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WSU
IPM Certification Program
For
Landscape and Turf Professionals
The
WSU IPM Certification Program promotes ecologically sound pest management
practices through education and certification of landscape and turf
maintenance professionals.
Knowledge
is important to the success of an IPM program. Landscape professionals
should understand the cultural requirements of the plants being
grown and the biology of the pest problems. They must understand
how to develop a site survey and IPM plan, improve plant health
through cultural strategies, monitor pest populations, maintain
records and determine when pesticide use is appropriate in an integrated
approach. The WSU IPM Certification Program will provide landscape
and turf managers with these educational tools.
Landscape
and turf professionals can obtain WSU IPM Certification
by completing 30 hours of IPM training offered through WSU Extension.
In addition to basic IPM instruction, participation in hands-on
IPM workshops will be required.
Courses
certified by the WSU IPM Certification Program must:
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Contain research-based information with practical application
- Promote
minimizing harmful environmental effects of pest control
- Outline
IPM strategies which utilize cultural practices, biological pest
controls, and resistant varieties when available
The
WSU IPM Certification courses will be offered through the WSU Pesticide
Safety Education program in western Washington. WSU IPM credits
will be offered for Day 1 of all WSU Western Washington Recertification
programs and for the WSU IPM Hands-On Workshops.
For
additional information, contact Carrie Foss at 253-445-4577 or cfoss@wsu.edu.
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