Online Course: Garden and Landscape Pest Management
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Matt Bertone
Identification and Trouble Shooting
Insects, Diseases, and Disorders
6-week course: May 15 – June 25, 2023 Cost is $149
This fully online, asynchronous course is part of a series of Garden and Landscape Courses offered by The North Carolina State University Department of Horticultural Science. Each course in the series includes: Interactive forums, Hands-on activities, and Presentations by experts around the state. You can complete the courses on your own schedule during the 6-week period and you will have access to the course material forever!
This is NOT an Extension Master Gardener℠ certification course. If you are interested in becoming a Master Gardener volunteer please contact the Extension Master Gardener Coordinator in your county for information on training requirements and volunteer opportunities.
Topics Covered:
- Insects: common insects, insect identification, insect damage identification, how to encourage beneficial insects
- Diseases: identify unhealthy plants, plant pathogens (fungi, bacteria, nematodes, viruses, parasitic plants), how diseases develop, how to diagnose disease, principles of plant disease management
- Plant Disorders: plant nutrition deficiencies, weather damage, moisture damage, other abiotic plant disorders
- Wildlife interactions with plants: common animals in the garden, strategies to reduce damage, planning for wildlife habitat
- Diagnosing plant problems: 10 steps for gathering info, how to submit samples for diagnosis
- Integrated Pest Management (IPM): how to develop an IPM plan; cultural, mechanical, biological, and chemical techniques
Students will learn techniques and insights that will help them become experts in the garden and landscape.
This course is part of a series of courses to become a garden and landscape expert.
Complete all 5 courses and earn a Garden and Landscape
Certificate of Mastery from the NC State Horticulture Department.
The Garden and Landscape 5-Course Series includes:
- Fundamentals: Soils and Plants
- Edibles: Herbs, Vegetables, Small Fruits, Tree Fruits, and Nuts
- Pest Management: Identification and Trouble Shooting Insects, Diseases, and Disorders
- Landscape Design: Landscape Design with Herbaceous, Woody, and Native Plants
- Garden and Landscape: Lawn Management and Weeds.
Cost per Class: $149
Registration for Garden and Landscape Pest Management: is coming soon.
Save more than $350 by registering for the entire series now for $399
Coming Soon: Registration Information for
Landscape Design With Herbaceous, Woody, and Native Plants
For more information on the entire series visit our webpage