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Landscape Pest Control |
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LAND PEST CONT |
| CLASS CODE: |
HORT 412 |
CREDITS:
3
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| DIVISION: |
AGRICULTURAL AND LIFE SCIENCES |
| DEPARTMENT: |
HORTICULTURE |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: |
This course does not fulfill a General Education requirement. |
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| CATALOG DESCRIPTION: |
Identification and control of insects, weeds and diseases of ornamental plants. The use, limitation and methods of applying pesticides including laws concerning their use. |
| DESCRIPTION: |
Weed, Insect and Disease Control couched in Integrated Pest Management Techniques. |
| TOPICS: |
Insect, weed, disease control. Vertebrate pests, predators and parasites. Pesticide formulatins, labels and calibration. Environmental issues, record keepting, transportation and storage. |
| OBJECTIVES: |
At the completion of this course students will be able to employ integrated pest management techniques into an effective pest control program. Students may qualify to receive a private applicators license. |
| REQUIREMENTS: |
Text: The Standard Pesticide User's Guide, Bohmont |
| PREREQUISITES: |
Horticulture majors or consent of instructor |
| OTHER: |
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| EFFECTIVE DATE: |
August 2001 |
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