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Web URL(s): | http://archive.lib.msu.edu/tic/stnew/article/2005win1b.pdf Last checked: 09/14/2009 Requires: PDF Reader |
Publication Type:
| Newsletter |
Author(s): | Steffler, Tanya |
Author Affiliation: | Parks Pest Management Technician, City of Oshawa |
Title: | Oshawa's pest management plan: Decreasing pesticides and the need to pass restrictive by-laws |
Source: | Sports Turf Manager [STA]. Vol. 18, No. 4, Winter 2005, p. 1, 8-9. |
Publishing Information: | Guelph, Ontario: The Sports Turf Association |
# of Pages: | 3 |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Costs; Education; Futures; Integrated pest management; Pest control; Pesticide use Sports Turf Canada Keywords: IPM
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Geographic Terms: | Oshawa, Ontario, Canada |
Abstract/Contents: | Profiles the Pest Management Plan (PMP) in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. States that "the main goal of the program is to eliminate the use of pesticide within the City of Oshawa while maintaining quality turf." Outlines the plan, highlighting budget; potential PMP advantages and alternatives to pesticides; integrated pest management steps; plan implementation; equipment; maintenance and products; and scheduling of play. Concludes that "although a pest management program is expensive to establish, the long term advantages of reducing the use of pesticides while maintaining high quality turf is worth the cost." |
Language: | English |
References: | 0 |
Note: | Pictures, color |
| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Steffler, T. 2005. Oshawa's pest management plan: Decreasing pesticides and the need to pass restrictive by-laws. Sports Turf Manager. 18(4):p. 1, 8-9. |
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