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integrated pest management (IPM)

  • PHC sales, pesticide applicator license, Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
    December 1, 2021

    Business Of PHC, Part 9: Navigating Regulatory Requirements

    By Emily Duane

    As pests and diseases evolve and new ones are identified, your state’s IPM department is key to staying on top of developments. The pest that caused this symptom, polyphagous shothole borer (PSHB), is primarily located in California and attacks around [...]

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  • PHC sales, tree identification, tree health diagnostics, integrated pest management (IPM)
    August 1, 2021

    Business of PHC, Part 5: The Science – Host Species and the Things That Affect Them

    By Lindsey Purcell, BCMA

    Scouting is the essential first step of an IPM program. Shown here is Tammy Kovar, owner of Biological Tree Services, a nine-year TCIA member company based in Sarasota, Florida. All photos and graphics courtesy of the author. Plant health care [...]

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