Forest Pest Management

June 11, 2012

Publication information

  • Forest training manualMSU manual number: E-2045
  • Prepared by: Carolyn Randall, MSU Pesticide Education Program
  • Prepares you for: Michigan Category 2 exam on forest pest management
  • Date New: September 2000
  • Size: 112 pages, print; PDF format, 2.04 Mb 
  • Cost & availability: $15.50 or free online. Printed copies can be purchased from the National Pesticide Safety Education Center. The complete text of this manual is also available at no charge in a PDF format by accessing the chapters shown below. Note that the printed manual includes color photographs not found in the PDF version.

Forest Pest Management, Category 2: A Guide for Commercial Applicators

  • Whole Manual, minus Appendix E
  • Contents and Intro.
  • Chapter 1: Principles of pest management
  • Chapter 2: Minimizing pesticide impact
  • Chapter 3: Application methods and equipment
  • Chapter 4: Calibration
  • Chapter 5: Forest types in Michigan
  • Chapter 6: Disease management
  • Chapter 7: Insect management
  • Chapter 8: Weed management
  • Chapter 9: Vertebrate pests
  • Chapter 10: Laws and regulations
  • Appendices: Note - Appendix E, Common Vertebrate Pests color photo section, is not included in the online version.

Sharing our bulletins with other states. The MSU Pesticide Education Program generally allows free use of information in our bulletins in government and Extension publications. However, we ask that you contact our office at stonejo2@cns.msu.edu or at 517-432-7392 for written permission, and include appropriate citations.

You Might Also Be Interested In

Accessibility Questions:

For questions about accessibility and/or if you need additional accommodations for a specific document, please send an email to ANR Communications & Marketing at anrcommunications@anr.msu.edu.

Tag List
  • integrated pest management

About

Resources

Events

  • follow us on youtube
  • follow us on linkedin
Michigan State University
  • Spartans Will.
  • © Michigan State University

MSU is an affirmative-action, equal-opportunity employer, committed to achieving excellence through a diverse workforce and inclusive culture that encourages all people to reach their full potential.

Michigan State University Extension programs and materials are open to all without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, religion, age, height, weight, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, marital status, family status or veteran status. Issued in furtherance of MSU Extension work, acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Quentin Tyler, Director, MSU Extension, East Lansing, MI 48824. This information is for educational purposes only. Reference to commercial products or trade names does not imply endorsement by MSU Extension or bias against those not mentioned.

The 4-H Name and Emblem have special protections from Congress, protected by code 18 USC 707.

We comply with the Federal Trade Commission 1998 Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).