a separate section of the plan. As much information as possible should be gathered and included for each point, including maps of the turf area and photographs of diseases and affected areas.
• Site assessment -
Understanding conditions that favour the pest - unique to your turf area. Map the area to be managed in the plan.
• Monitoring - Accurate identification needed of pest, map specific areas of responsibility for the person monitoring, giving training.
• Setting thresholds - how little/much is acceptable to staff/golfers.
• Identifying management options: cultural, biological, genetic, chemical - how should each one be used and to what degree?
• Building pest profiles - type of disease, conditions that favour it, treatments to eradicate it etc.
• Proactive turf management - outline how you are going to treat the problem and document work you carry out to eradicate the pest.
• Evaluation - monitoring the plan. Did the treatments work? Can anything else be done to improve conditions? Continually updating the plan.
Scotts are committed to helping turf and amenity managers manage their sites in a proactive and environmentally friendly way. This means
providing advice and information to help prevent attacks in the first place.
Application Technology and Equipment
Application equipment has played a huge part in improving the efficacy of chemical usage and in protecting both the operator and the environment. The efficacy of a chemical application is clearly dependant on the chemical itself, as well as its formulation as I’ve already mentioned but, most important, is the delivery to the target site.
Here are some examples of efficient application technologies:
• Low-drift nozzles • Better boom suspension • Re-circulating systems
• Pre-mix tanks, less handling of active ingredient
• Shrouded (covered) booms
• Computerised calibration systems
Regardless of these major developments, all users of chemicals are responsible for their safety and this should never be compromised. Regular, appropriate training, having a good understanding of the products you apply, selecting the right equipment and taking a proactive approach to chemical usage is essential for the safety of, not only end- users, but for the general public and our environment.
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