This is a fully accredited Rhodes 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网 Short Course, and is comprised of multiple learning modules. We host the course on demand at Rhodes 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网 over the duration of three full days. Lectures and classwork, given by top scientists in the field, provide the course research framework and are followed by multiple fieldtrips for hands-on learning. Participants will also complete original projects designed to answer specific biological control research questions and complete a project write-up.

Topics Include (we can also tailor make a course for your organisation/institute):

• Weed Ecology - What makes a weed?
• Weed identification
• Introduction to Biological Control
• Biological Control Regulations
• Agent Biology 
• Host Specificity
• Mass-rearing biological control agents
• Agent Release Techniques
• Post-Release Evaluations
• Integrated Control
• Basic and Introductory Statistics

 Dr Grant Martin giving a presentation during the 2016 Weeds Short Course

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