The following pictures are based off of the vocabulary from the ISA Certified Arborist study guide, chapter 7: Installation and establishment.
In this slideshow we discuss four features that revolve around our use of water, energy, space and light: green roofs, cisterns and water catchments, rain gardens, and green vertical walls. The examples are recent projects from around San Francisco Bay Area.
This week we are talking about invertebrate pests and the pesticides we use to kill or deter them
Examples of invertebrate pests include beetles, thrips, moths and butterflies, mealy bugs, flies, aphids, snails and slugs, and more
We discuss the formulations of insecticides, miticides, and molluscicides –
they come as liquid, solid, or gas
And we discuss the difference between synthetic pesticides, biological/microbial pesticides, and botanical pesticides
Factors to consider include timing, application rate, toxicity, resistance, cost, and more
The talk ends with the licensing agency for pesticides in California,
And encouragement for students to get their applicator license or certificate
Here we go
