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Sep 07, 2024
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LNTP 215 - Pest Management (G only)
Identification of insects, mites, and other arthropods attacking landscapes, nursery plants, and greenhouse crops. Topics include life cycles of plant-damaging insects/mites and identification of commonly attacked plant materials; integrated pest management control options; pesticide uses and limitations; pesticide safety, equipment, and application methods. Assessment Level(s): AELR 930 /READ 099 . Two hours lecture, two hours laboratory each week. Formerly LN 215.
3 semester hours
Course Outcomes: Upon course completion, a student will be able to:
- Evaluate and design an integrated pest management program.
- Evaluate the presence and activity of beneficial organisms.
- Design methods to preserve and augment the major beneficial organisms.
- Predict which group an insect belongs in by analyzing its plant damage type.
- Compare classification characteristics that enable him or her to group insects into major insect order, family, and genus.
- Design criteria and the process used in selecting a low risk pesticide, microbial pesticide, broad spectrum, and selective pesticides for specific pest control.
- Develop and evaluate integrated pest management approaches to dealing with disease and pests for greenhouse plants and herbaceous perennials produced in cold frames.
- Discuss the laws and regulations as they apply to pest control in the Green Industry.
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