Recommended Study Materials for Golf/Specialy Turf Examination
You are responsible for obtaining your own study material to prepare for the examination.
1) The IPM Council of Canada currently recommends the following study materials for golf and turf managers:
- OMAFRA Publication 384: "Turfgrass Management Recommendations"
- OMAFRA Publication 162: "Diseases and Insects of Turf in Ontario"
- OMAFRA Publication 816: "Turf IPM Manual"
OMAFRA Publications are available from:
Guelph Turfgrass Institute, ph 519-824-4120 x52501 or website www.guelphturfgrass.ca
OMAFRA Publications are also available from:
Publications Ontario, 1-888-466-2372, or on-line a http://www.publications.serviceontario.ca/ecom. If ordering online, go into the search window and type in the following publication numbers:
- 0384E - for Publication 384
- 0162E - for Publication 162
- 0816E - for Publication 816
2) All applicants must be familiar with Ontario Regulation 63/09 made under the Pesticides Act. It can be downloaded at:
http://www.ene.gov.on.ca/en/land/pesticides
3) All applicants must be familiar with IPM Golf Accreditation Program Policies and Procedures and Specialty Turf IPM Certification Program Policies and Procedures.
4.) Click here for an IPM Accreditation Examination Study Guide.