Landscape Integrated Pest Management (IPM)

Discover how to implement an IPM program that will result in effective landscape pest control with diminished health and environmental risks.

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Course Details

Course Name: Landscape Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
Course Code: AL0401CA23
Date of Most Recent Offering: January 17-19, 2023

Date: TBD
Time: TBD am – TBD pm (Check-in time: TBD am)

Location: Cook Student Center, 59 Biel Road, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 (Directions & Map)
Format: Classroom course

Registration Fee: $TBD per person to attend all 3 days
Early Bird Discount Fee: $TBD per person to attend all 3 days (expires TBD)

Single Day Registration Fee: $TBD per person to attend January 17 ONLY

Registration Closes: TBD

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Course Overview

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Day 1 of this class is required for the Landscape Management Certificate and the Public Grounds Management Certificate. The full 3-day course is required for the Natural Turf and Landscape Management Certificate.

Learn how to use the environment to your favor! Integrated Pest Management (or IPM) is a common sense approach to pest control that reduces reliance on chemical pesticides as a sole method of controlling pests. A combination of strategies is used to predict, prevent, and manage landscape insects and diseases. These IPM strategies are proactive, not reactions to the presence of a pest. IPM programs result in effective landscape pest control with diminished economic, health, and environmental risks.

This class covers both turf and ornamentals. Take Day One only to learn IPM philosophy, monitoring, and implementation strategies – or take the full three days for a comprehensive study featuring degree day models, improving soil health, insect and disease ID, creative ways of removing unwanted pests, and more!

Featured Topics

The range of topics covered in the full three-day course will include:

  • Pesticide Toxicity and Environmental Contamination
  • Landscape IPM Philosophy
  • Turf IPM Fundamentals
  • Landscape IPM Monitoring
  • Tree/Shrub Insect Mite Pests (ID/Life Cycles)
  • Key Turf Diseases and IPM Cultural Management
  • Abiotic, Environmental, and Cultural Plant Disorders
  • BioControl: Recognizing/Using Beneficial Insects
  • Plant Disease Diagnostic Process
  • Pesticides Appropriate for an IPM Program
  • Biologically Healthy Soils
  • Pest Resistant Ornamental Plants

Who Should Attend?

This class is a great source of information for anyone who wants to learn more about integrated pest management practices and how to manage landscape insects and diseases. Past participants have included:

  • Arborists
  • Buildings and Grounds Directors
  • Environmental Commissioners
  • Golf Course Superintendents
  • Horticultural Maintenance Technicians
  • Landscape Designers
  • Landscape Foremen
  • Landscape/Turf Care Managers
  • Landscaping Contractors
  • Parks Maintenance Workers
  • Pesticide Applicators
  • Public Works Directors

Meet Your Instructors

Bill Errickson, Rutgers Cooperative Extension

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Bill Errickson is the Agriculture and Natural Resources Agent for Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Monmouth County. Bill holds a Master’s degree in Soil Science from the University of New Hampshire and is completing a Doctoral degree in Plant Biology from Rutgers University. He has led courses focused on sustainable soil management for commercial growers, home gardeners, and college students throughout New Jersey and New England. His current programmatic areas include supporting the NJ nursery and landscape industries in their efforts to promote native plants and ecological landscaping practices.

Dr. George Hamilton, Rutgers University

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Dr. Hamilton received his Ph.D.in Entomology in 1985 from Rutgers University and immediately joined the Rutgers faculty as an extension specialist in pest management to coordinate New Jersey’s Pesticide Applicator Training and Pesticide Impact Assessment Programs. In 1998, Dr. Hamilton became the statewide IPM coordinator for New Jersey and was involved in reorganizing that program. He is currently the chair of the Department of Entomology at Rutgers. His research interests are in the area of implementing integrated pest management programs and the examination of pesticide usage patterns in New Jersey.

Steve Kristoph, Steven Kristoph Nursery

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Steve Kristoph is widely known for his encyclopedic knowledge of plant material. He received his Bachelors and Masters degrees in horticulture from Rutgers University, and he has been an adjunct instructor at Rutgers for over 25 years. He also owns and operates Steven Kristoph Nursery in Monmouth County, NJ, where he grows many types of ornamental trees, shrubs and herbaceous perennials. The landscaping division of his business, P. Steven Kristoph Garden Design, serves both residential and commercial customers and offers a full range of services, including design, installation, maintenance and seasonal color. Steve is passionate about plants and enjoys sharing his passion with others.

Bruce Neary, BCN Horticultural Services

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Bruce Neary is the owner of BCN Horticultural Services, where he has provided consulting services to landscape architects, contractors, developers, garden centers, nurseries, educators, and the public since 1994. Regarded as an industry expert, Bruce has written several articles for The Landscape Publication, Grounds Maintenance Magazine, and the American Nurseryman. Likewise, he has been a horticultural lecturer at Barlow Flower Farm and for other landscape organizations for over 30 years. Bruce is a member of the Pennsylvania and American Horticultural Societies, Metro Hort Group, and Perennial Plant Association. He received his bachelor’s degree in Agronomy from Rutgers University and his Masters of Agriculture in Horticultural Sciences from Texas A&M.

Steve Rettke, Rutgers University

Bio coming soon!

Student Reviews

“All lectures flowed seamlessly and all tied into each other. The course is assembled perfectly.”

– Past Participant

Most useful aspect of the course: “Learning how to figure out which pests are affecting a plant.”

– Past Participant

“[I learned about] Abiotic pests and how to manage/prevent these problems with IPM principles.”

– Past Participant

Continuing Education Credits

The most recent offering of Landscape Integrated Pest Management (IPM) was approved for the following credits from professional organizations. We will reapply for similar credits the next time the course runs, but we cannot guarantee credit approval for future offerings.

The Landscape Integrated Pest Management (IPM) course is approved for the following credits from professional organizations.

State of Massachusetts map iconMassachusetts

MA Pesticide Applicators: 7 Contact Hours for 36 & CORE (L)

State of New Jersey map iconNew Jersey

NJ / CT Pesticide Applicators: 2 units in CORE; 3 units in 3A and 3B; 6 units in 8C and PP2

NJ Licensed Tree Experts (LTE/LTCO): 4.25 CEUs

NJ Urban and Community Forestry (NJUCF): 4 NJUCF CEUs

State of New York map iconNew York

NY Pesticide Applicators: 1.25 credits in CORE; 4.50 credits in 3A and 3B

World map icon International

International Society of Arboriculture (ISA): Pending

DE Pesticide Applicators: If you need pesticide credits in this state, you must register and notify Joe Canzano at least 45 days before the course start date. Call 848-932-7317 or send an email to joe.canzano@rutgers.edu.

State of Maryland map iconMaryland

MD Pesticide Applicators: 8 credits in 3A, 3B, 3C, 10, CORE, and PVT

State of Massachusetts map iconMassachusetts

MA Pesticide Applicators: 19 Contact Hours for 36 & CORE (L)

State of New Jersey map iconNew Jersey

NJ / CT Pesticide Applicators: 2 units in CORE; 6 units in 3C; 8 units in 3B; 21 units in 3A; 23 units in 8C and PP2

NJ Certified Public Works Managers (CPWM): 4 Technical and 4 Government CEUs (DLGS Course #16369)

NJ Licensed Tree Experts (LTE/LTCO): 14.25 CEUs

NJ Urban and Community Forestry (NJUCF): 15 NJUCF CEUs

State of New York map iconNew York

NY Pesticide Applicators: 1.25 credits in CORE; 16.50 credits in 3A; 5.75 credits in 3B

State of Pennsylvania map iconPennsylvania

PA Pesticide Applicators: 2 credits in 00-Core; 6 credits in 07 and PC; 10 credits in 06, 18, and 23

World map icon International

International Society of Arboriculture (ISA): Pending

DE Pesticide Applicators: If you need pesticide credits in this state, you must register and notify Joe Canzano at least 45 days before the course start date. Call 848-932-7317 or send an email to joe.canzano@rutgers.edu.

Meals

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NOTE: If you have any dietary restrictions or food allergies, please alert us at least one (1) week in advance of the course start date so that we can make reasonable accommodations. We cannot guarantee accommodations for special requests made after that time.

Course Requirements and Policies

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Registrants attending OCPE events are not currently required to wear face masks or provide proof of vaccination.

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To continue to protect yourself and others:

  • Masks are welcome.
  • If you have symptoms, testing is encouraged.
  • If you feel unwell, please recover at home. Contact us to cancel your registration at 848-932-9271, option 2 or registration@njaes.rutgers.edu.

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Pre-registration is required. We’re sorry, but we cannot guarantee a seat, materials, or meals for walk-in registrants.

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All visitors must register their vehicles ONLINE to park on campus. Please follow the guidelines below. Failure to comply with these policies may result in a citation.

  • A link will be provided in your course registration confirmation email. Please be sure to complete this important step prior to traveling to campus.
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  • All Rutgers faculty/staff/students must use their regular Rutgers permit and park in the nearest lot assigned for their permit type.

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A $35 cancellation fee applies for this course. Substitutions are permitted. View our cancellation policy.

Attention U.S. Veterans

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This course is approved by the New Jersey State Approving Agency for Veterans Training for educational benefits through the GI Bill®. Learn more.

GI Bill® is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). More information about education benefits offered by VA is available at the official U.S. government website at http://www.benefits.va.gov/gibill.

Program Questions? We’re Here to Help!

If you have any questions about Landscape Integrated Pest Management (IPM), please don’t hesitate to reach out to us.

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Program Coordinator: Joe Canzano
848-932-7317
joe.canzano@rutgers.edu

For registration assistance, please contact our Registration Department at 848-932-9271, option 2 or email registration@njaes.rutgers.edu.

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Basic Landscape Integrated Pest Management

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Pest Management of Ornamental Landscape Plants

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Pest Management of Landscape Turf

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