This is the sixth of seven sections for this year’s Canola Watch annual CCA/CCSC exam. By dividing the exam into seven separate sections, we are giving CCAs and CCSCs the opportunity to customize the exam based on credits they need and to take some in 2020 and some in 2021.
Those who achieve 70 per cent or better on this section will qualify for 1 CEU (CCA or CCSC) in Integrated Pest Management.
Credits will be applied in either 2020 or 2021, depending on when you pass this section. For those who pass, Canola Watch will submit your name and number to the program to have the credits counted.
When writing this self-study exam, note that all answers can be found in Canola Watch articles as well as Canola Watch videos, podcasts and Canola Encyclopedia and Canola Digest links from 2020. You can find the Issue Archives as well as the video and podcast libraries under the “Canola Watch” tab at the top of canolawatch.org.
For questions or additional information on this exam, please contact Jay Whetter at 807-468-4006 or whetterj@canolacouncil.org.
Canola in Canada faces potential yield loss from a number of insect pests, including flea beetles, cutworms, diamondback moth larvae, bertha armyworm, cabbage seedpod weevil and lygus bugs. Effective pest management is all about proper scouting at the right time and making pest management decisions based on economic thresholds. CCAs and CCSCs completing this section will pick up tips from 2020 experiences and build upon their understand of integrated pest management (IPM)