Our IPM plan for the 3-hole course utilizes the following best management practices. Thresholds and monitoring practices are general guidelines and each identified pest requires specific thresholds, monitoring practices, and management strategies:
- Active measures will be taken to identify pests on the course. Identified pests will be entered into a database of know course pests. This will include arthropods, weeds, and diseases.
- Monitoring for these arthropods and diseases will be done when environmental conditions favor their development.
- Monitoring for aggressive, invasive weeds will be done monthly to record progress of the weeds and effectiveness of control strategies.
- Applications of chemicals and any cultural practices done to deter or control pests will be recorded and include the following information: name of applicator, date, reason, pest, control, and effectiveness.
- Signage must be posted to inform guests and members of any pesticide applications on the golf course
- Re-entry intervals of pesticides must be followed to ensure safety of staff and golfers
- Environmental data will be recorded daily to help predict conditions favorable to pests
- The image provides general guidelines for damage caused by different pests in different areas of the course. These thresholds guidelines are based on the priority of the area and the ability of those areas to resist different pests:
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