EHS 419 — Pest and Vector Management

About this course

EHS 419 Pest and Vector Management is a 400 Level course in the Environmental Health Science department, taught in the First Semester. On La-Net Hub you can watch all 10 recorded lectures for free, grouped into 5 series, read the course lecture note online or download it as a PDF, and test yourself with practice questions.

This course introduces the basic concepts of pests, vectors, and pest ecology, with emphasis on their identification, classification, habitats, life cycles, and importance to human health and the environment.

This topic focuses on animals that can transmit diseases, contaminate food and water, damage property, or otherwise affect human health.

Lectures in this course

Series 1: Introduction to Pest Vectors and Past Ecology

1. Introduction to Pest Vectors and Past Ecology 11 minutes 57 seconds
2. Classification of Public Health Pests- 11 minutes 48 seconds

Series 2: Arthropods and Rodents of Public Health Importance

1. Arthropods and Rodents of Public Health Importance 12 minutes 13 seconds
2. Control Methods for Arthropods 11 minutes 32 seconds

Series 3: Pesticides Formulation and Application Principles

1. Pesticides Formulation and Application Principles 14 minutes 57 seconds
2. Methods of Pesticide Application 14 minutes 52 seconds

Series 4: Pest and Vector Management Strategies Equipment and Control Methods

1. Pest and Vector Management Strategies Equipment and Control Methods 11 minutes 34 seconds
2. Maintenance anc 9 minutes 19 seconds

Series 5: Integrated Approaches Insecticide Resistance Management and Vector Control Programmes

1. Integrated Approaches Insecticide Resistance Management and Vector Control Programmes 13 minutes 9 seconds
2. Pilot Question part 2 12 minutes 34 seconds

Lecture note

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