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May 16, 2024
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Catalog 2020-2021 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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HORT 123 Integrated Pest Management4 credits
Develop an integrated pest management strategy for the nursery and landscape including the usage of cultural, biological, and chemical control options. This includes a survey of the biology of pests. This class focuses on the principles of plant health care using the landscape as an ecosystem.
Prerequisites: ABED 040 (or placement into MATH 087 or higher) and ABED 046 (or placement into ENGL 093 or higher)
Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:
- Use terminology associated with integrated pest management
- Explain different insects and their life cycles
- Chart pesticide groups, present and emerging
- Explain pesticide formulations, toxicity, safety, and recordkeeping
- Explain the principles of integrated pest management and plant healthcare
- List common plant diseases, their mode of action, and control option
- Diagnose and evaluate treatment strategies for typical landscape plants
Program Outcomes
This course teaches to the following program outcome:
- demonstrate professional knowledge of horticultural skills
Total Hours: 50 Theory (Lecture) Hours: 30 Guided Practice (Lab or Clinical) Hours: 20
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