This valuable field resource for plant health care technicians and trainees covers fertilization, soil management, biotic and abiotic diagnosis, IPM concepts and pest identification and controls. Builds on concepts presented in Tree Care Specialist and includes:

• Advanced soil management
• Diagnosis and monitoring
• Tree fertilization and nutrition applications
• Pesticide selection and application
• Integrated pest management, bio-controls and
  organic tree care
• Large reference section with charts of diseases by tree host, control recommendations, and tree-part symptoms
• Comes with a flash drive loaded with additional resources.

13 Bs, 5.75 Bp, 2.5 Bm ISA and 2.25 CTSP CEUs

The Plant Health Care Technician training program manual is only available in English.

Mike Raupp’s Managing Insect and Mites on Woody Plants: an IPM Approach guidebook is a strongly recommended companion reference for the PHC technician manual.

Completion of this training program prepares you to perform work as a qualified plant health care technician.

PHC is a growing service offering for tree care companies. This program will help you verify that your employees understand the technical concepts required to provide plant health care services.

$99.99 for TCIA members ($157.99 non-members). Fee includes the program manual.

The fee also includes:

• Online Test Registration
• Transcript storage in TCIA database
• Patch, and certificate upon completion

Completion of this program qualifies for 20.25 ISA CEUs / 2.25 CTSP CEUs.