Pest Management of Ornamental Landscape Plants

Date

January 12, 2009
9:00am-3:30pm

Description

To reduce the damage pests, diseases and weeds routinely inflict on landscape plants, you’ve got to be able to recognize, control and treat them properly.  If you don’t, you risk losing both an ornamental landscape plant – and a customer!

This is a core class in the Landscape Management Certificate program. Click to see a list of all the courses in the certificate program.

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Fees
Early Registration Fee $195.00 7/25/2008-12/22/2008
Registration Fee $225.00 12/23/2008-1/12/2009
Location
New Brunswick, NJ.
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Full Course Description

Early recognition, diagnosis, and prompt treatment of disease and insect problems can greatly reduce costly plant damage and death. Prevent the unnecessary loss of expensive trees and shrubs, and most importantly, your customers. This one-day course covers identification and control of diseases, and weed and ornamental insect problems in landscape plants. Taught by Extension Specialist Dr. Ann B. Gould, this course is the perfect precursor to “Managing Diseases of Ornamental Plants.”

This is a core class in the Landscape Management Certificate program.

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Should You Take this Course?

We tailor our classes for professionals in the field. If you’re not already a professional, and have an interest in the subject, don’t fear. This class is designed for those who are or want to be a:

  • Agricultural Engineer
  • Arborist
  • Horticulturalist
  • Landscape Contractor
  • Landscape Professional
  • Master Gardener
  • Parks Supervisor or Crew Member
  • Pesticide Applicator
  • Public Works Manager or Crew Member
  • Roads and Bridges Supervisor, Director or Crew Member
  • School Building and Grounds Manager or Crew Member
  • Tree Climber

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Agenda

Coming soon!

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Approved Continuing Education Credits

   
PESTICIDE: New Jersey and Connecticut:
  8 credits for: 3A, 3B, 6B, PP2
  2 in Core
   
  New York
  4.25 credits for: 3a and 25
   
  Pennsylvania
  1 credits for: 00 Core
  6 credits for: 06, 18, 23, PC
   
  Delaware
  6 credits for: PC, 06, 18, 23
  1 in Core
   
OTHER APPROVED CREDITS: Landscape Architect Credits
  5 hours
   
  CPWM
  5 Technical

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Here’s What Your Colleagues Said About the Course & Instructors

“Very enthusiastic and knowledgeable, excited about the material”

“Helped our biggest problems with weeds and control.”

“Has a lot of energy and focuses on topic with excellent knowledge”

“Best talk of the day, great info given with enthusiasm”

“Good, level of detail and knowledge of instructors was just right”

“Presented with a passion.”

We asked: “Would you recommend this program to an associate?”
This is the tally of responses we received:

Yes – 65

No – 2

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Recommended Classes

Managing Diseases of Ornamental Plants
This one-day course is the perfect follow-up to Pest Management of Ornamental Plants.

Managing Insect Pests of Ornamentals
Improve what you already know by attending this class after you take Pest Management of Ornamental Plants.

Pest Management of Landscape Turf  
Take this introductory course designed for landscape pros and parks managers to stop those turf pests before they pounce on your turf!

Managing Turf and Landscape Weeds
This two-day course will give you insight into the chemical control strategies and alternative methods available to you for the  prevention and treatment of weeds.

Turfgrass Disease Management
Improve your knowledge on all the major turfgrass diseases you’ll encounter with instructor Rich Buckley.

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