Tom Fermanian, Hank Wilkinson, and Phil Nixon. To acquaint students with basic, sound, turf management cultural practices. Many of the management strategies for pests refer to these cultural practices. Each pest is presented to the student in a way that describes its biology, normal habitat, identifying features, and management strategies.
Pests are group according to their normal seasonal appearance or other similar diagnostic features.
Students will learn to identify both biotic and abiotic turf maladies. They will gain an understanding of how to treat each problem and minimize future occurrences. To identify and develop management strategies to correct pest problems and minimize their reoccurrence. To present methods of pesticide application, equipment used and its maintenance. Students will gain an understanding of equipment calibration and calculating pesticide requirements and areas.