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530 TERM PAPER ‑ SUGGESTED OUTLINE
Objective of the Term
Paper: Research an actual IPM program as
documented in the literature and evaluate/analyze the program in terms of the
material presented throughout the course.
Note: You CAN NOT use an IPM program in Kentucky as the subject
of your paper because we will be using Kentucky programs as examples throughout
the course.
During the first two months
of the course, you should think about which system to evaluate. Look into the literature, refer to the books
on reserve for ideas. Your instructor
has some material on specific programs that are available for loan. Check with your instructor if you need help. A tentative title identifying the program,
crop(s), and locale will be required on March 6.
Papers must be typed, 1”
margins all around, 12-point font, double spaced, 10-page maximum (text
only).
TERM PAPER IS DUE
AT BEGINNING OF CLASS ON APRIL 12, 2006
Your Term Paper should have
the following sections:
I. Introduction. ‑ Overview of the
specific crop production system (CPS) of interest, characteristics of CPS and
its environment (climate, soil types, economic issues, etc.), identification of
special aspects of CPS relevant to IPM
(if any), identification and brief description of pests. Note any ecological considerations of special
interest relative to the lectures presented in the beginning of the course.
II. General discussion of the Crop Profile
and the Pest Management Plan from that locality. If you cannot locate these documents for your
CPS, then you should select a different CPS for your term paper.
III. Monitoring and Decision Making. ‑
Discussion of monitoring and surveillance techniques used for major pests in
this CPS and any equipment needed. In
addition to pest monitoring, be sure to discuss which climatic/soil variables
are monitored and how is this information used.
IV. Information Flow. ‑ How does information move around in this program? How are decisions made and what decision tools are used? What personnel are involved in this decision making and at what stages?
V. Management Tactics. ‑ What management tactics are used and what is their sequence of events (intra‑ and interseason). Emphasize how these tactics are integrated throughout the program.
VI. Special Implementation
Considerations. What economic analyses
have been conducted and/or are
used? How are models used in designing
management strategies and tactics,
forecasting pest populations, interacting
with other components of the program, etc.?
VII. Discussion. ‑ Critical appraisal of
the program; it's strengths and
weaknesses, problems that were encountered and how they were resolved.
Where is the program going?
VIII. References. ‑
Use a format from any of the assigned readings
(e.g. your text). References must
be cited in text, table headings, or figures.