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In this course, students will learn about integrated pest management (IPM) and compare control strategies for three of Colorado’s current and emerging economically significant insect pests. Students will learn to distinguish these pests from other common pests and identify symptoms of infestation in host plants.
This course is approved by the Colorado Department of Agriculture. By completing this course, you will earn 1 continuing education credit under the subject area of Agricultural Insect Control (Category 101). To learn more about continuing education for pesticide applicators, please visit the CDA CEC Workshop Page. Certified Crop Advisors (CCA) can earn 1 continuing education unit in Integrated Pest Management for Certified Crop Advisors (CCA).
This course was developed with support from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Crop Protection and Pest Management - Extension Implementation Program (award no. 2024-70006-43565).
Noncredit courses do not produce academic credit nor appear on a Colorado State University academic transcript.
Please note that there are no refunds for open entry courses.
Hannah.Geisterfer@colostate.edu
Hannah works for CEPEP on developing and editing educational content for pesticide applicators and agricultural workers. Before working for CEPEP, she was a course coordinator for a continuing education program and more recently coordinated agricultural research at one of CSU’s agricultural experiments stations.
Lisa is the Colorado Environmental Pesticide Education Program (CEPEP) Manager and the Administrator for the Pesticide Regulatory Education Program (PREP). As a pesticide safety educator, she delivers pesticide safety Train-the-Trainer programs for those who train fieldworkers and pesticide handlers throughout the state. She oversees the revision of study guides and exams for applicators seeking their private and commercial applicator certificates and licenses, delivers continuing education programs for pest management professionals statewide, and teaches an undergraduate course, Understanding Pesticides