Natural Insect Pest Control Workshop

This workshop will provide an overview and understanding on how beneficials insects & nematodes work. When and where best to apply them to get optimal results. Participants will learn about trap & lure systems particularly how pheromones work as a mating disruption tool, and large-scale mosquito larvae controls. 

The positive effects of introducing natural endemic predators, who can become established in the environment and offer on going pest prevention. The benefits of companion planting, bird houses, creating buffer zones & bee-friendly by ways within your city. How to keep the bad guys out of and the good guys in your community garden space. This workshop is ideal for those who are ready to take a new look at pest control, we will teach you how to use nature to combat nature.

This workshop will cover three modules:

1. Outdoor spaces: public parks, nurseries, cemeteries, arboretum

2. Community gardens: solitary pollinators, managing garden pests naturally finding the balance 

3. Indoor spaces:  green houses, tropical gardens

Note: This course is provided in a half-day online workshop. 

This course is worth 0.5 credit towards your Parks Practitioner Designation.