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Course details
Syllabus
Pear sucker management
Code
CP10
Designed for
Individuals who want to effectively control pear sucker through best practice Integrated Pest Management techniques. This course is relevant to pear growers and agronomists.
Entry requirement
An intermediate course best suited to those involved in pear growing and crop husbandry.
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Price
£225 + VAT
Duration:
One day classroom-based module, including field walk
CPD points
6 BASIS points; 3 NRoSO points
Author:
NIAB-EMR
Content
Classroom module 1 (most of day) – Control of pear sucker
- Biology and lifecycle of the pest and key natural enemies
- How to estimate pear sucker numbers in orchards
- Practical methods of estimating key natural enemy numbers
- How to respond to the different life stages of the pest
- Advice on control to gradually reduce populations of the pest in the long term
- Protocol and monitoring sheet for pear sucker and natural enemy monitoring
- Excel monitoring sheet and population chart
Field demonstration (1 hour) – Control of pear sucker
- Demonstrate monitoring technique
- Enable participants to practice monitoring whilst with entomologists
- One-to-one discussions on pear growers own situation
Trainers are accredited by ARTIS
Participants receive an ARTIS Accredited Certificate
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