Class Description
In this seminar you will learn about:
The reasons we learn about insects
Insects and Vegetables
How to grow a healthy garden environment
Effects of insecticides on the garden
Effects on soil
General families/groups of insects
The good and bad insects
Integrated pest management (IPM)
A close look at the pest Insects.
In this session Ken explains the basics of understanding of insect pests. The Identifying of these 'bad guys' is very important and and is covered in some detail. Ken discusses the methods taken buy pest control companies and some of the best approaches to management. Kens over 40 years of pest related work shows up in his teaching and he makes it easy to understand. Some topics covered are:
Reasons for pest control
Integrated Pest Management
Pests on food
The major groups of insects
Specific insect identification
The very worst of the pests we deal with
Keeping a healthy environment
Chemicals and methods of effect
Biological controls
Prevention