INITIAL CATEGORY CERTIFICATION COURSE 2: FOREST PEST

Description

This course is approved by the Maryland Department of Agriculture to take the Category specific section of the Category 2: FOREST PEST CONTROL Exam. After purchasing this course, a link will automatically be sent to your email and you can start immediately. THIS COURSE IS NOT FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS. 

Topics covered include: Phloem-Feeding Insects, Terminal, Root, and Shoot-Infesting Pests, Cone and Seed Feeders. Defoliators, Sucking Insects, Vertebrate Pests, Stress Factors and Declines, Root and Butt Rots and Wood Decay, Cankers, Foliage Diseases and Vascular Wilts, Weeds, IPM, Maryland Regulations, Pesticide Storage, Certification, Reports.

This course has been designed in a Distance Learning format and approved by the MDA. NOTE: This course is online. All that is required is an internet connection and an email address. Quizzes are given at the end of each section to enhance the student’s learning. This course is narrated and self-paced, with high quality images of insect and animal species as well as equipment.