Registration Eligibility
Landscape professionals including contractors, designers, architects, arborists, and growers.
Start Date
02/03/2021
End Date
02/03/2022
Description
This presentation will cover the current status of important plant diseases and insects like bur oak blight, Ralstonia on geraniums, oak decline, and root rots. It will also include information on pests "on the horizon" to be aware of such as polyphagous shot hole borer, spotted lanternfly, thousand cankers of black walnut, and laurel wilt.
Distance Learning
Yes
Course Equivalency
No
Subjects
Horticulture / Plants
Health, Safety and Welfare
Yes
Hours
1.0
Learning Outcomes
1. Review cultural management practices.
2. Identify various insects and pest plaguing the landscape today.
3. Learn new scouting techniques for insects and diseases.
Instructors
Stephanie Adams, The Morton Arboretum
Course Codes
Illinois Landscape Contractors Association
Provider
Illinois Landscape Contractors Association