Practical management and utilization of pesticides and 
pesticidal transgenic crops in agricultural and urban 
environments.  Subject areas include pesticide classification, 
their general chemical and toxicological properties, deployment 
philosophy, hazards and environmental impact, formulation and 
application, safety and disposal, and management of pesticide 
resistance.

I. Introduction - historical perspective on use and application 
of pesticides
   A. Pesticide formulations
   B. Toxicology
   C. Pesticide labels and labeling
   D. Pesticide laws and regulation
   E. Pesticide development

II. Pesticide modes of action
    A. Fungicide modes of action
    B. Insecticide modes of action
    C. Herbicide modes of action

III. Pesticide deployment
    A. Nozzles and sprayer calibration
    B. Pesticide storage
    C. Pesticide use in stored products
    D. Pesticide use in the urban environment
    E. Pesticide use in ornamentals and pecans
    F. Use of plant growth regulators
    G. Use of soil fumigants
    H. Pesticide use in animal production
    I. Resistance management

IV. Biological interactions with pesticides
    A. Pesticide fate in the environment
    B. Pesticides in groundwater
    C. Non-target effects 
    D. Drift management

V.  Transgenic crops
    A. Introduction to biotechnology
    B. Insecticidal transgenic crops development, use and        
consequences
    C. Herbicide resistant transgenic crops development, use and 
consequences