Commercial Category

Category 3B

Table of Contents

SECTION 1
PRINCIPLES OF PEST MANAGEMENT
Principles of Pest Management
Detection
Monitoring Techniques
Identification
Economic Significance
Selection of Methods
Review Questions
Lawn Monitoring Sheet

SECTION 2
CARE OF TURFGRASS
Requirements for Healthy
Establishing Turf
Maintaining Turf
Conversion of Turfgrass Areas
Plant Growth Regulation
Review Questions

SECTION 3
PEST MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES
Plant Resistance
Cultural Controls
Mechanical and Physical Controls
Biological Controls
Review Questions

SECTION 4
PESTICIDE APPLICATION
Selecting a Pesticide
Pesticide Application Equipment
Applying Pesticides
Record Keeping
Maine’s Current Notification Law
Review Questions

SECTION 5
CALCULATIONS AND CALIBRATION
Area Measurement
Calibrating Application Equipment
Pesticide Calculations
Review Questions

SECTION 6
PESTICIDE SAFETY
Applicator Safety
First Aid Procedures
Safe Pesticide Handling
Public Relations
Review Questions
Pesticide Safety Checklist

SECTION 7
WEEDS OF TURFGRASS
Weed Biology
Weed Identification
Managing Turf Weeds
Using Herbicides
Turf Weed Monitoring Chart
Review Questions

SECTION 8
DISEASES OF TURFGRASS
Fungi
Nematodes
The Disease Triangle
Turfgrass Disease Diagnosis
Predicting Disease Activity
Infectious Disease Management
Disease Susceptability
Key to Common Turfgrass Diseases
Turf Disease Monitoring Chart
Review Questions

SECTION 9
INSECT PESTS
Insect Pests
Insect Management
Beneficial Insects
Turf Insect Monitoring Chart
Review Questions

SECTION 10
VERTEBRATE PESTS
Vertebrate Management
Moles
Racoons
Skunks
Rabies and other diseases
Rodents
Dogs
Bird Damage
Geese
Review Questions

APPENDIX A
TURF REFERENCES
Diagnostic Facilities in New England
Industry and Trade Organizations
Reference Material from UMass
Useful Sites on the World Wide Web

APPENDIX B
REVIEW QUESTIONS
Answers to Review Questions