Brief Course Description
This continuing education course will cover a small part of the world of aquatic lake maintenance and pest management. This course will cover some of the commonly found aquatic pests including algae, macrophytes (rooted and non-rooted plants), invertebrates, and vertebrates. These organisms may become pests when they interfere with the economic, environmental, or recreational uses of a body of water (surface water treatment/wastewater treatment/wetlands). This course will cover interference problems relating to unsightly algae, dense growths of aquatic plants impeding treatment.
Though you may be familiar with land-based pest management techniques, you will find that aquatic pest management techniques are different. While many aquatic control and pesticide application techniques are similar, the management plans and goals for each water body are often different because each water body is unique. The primary goal of this course is to examine and explain a small part of the aquatic pest management program. |
