Turf and Ornamental Pest Management Short Course
MSU Extension- Forrest County
952 Sullivan Drive
Hattiesburg, Mississippi 39401-2714
The Turf and Ornamental Pest Management Short Course provides professional pest management training for owners, managers, technicians, workers, salespersons, certified applicators, and others working in turf and ornamental pest control.
This includes persons who do not have a professional license but work in the turf and ornamental plant industry and need to know more about the insect, disease, and weed pests they are likely to encounter.
Participants may also receive recertification credit in: Horticulture Weed Control license (HCW); Horticulture Pest Control license (HCP); Turf and Ornamentals Commercial Applicator Certificate (Category III). (Check your card to see when your license or certification expires. Recertification may occur up to 1 year before expiration.)
This training is co-sponsored by the Mississippi State University Extension Service and the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce/Bureau of Plant Industry.
Location
Forrest County Extension Office, Hattiesburg, MS
952 Sullivan Drive
Hattiesburg, MS 39401-2714
601-545-6083
This is a one-day face-to-face training with three hours of training in the morning, a one-hour break for lunch (provided on-site), and 3 hours of training in the afternoon (5-6 training hours).
Benefits of participation
- Discipline-focused pest management training on weed, disease, and insect pests
- Training refresher and enhancement for experienced employees, managers, and owners
- Initial training for new employees
- Training for persons preparing to take license exams
- Pesticide Safety Training
- Recertification for commercial Horticulture Weed Control license (HWP).
- Recertification for commercial Horticulture Pest Control license (HCP)
- Recertification for certified commercial Turf and Ornamental applicators (Category III).
Topics Covered
- Weed Control in Turfgrasses
- Disease Pests of Turfgrass
- Insect Pests of Turfgrasses
- Pesticide Safety
- Regulatory Issues
- Weed Control in Ornamental Plants
- Disease Pests of Ornamental Plants
- Insect Pests of Ornamental Plants
Turf and Ornamental Pest Control Short Course
February 15, 2023, (Registration closes Feb. 10, 2023)
- Begins: 9:00 AM Wednesday, February 15, 2023
- Lunch provided on-site
- Ends: 4:00 PM
- Location: Forrest County Extension Office, 952 Sullivan Dr., Hattiesburg, MS
- Enrollment Limited to 100 attendees
- Registration Fee: $30 Participation only (no recertification credit, lunch provided).
- $130 if taking for recertification (be sure to give license/card number)
- Payable online by credit card
- Be sure to provide license number/card number if taking for recertification
Registration Link
You will receive an e-mail confirming your registration.
If you have problems registering, please call 662-325-3226
Agenda: Turf and Ornamental Pest Control Short Course
Cancellation Policy:
- Cancel 7+ days before the webinar to receive full refund.
- Cancel less than 7 days before event, registration fee minus $30.00 charge
$100 will be refunded for recertification registrations.
No refund for participation only registration if less than 7 days before event.
For questions, contact Beverly Catchot at 662-325-0795 or bdc12@msstate.edu
Resources and Literature:
Weeds and Weed Control
Lespedeza Control in Maintained Turfgrass
Annual Bluegrass Control in Mississippi Sod Production
Preventing and Managing Herbicide-Resistant Weeds in Turfgrass
Dollarweed Control in Mississippi Lawns and Ornamentals
Tips for Treating Lawn Burweed
Plant Diseases and Disease Control
Large (Brown) Patch of Warm-Season Turfgrasses Publication Number: P3743
Take-All Disease of Turfgrasses Publication Number: P2384
Dollar Spot of Warm-Season Turf Grasses Publication Number: P3750
Diseases and Disorders of Leyland Cypress Publication Number: P3621
Common Landscape Herbicides and Their Effects on Trees Publication Number: P3273
Plant Diseases and Nematode Diagnostics Services (including forms for submission)
MSU Extension Information Sheet 1663, The Plant Doctor: Cold Injury
MSU Extension Publication 2828, Cold Injury to Palms
Insects and Insect Control
MSU-ES Publication 2429, Control Fire Ants in Your Yard
MSU-ES Publication 1858, Insect Control in Commercial Turf
MSU-ES Publication 2331, Control Insect Pests in and around the Home Lawn
MSU-ES Publication 2369, Insect Pests of Ornamental Plants in the Home Landscape
MSU-ES Publication 2938, Crape Myrtle Bark Scale Identification and Control
Bug’s Eye View Newsletter (200+ archived articles, many on turf and ornamental pests)
Insect Identification Service (no fee for insect identification)
BugWise Newsletter, No. 1, 2012, Granulate Ambrosia Beetle
Regulatory
MDAC Bureau of Plant Industry Web Site
Agenda
Turf and Ornamental Pest Management Short Course
February 15, 2023
Forrest County Extension Office Hattiesburg, MS
- 9:00 AM Introduction and Housekeeping
- 9:05 Disease Pests of Turfgrass, Dr. Alan Henn, MSU-ES
- 9:50 Insect Pests of Turfgrass, Dr. Blake Layton, MSU-ES
- 10:30 BREAK
- 10:40 Pesticide Safety!
- 11:20 Turfgrass Weed Control, Dr. Jay McCurdy, MSU-ES
- 12:00 LUNCH BREAK
- 1:00 PM Disease Pests of Ornamental Plants, Dr. Alan Henn, MSU-ES
- 1:40 Weed Control in Ornamental Plants, Dr. John Byrd, MSU-ES
- 2:20 BREAK
- 2:30 Insect Pests of Ornamental Plants, Dr. Blake Layton, MSU-ES
- 3:10 Regulatory Issues for Turf and Ornamental Pest Control, MDAC-BPI
- 3:50 Evaluation and Recertification
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