Agriculture, urban and natural environments are severely affected by
invasive plants and animals, arthropods, and disease causing organisms.
Management of these pests and pathogens is essential to preserve the
economic and ecological future of Hawaii and the Pacific Basin. Societal
concerns about protecting our natural resources and the environment have
resulted in a plant and resource protection focus stressing biological control,
integrated pest management, and genetically based methods. |
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Hawaii's location in the Pacific Basin
provides students with an ideal setting for tropical and environmental
studies. The unique island ecosystem also encompasses many cropping
niches from humid tropical environments to arid temperate conditions. In
addition, the multitude of agricultural and landscape plants produced
provides a natural laboratory to study a diversity of urban and
agricultural inputs. The multicultural aspect of the human population
further adds to the intriguing plant, human, and pest interactions that
are a part of the PEPS academic and research program. Students are
presented with great educational opportunities to understand plant and
environmental protection and pest management. Students will be prepared
for employment in agricultural and urban pest management, science
education, government, industry, and environmental resource management.
Undergraduate students will be well prepared for professional and
graduate studies.
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Undergraduate Study
Graduate Study
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