Certificate Horticulture Course
Training site: John D. Campbell Ag. Center, 18710 SW 288 St. Homestead, FL 33030
(University of Florida/ Miami-Dade County Extension)
Who should attend: landscape maintenance and installation personnel, tree trimming services, county, city, parks department employees, landscape architects, garden centers employees, home gardeners, and others.
Tentative Course outline
Note: In order to earn the certificate, you need to pass a take home exam (80% correct) and attend at least 8 of the sessions.
All classes are taught by University of Florida faculty.
Hands-on activities are included for most classes.
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Arborist Resources
- White Fly Update
- Ficus Whitefly Management for Professional Use in the Landscape and for Growers (281 MB PDF)
- ISA Certified Arborist List (902KB PDF)
Download Adobe Reader
Mealybug Resources
- "The Pink Hibiscus Mealybug" USDA Pest Alert (543 KB PDF)
- PHM on the UF-IFAS Featured Creatures Web site
- A Pink Hibiscus Mealybug Primer... and Update
(150KB PDF) - Reported Plant Hosts of Pink Hibiscus Mealybug (PHM)
(150KB PDF) - PHM Control Brochure
(733 KB PDF)
1000 copies of this brochure are available in our office--FREE of charge.