Lawn and Residential Landscape Pest Control: A Guide for Maintenance Gardeners (Pesticide Application Compendium; Publication)

This useful book was written to help maintenance gardeners who mow lawns and maintain yards use pesticides safely and study for the Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) new maintenance gardener tests. Home gardeners and others who want to control pests in their landscapes can also benefit from the information contained in this book. Using this book you will learn: The rules and laws that apply to pesticides, How to identify pests, How to tell helpful insects from harmful insects, How to be safe when you use pesticides, How to read labels, How to prevent accidents, How to handle emergencies, and Safety and training for your employees. Contains 250 photographs, 104 drawings, and 22 tables help you understand the ideas presented in the book. This book can help you prepare for the DPR test because it includes practice questions and answers similar to the questions that will be on the test. At the beginning of each chapter is a list of what you will need to know for the test. This is the recommended study guide for the California Department of Pesticide Regulation s (DPR) test for the Q category.