Each of the items listed in this section have been designed to enhance your learning experience and provide a foundation for the core lecture.
What is the goal of Integrated Pest Management?
What are the steps of IPM?
What are the two common types of beneficial arthropods?
Why is it important to understand the life cycle of a pest you want to control?
Please use the link that corresponds to your county.
This week, you will learn how to proactively prevent pest issues and to effectively control them if necessary.
Your local Coordinator will host a class session in person that will include hands-on activities and discussions. These activities will deepen your understanding of this week's topic and help you connect with your fellow interns and local Association.
These resources will help you dive deeper into this week's topic.
Use these questions and case studies to deepen your understanding of this week's topic. You don't have to turn in your answers, but you may discuss them in class.
Think about your personal home landscape, garden, orchard, homestead, and/or vineyard. Prior to this presentation, did you frequently scout for insects? How did you control any pests you found? Discuss the benefits and limitations of both biological and chemical control methods?
What are some physical and/or cultural type methods you can recommend to novice gardeners to incorporate as a means to reduce pest populations?
Based on this week’s lesson, can you describe what an IPM approach would look like in a home garden that could be either conventional and organic methods of control?
Let’s get honest, there may be personal preferences we have in terms of pest control. How has this training made you think about how you communicate with other in terms of research-based and not personal preferences?