IPM for Landscape, Ornamental Plants, Turf, and Calibration | California DPR Approved
After completing this course participants will be able to:
Understand pest management approaches of an IPM, including the types of application equipment used in the different settings, how to utilize granule pesticides, tree injection and implantation, and baits/traps, and equipment maintenance
Outline ways to track pest development, issues involved in controlling pests and disease in managed landscape, and tailor management strategies
Understand the settings and ecosystems of a turf stand, issues involved in controlling pests and disease in managed turfgrass, and tailoring management strategies for turfgrass
Monitor and control pests through cultural, biological, mechanical, chemical, genetic, and host plant resistance methods, as well as describe the life cycle of resistance and understand calibration, and explain mathematical instructions on how to perform broadcast applications, banded applications, multiple nozzles per row, and in-furrow applications
IPM Practices for Landscape Pest Management
The Effective Pesticide Applications in Landscape and Turf Settings course teaches how to create an integrated pest management (IPM) program in California.
The course, approved by the Department of Pesticide Regulation, describes a range of pest management techniques such as augmentation, mechanical and cultural control, sanitation, and pesticide use. The course also provides guidance on liquid pesticide application equipment and calibration, as well as techniques for applying baits/traps, granule pesticides, and tree injection and implantation.
Students will also learn how to maintain pesticide application equipment and determine the amount of pesticide needed based on area size and pesticide type.
IPM for Ornamental Plant Pest Management
Integrated Pest Management of ornamental plants involves multiple steps; producing a healthy plant, correctly identifying the problem, recognizing that there will always be some pests and damage, and only using pesticides as a last resort. This course teaches the basics of pest and disease management for ornamental plants, and the different tools and techniques needed to successfully provide your clients with a healthy and attractive landscape.
IPM for Turf Management
Integrated Pest Management of turfgrasses involves multiple steps; producing a healthy plant, correctly identifying the problem, recognizing that there will always be some pests and damage, and only using pesticides as a last resort. This course teaches the basics of pest and disease management for turfgrass, and the different tools and techniques needed to successfully provide your clients with a healthy and attractive turf stand.
IPM, Insect Sampling, & Calibration
Integrated Pest Management. Integrated Pest Management, or "IPM" for short, is an environmentally sound approach to controlling a pest population through common sense methods. Each control method will be addressed and defined in this presentation. IPM is a strategy focusing on the long-term prevention of pests or their damage through the use of multiple techniques.
Insect Sampling Techniques for Row Crops. An important concern in agriculture management is minimizing insecticide use and controlling costs. The frequency of sampling is critical to making appropriate insect management decisions. These decisions should be made based on established treatment thresholds.
Pesticide Calibration. Calibration ensures that your equipment delivers the correct amount of pesticide uniformly across your field or target area and if done incorrectly or not at all has major consequences. It can mean the difference between control or failure of a pesticide. This course ensures you will be able to accurately calibrate using many types of application methods: broadcast application, banded application, multiple nozzles per row, and in-furrow applications.