Vegetable Crop Pest Management Exam Prep
Course Description
Pesticides protect plants and animals from insects, nematodes, weeds and diseases; improve efficiency of food productions; and provide for greater crop yields. This course outlines various invasive pests of vegetable crops and how an applicator can effectively treat pest infestations while protecting themselves and maintaining productive vegetable crop yields intended for human consumption.
After completing this course users will be able to:
- Identify invasive pests of vegetable crop plants, including insects, weeds, diseases, and nematodes.
- Operate and properly calibrate various types of application equipment.
- Outline effective practices for management of pest populations.
This Course Covers:
Integrated Pest Management
- Field Scouting & Monitoring
- Economic Thresholds
- Cultural Controls
- Biological Controls
- Chemical Controls
Pesticide Impact
- State & Federal Laws
- Protecting Groundwater
- Keeping Pesticides Out of Water Sources
- Protecting Non-Target Organisms
- Potential for Pesticide Resistance
Application Equipment & Calibration
- Methods of Application
- Types of Sprayers
- Sprayer Parts
- Nozzles
- Operation & Maintenance of Sprayers
- Granular Applications
- Global Positioning System (GPS)
- Geographical Information System (GIS)
- Calibration of Sprayers
- Broadcast Sprayer Calibration
- Granular Application Calibration
- Drop-Through Spreader Calibration
Vegetable Crop Insects
- Growth & Development
- Considerations for Pest Management
- Insect Pests of Asparagus
- Insect Pests of Carrots
- Insect Pests of Celery
- Insect Pests of Cucurbits
- Insect Pests of Cole Crops
- Insect Pests of Sweet Corn
- Insect Pests of Onions
- Insect Pests of Potatoes
- Insect Pests of Tomatoes
- General Vegetable Insect Pests
Vegetable Crop Weeds
- Development Stages
- Life Cycles of Weeds
- Weed Control Methods
- Types of Herbicides
- Herbicide Carryover
- Herbicide Combinations
Vegetable Crop Diseases
- Plant Diseases
- Types of Pathogens
- Disease Triangle
- Disease Cycle
- Disease Management
- Cultural Control
- Biological Control
- Chemical Control
- Diseases of Asparagus
- Diseases of Carrots
- Diseases of Celery
- Diseases of Cole Crops
- Diseases of Corn
- Diseases of Cucurbits
- Diseases of Onions
- Diseases of Potatoes
- Diseases of Snap Beans
- Diseases of Tomatoes
Vegetable Crop Nematodes
- Plant-Parasitic Nematodes
- Nematodes in Vegetable Production
- Sampling Nematode Populations
- Management of Plant-Parasitic Nematodes
Final Assessment