ERIC Number: ED272712
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1984
Pages: 846
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Pest Management Specialist (AFSC 56650).
Air Univ., Gunter AFS, Ala. Extension Course Inst.
This eight-volume student text is designed for use by Air Force personnel enrolled in a self-study extension course for pest management specialists. Covered in the individual volumes are civil engineering; pest management (entomology, pest management planning and coordination, and safety and protective equipment); pest management chemicals and equipment (pesticides in the environment, pesticide characteristics and classification, and pesticide dispersal equipment); disease vectors (mosquitoes, flies, fleas, lice, ticks, and mites); vertebrate pests (rodents, birds, and others); economic pests (pests of stored products, structural pests, and ornamental and turf pests); household, venomous, and vegetative pests; and general contingency responsibilities (first aid techniques, field hygiene and sanitation, work party security, convoy techniques, expedient field water treatment, and vehicle operation). Each volume in the set contains a series of lessons, exercises at the end of each lesson, a bibliography, and answers to the exercises. Volume review exercises and a change supplement for the package are also included. (MN)
Descriptors: Agricultural Chemical Occupations, Agricultural Education, Behavioral Objectives, Civil Engineering, Communicable Diseases, Correspondence Study, Disease Control, Entomology, Environmental Standards, Equipment Utilization, Hygiene, Learning Activities, Military Personnel, Military Training, Pesticides, Pests, Plant Pathology, Postsecondary Education, Rats, Safety, Safety Equipment, Sanitation, Vocational Education
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Learner
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Students
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Air Univ., Gunter AFS, Ala. Extension Course Inst.
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