Course Description
Pest Control and Management
Alison
This free online course teaches you how to use chemical and non-chemical pest control techniques to manage infestations. Pests make environments unhygienic and are a major cause of diseases, some of which may be lethal and difficult or expensive to cure. Effective pest management and control are necessary to keep a living and working environment free from health hazards. This course provides the knowledge and skills required to establish and maintain a successful pest control management programme and describes various pests, their life cycles and their behaviour.
Online Course
| Course Code | 6280 |
| College Name | Alison |
| Course Category | |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
| Course Location | Online Course |
| Delivery mode | |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Course Duration | 1.5-3 hours |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | In This Free Course, You Will Learn How To • Explain the importance of pest control • List types of pests and discuss their impact, life cycles and behaviour • Identify factors influencing pest infestations • Compare the different techniques used to identify pests • Explain how to estimate pest population density • Distinguish between genetic control and the sterile insect technique • Discuss pesticide formulation and application and factors affecting its application • Discuss preventive pest measures and exclusion strategies and describe how to develop a pest monitoring programme • State the value of selectivity in selective pesticide use and resistance management • Distinguish between organic and biodynamic pest management • Explain the role of natural predators in pest management • Outline strategies for residential, commercial and industrial pest contro |
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