Jan 28th 2005 Meeting
Home Background Pesticides Current Projects & Committees Environmental Hazards in Schools Press and News Releases Recipes for Safer Cleaning Recommended Businesses Environmental Topics Related Websites Donations Jobs Available Advisory Board	January 28th PEST MANAGEMENT TRAINING FOR LANDSCAPERS Flyer for Meeting (Word Document) Registration Form (Word Document) Agenda William E. Currie, Consultant/Entomologist International Pest Management Institute 9:30 AM Welcome and Introductions What Is A Weed? Why Do We Have Laws and Regulations? What Is Low-Risk Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and How Does It Work? What Do Weeds Need? Management Approaches – Exclusion, Sanitation, Habitat Modification 11:00 AM Break 11:15 AM In The Field (weather permitting) Monitoring - A Key To Successful Weed Management (IPM) Individual Plants – Line Transects – Grid Monitors Record Keeping To Track Progress Turf And Ornamental Landscape Weed Pests 12:30 PM Lunch 1:00 PM Back In The Field Rights Of Way – Why Manage Them? Site Assessments Weed Prevention Methods – Why Do Weeds Grow There? Biological Weed Management 3:00 PM Break 3:15 PM Non-Pesticide Weed Management Methods Mowing – Watering – Nutrition Methods Weed Wrench – Hot Water – Flamers Low-Risk Herbicides Client And Customer Communication 4:30 PM Adjourn
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