Pest Management Academy

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Pest Management Academy

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The Basic Protection of Plants and Plant Products with Plant, Pest & Diseases skills program has been developed to enable the pest control operator to become proficient in protection of plants and plant products procedures. This skills programme has been designed to be used in commercial, industrial and road shoulders, railway lines, substation environments and water”programs.

The Basic Protection of Plants and Plant Products skills program deals with the following elements:

1. Inspection Procedures

2. Identification of Weeds and Declared invaders

3. Selection of Herbicides / Weed Killers

4. Selection and Calibration of Equipment

5. Safety Precautions

6. Application Techniques

7. Monitoring Procedures

8. Clean up Procedures


The Basic Protection of Plants and Plant Products with Plant, Pest & Diseases skills program  starts with a three day practical induction course in a classroom environment after which the student is assessed and on being found competent a six month mentoring program must be completed.


The following is included in the course:


PROTECTION OF PLANTS & PLANT PRODUCTS PROGRAM WITH PLANT, PEST & DISEASES (EQF 4)

1.2.1 Introduction to Weed Control

1.2.2  Legislation

1.2.3 The Biology of Weeds

1.2.4. Herbicides

1.2.5 General Protection of Plants and Plant Products Information

1.2.6 Control of Woody Plants

1.2.7 Management of Aquatic Weeds

1.2.8 Weed Management in Turfgrass

1.2.9 Equipment and Calibration

1.2.10 Safety and Environmental Aspects

1.2.11 Weed Photo Gallery


SECTION 2 LEARNING MAP

SECTION 3 LEARNING DESCRIPTION AND OUTCOMES


SECTION 4 DEFINITION AND CLASSIFICATION OF PESTICIDES IN TERMS OF TYPE AND GROUPING

4.1 Introduction

4.2 The Classification Code

4.2.1 Pesticide Labels

4.3 Pesticide Classification, Properties and Products

4.3.1 Classification according to Target Pest

4.3.2 Classification, Properties and Products


SECTION 5: INTRODUCTION TO WEED CONTROL

5.1.1 Weeds and invader plants

5.2 What is a weed?

5.2.1 Definition of a Weed

5.2.2 The Difference between Alien Invasive Plants and Environmental Weeds

5.2.3 What Does Protection of Plants and Plant Products Entail?

5.2.4 The Place of Weeds and Problem Plants in Nature


SECTION 6: LEGISLATION

6.1 Relevant Legislation

6.1.1 The Fertilisers, Farm feeds, Agricultural Remedies and Stock Remedies Act, 1947 (ACT No. 36 of 1947)

6.1.2 Legislation on Declared Weeds and Invaders

6.1.3 The Conservation of Agricultural Resources ACT, 1983 (ACT No. 43 of 1983) (CARA)

6.1.4 The National Water ACT, 1998 (ACT No.36 of 1998) (NWA)

6.1.5 The Environmental Conservation ACT, 1989 (ACT 73 of 1989) (ECA)


SECTION 7: INTRODUCTION TO THE OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT NO. 85 OF 1993

7.1 Introduction

7.2 Exploring Key Concepts

7.3 Regulatory and Enforcement Policies

7.4 Understanding the Responsibilities of all Involved

7.4.1 The Business Owner or Chief Executive Officer as the Employer

7.4.2 Line Management (Supervisors) as Representatives of the Employer

7.4.3 Section 8. General duties of employers to their employees

7.4.4 Duties or Responsibilities of Employees

7.4.5 General Duties of Employees at Work

7.4.6 Duties or Responsibilities of Health and Safety Representative Structures

7.5 Health and Safety Committees

7.6 Moving Beyond Duties and Responsibilities

7.6.1 Company Values and Health and Safety

7.7 Safe Work Practices

7.7.1 Work Safely

7.7.2 General Chemical Safety Guidelines

7.7.3 Flammables

7.7.4 Spill Response

7.7.5 Safe Storage Practices

7.7.6 Hazardous waste - Think Twice Before You Dump It

7.7.7 Mind Your Back

7.8 Conclusion


SECTION 8: THE BIOLOGY OF WEEDS

8.1 Classification of Weeds

8.1.1 Weed Categories

8.1.2 Distribution of Weeds

8.2 Invasive Status

8.2.1 Environmental Weeds

8.2.2 List of Prohibited and Regulated Plants per Category

8.2.3 Guide to the Identification of the Species


SECTION 9: HERBICIDES

9.1 Introduction

9.2 Classification of Herbicides

9.2.1 Non-selective versus selective

9.2.2 Mobility within the plant: Systemic herbicides

9.2.3 Time of application

9.2.4 Long versus short residual

9.2.5 Mode of Action

9.2.6 Herbicide Combinations

9.2.7 Formulations

9.3 Herbicides used in industrial Weed Control

9.3.1 Organic-arsenic Compounds

9.3.2 Phenoxy Compounds

9.3.3 Phosphonic Acids

9.3.4 Pyridene Carbolic Acid Compounds

9.3.5 Pyriloxy Compounds

9.3.6 Triazines

9.3.7 Uracils

9.3.8 Urea Compounds

9.4 Herbicide Resistance

9.4.1 What is Herbicide Resistance?

9.4.2 Selection pressure

9.4.3 Resistance mechanisms

9.4.4 Factors influencing the development of resistance

9.4.5 Herbicide rate and the development of resistance: does rate really matter?


SECTION 10: GENERAL Protection of Plants and Plant Products INFORMATION

10.1 Introduction

10.1.1 What is Control?

10.2 Problem plants

10.2.1 Bush encroachers

10.2.2 Pioneer plants

10.2.3 Invasive alien plants

10.2.4 Declared Invader plants

10.2.5 Problems caused by invasive alien terrestrial plants

10.2.6 Problems caused by invasive alien aquatic weeds

10.3 What you need to know about weed control

10.3.1 Control of Weeds and invasive plants

10.3.2 Who will administrate this legislation, and how will it be enforced?

10.3.3 Why control weeds?

10.3.4 Protection of Plants and Plant Products methods

10.3.5 The biological basis of weed control:

10.3.6 Selectivity of Herbicides

10.4 Methods of Control

10.4.1 Mechanical control

10.4.2 Chemical control

10.4.3 Biological weed control

10.4.4 Soil-applied Herbicides

10.4.5 Foliar-applied Herbicides


SECTION 11: CONTROL OF WOODY PLANTS

11.1 Mechanical Control

11.1.1 Situations

11.1.2 Techniques used in mechanical control

11.1.3 Advantages of mechanical control

11.1.4 Disadvantages of mechanical control

11.2 Cultural Control

11.2.1 Situations

11.3 Chemical Control

11.3.1 Situations

11.3.2 Advantages of chemical control

11.3.3 Disadvantages of chemical control

11.4 Biological Control

11.4.1 How biological control works

11.4.2 Situations

11.4.3 Advantages of biological control

11.4.4 Disadvantages of biological control

11.5 Integrated Control

11.5.1 Impacts

11.5.2 Scope

11.6 Utilisation

11.6.1 Scope

11.6.2 Advantages of utilisation

11.6.3 Disadvantages of utilisation

11.7 Use of Fire

11.8 Application Techniques of Woody Weeds

11.8.1 Introduction

11.8.2 Foliar Application

11.8.3 Stem and Stump Application

11.8.4 Soil-applied Herbicides


SECTION 12: MANAGEMENT OF AQUATIC WEEDS

12.1 Introduction

12.2 Negative impacts

12.3 Control

12.3.1 Mechanical control

12.3.2 Chemical control

12.3.3 Biological Control

12.4 Control of Water hyacinth in South Africa

12.4.1 Introduction

12.4.2 Economic, ecological and social impacts

12.4.3 Approaches to management

12.4.4 Physical and mechanical control

12.4.5 Chemical control

12.4.6 Biological control

12.4.7 Challenges to effective control of water hyacinth in South Africa

12.4.8 Potential for successful control through an IPM approach

12.5 Control of Water Lettuce in South Africa

12.5.1 Introduction

12.5.2 Description

12.5.3 Distribution

12.5.4 Origin of water lettuce

12.5.5 Biology

12.5.6 Reproduction

12.5.7 Control of water lettuce

12.6 Control of Kariba weed (Salvinia molesta)


12.6.1 Description of Kariba weed

12.6.2 Key points

12.6.3 How it spreads

12.6.4 Where it grows

12.6.5 Controlling salvinia

12.6.6 Herbicide application

12.6.7 Other management strategies

12.7 Control of Parrot feather (Myriophyllum aquaticum)

12.7.1 Description and Variation

12.7.2 Economic Importance

12.7.3 Habitat

12.7.4 History

12.7.5 Growth and Development

12.7.6 Reproduction

12.7.7 Response to Herbicides

12.7.8 Response to Mechanical Methods

12.7.9 Biocontrol Potentials

12.8 Control of Red water fern - Azolla filiculoides Lam.

12.8.1 Introduction

12.8.2 Biology

12.8.3 Negative impacts

12.8.4 Control Methods


SECTION 13: WEED MANAGEMENT IN TURFGRASS

13.1 Introduction

13.2 Weed Identification

13.3 Weed invasion

13.4 Weed Management before Planting

13.4.1 Prepare Your Site

13.4.2 Select an appropriate turfgrass species

13.5 Weed Management in newly planted lawns

13.6 Weed management in established Lawns

13.6.1 Cultural/mechanical Practices

13.6.2 Chemical Weed Control

13.7 Renovating Lawns

13.8 Alphabetical List – Declared Weeds and Invader Plants


SECTION 14: EQUIPMENT AND CALIBRATION

14.1 General

14.1.1 Important Factors

14.1.2 Principles of Calibration

14.1.3 Equipment and Calibration for industrial weed control


SECTION 15: SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS

15.1 Introduction

15.1.1 Environmental Safety

15.1.2 Environmental Impact


SECTION 16: WEEDS PHOTO GALLERY: INDEX


SECTION 17: SAFETY ON THE JOB

17.1 Safe Handling Procedures and Practices

17.2 Safety in Relation to Pest Control Activities

17.2.1 Safe Handling of Pesticides

17.2.2 Toxicity of Pesticides

17.3 Handling Pesticides

17.3.1 Signals, warnings and safe handling directions

17.3.2 Routes of exposure to Pesticide Poisoning

17.3.3 Poisoning hazard

17.4 Personal protective equipment and clothing

17.4.1 Protective equipment

17.4.2 Personal Protective Clothing (SABS 072: 1993)

17.4.3 Keys and Tips to Safe Handling

17.5 Handling of Spillages

17.5.1 What to do When a Spill Occurs?

17.5.2 Clean-up Procedures

17.5.3 Decontamination Procedure

17.5.4 Disposal

17.5.5 Personal Hygiene

17.6 Triple rinsing

17.6.1 Why triple rinse?

17.6.2 How to “Triple Rinse” Empty Containers:

17.7 Pesticide Poisoning First-Aid Procedures

17.7.1 In the Event of Accidental Poisoning

17.7.2 General principles of first aid

17.7.3 Step-by-step CPR instructions

17.7.4 Be Prepared – Take Precautions

17.8 Pollution and the Environmental Impact

17.8.1 Pollution

17.8.2 Pollution through Drift

17.9 The Environment

17.9.1 Poisoning of Animals

17.9.2 Damage to Plants

17.9.3 Contaminated Food


SECTION 18: TOPIC 2 SAFE STORAGE PROCEDURES AND PRACTICES

18.1 Introduction to Pesticide Storage

18.1.1 Important Safety Factors

18.1.2 Household Items

18.1.3 Security Measures

18.1.4 The Pesticide Storing Facility

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