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| Landscape Pest Control | |||
| LAND PEST CONT | |||
| CLASS CODE: | HORT 412 | CREDITS: 3 | |
| DIVISION: | AGRICULTURAL AND LIFE SCIENCES | ||
| DEPARTMENT: | HORTICULTURE | ||
| GENERAL EDUCATION: | This course does not fulfill a General Education requirement. | ||
| 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. | ||
| TAUGHT: | Fall, Winter | ||
| CONTENT AND TOPICS: | -Weed, Insect and Disease Control couched in Integrated Pest Management Techniques -Insect, weed, disease control -Vertebrate pests, predators and parasites -Pesticide formulatins, labels and calibration -Environmental issues, record keepting, transportation and storage |
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| GOALS AND OBJECTIVES: | 1. Employ integrated pest management techniques into an effective pest control program. 2. Be able to qualify to receive a private applicator's license. 3. Identify and control insects, weeds, and diseases of ornamental plants. 4. Collect at least 40 weed specimens in at least 20 different families. |
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| REQUIREMENTS: | Text: The Standard Pesticide User's Guide, Bohmont | ||
| PREREQUISITES: | Horticulture majors or consent of instructor | ||
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| EFFECTIVE DATE: | August 2001 | ||