
Florida First Detector: Tomato leafminer, Cactus moth, and Rice-cotton cutworm - CEU
Started Mar 30, 2018
2.0 credits
Full course description
This program is approved by FDACS to award State of Florida Pesticide Applicator CEUs to program participants who complete the course.
The tomato leafminer is an small invasive moth, native to South America, that causes big problems on tomatoes and other solanaceous crops. Another invasive moth is the cactus moth, which is considered a serious agricultural and environmental pest in the U.S. The rice-cotton cutworm (Spodoptera litura) is a pest of over 100 different host plants but has not been established in the U.S. yet. The learning objectives are to understand the following regarding the pests:
• Hosts
• Distribution
• Damage
• Life Cycle
• Identification
• Monitoring
• Control
• Sample Submission
List of approved CEU categories
Category Name | Approved CEU |
FOREST PEST CONTROL | 2 |
NATURAL AREAS WEED MGMT | 2 |
ORNAMENTAL AND TURF PEST CONTROL | 2 |
PRIVATE APPLICATOR AG PEST CONTROL | 2 |
COMMERCIAL LAWN AND ORNAMENTAL | 2 |
LIMITED CERTIFICATION LAWN AND ORNAMENTAL | 2 |
LIMITED CERTIFICATION COMMERCIAL LANDSCAPE MAINT. | 2 |
AG ROW CROP PEST CONTROL | 2 |
AG TREE CROP PEST CONTROL | 2 |