E-Learning & Certification of bacterial-based biological pesticides, has been created to fully familiarize people with bacterial-based biological pesticides. Microbial pesticides that include more than 100 products including viruses, bacteria, fungi, nematodes and protozoa that are used in integrated control management and organic agriculture and even traditional agriculture play a very important role. Insects, weeds, pathogens and nematodes, like other living organisms, have diseases caused by microorganisms. In some cases, these pathogenic organisms are isolated and cultivated and mass produced to fight against pests. These products are also called microbial pest control agents.

Bacterial insecticides:

One of the mentioned types of biological insecticides to eliminate plant pests and agricultural products is bacterial insecticides that make insects sick in different stages of their growth and destroy them. One of the famous bacteria that sickens and destroys many harmful insects in the larval stage is Bacillus thuringiensis with the abbreviation (Bt). This bacterium has a central and oval-shaped spore, which is identified along with the crystal. This bacterium is completely specific and does not cause disease in beneficial insects, humans and other vertebrates. Bt bacteria is naturally present in the soil and environment, which causes pest diseases. Bt bacteria has a special place in pest management and production of healthy and organic products due to its many advantages such as specific effect on pest insects, low cost of production, high morbidity and easy application. Also, as a lover of nature, it does not have an adverse effect on the environment, beneficial insects and humans.

Course Titles virtual learning Bacteria-based biological pest control:

• Extraction of the bacterial agent Bacillus thuringiensis from nature
• Maintenance and laboratory cultivation Bacillus thuringiensis bacterium
• Scale-up Bacillus turingiensis bacterium

Prerequisite for the basic course of bacterial-based biological pest control:

[list_negative] This course does not require special prerequisites and the course is taught from the basics. [/list_negative]