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 annually at Rhodes 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网 over the duration of an intense week. 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, complete a project write-up and present their findings in a series of research seminars.

Topics Include:

  • Weed Ecology - What makes a weed?
  • Introduction to Biological Control
  • Biological Control Regulations
  • Agent Biology
  • Host Specificity
  • 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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