams 70%
Student Assessment methods
  • Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Formative, Summative)
  • Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
  • Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
  • Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
  • Performance / Staging (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Speight, M.R., Hunter, M.D. and A.D. Watt, 2008. Ecology of Insects, Concepts and Applications. Willey- Blackwell. Price PW, Denno RF, Eubanks MD, Finke DL, Kaplan I., 2011. Insect ecology: behavior, populations, and communities. Cambridge University Press, New York Schoonhoven, L., Van Loon, M. and M. Dicke, 2005. Insect–Plant Biology, Oxford Univ. Press, 2nd Ed., Oxford.
Additional bibliography for study
Gilbert, S.F. and D. Epel, 2009. Ecological Develpmental Biology, Integrating Epigenetics, Medicine and EvolutionSianuer Associates Inc., Massachusetts USA. Hardy ICW and E. Wajnberg, 2023. Jervis's Insects as Natural Enemies: Practical Perspectives Cham: Springer.
Last Update
10-02-2024