IPM Practices for Landscape Pest Management | Wyoming Approval #2673

Instructor: Sarah Racine

The Effective Pesticide Applications in Landscape and Turf Settings course focuses on the advantages and factors to consider when creating an integrated pest management (IPM) program.

Students will learn a range of pest management techniques, including augmentation, mechanical and cultural control, sanitation, and pesticide use. The course also teaches liquid pesticide application equipment and calibration, as well as techniques for applying granule pesticides, tree injection and implantation, and baits/traps.

Other course content includes how to maintain pesticide application equipment and determine the amount of pesticide needed based on pesticide type and area size. The course expires 180 days after registration.

By the end of this course, students will:

• Understand the different pest management approaches that comprise an IPM.
• Know the types of pesticide application equipment used in landscape, turf, and interiorscape settings.
• Be able to explain how to utilize granule pesticides, tree injection and implantation, and baits/traps.
• Determine how to maintain and calibrate pesticide application equipment.

The course expires 180 days after registration.