Elements and Performance Criteria
- Assess weed, pest and disease infestations
- Identify symptoms of weed, pest and disease infestation in response to client needs
- Define weed, pest and disease relationships and vectors as key factors in program development
- Assess size and scope of infestation
- Assess business implications and urgency of action according to published data and enterprise policy
- Report conditions likely to impact on business viability
- Plan appropriate integrated treatments for weeds, pests and diseases
- Develop an integrated pest management (IPM) program, ensuring treatments selected include chemical or non-chemical products in line with enterprise practice
- Outline integrated application of treatments in planning documentation
- Choose treatments which provide a suitable response to infestations, having regard to cost of damage, cost of infestation, marketing requirements, withholding periods and sustainable horticultural practices
- Seek professional assistance as required
- Implement weed, pest and disease control measures
- Ensure control procedures reflect sound implementation of integrated pest management strategy, marketing objectives and business imperatives
- Develop and implement monitoring procedures
- Instruct and supervise others to carry out work according to the IPM plan
- Monitor prevention program and undertake remedial action where necessary
- Monitor control procedures and undertake remedial action where necessary