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Our office is located in Kelowna, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada.
CropHealth Advising & Research
Rural P.O. Box 28098, Kelowna, B.C.  V1W 4A6
email office@crophealth.com  telephone 250 - 717-1898

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of technical knowledge.
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industry and scientific meetings in Canada, the United States and Europe.
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Other useful links

The following web addresses are sites worth exploring for information on pest problems, ornamental plants or agricultural crops:


B.C. Manual on Landscape IPM

Web address:
http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/epd/ipmp/publications/manuals/landscape_pests/toc.htm

In 2000, the B.C. Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks published a manual titled "Integrated Pest Management for Landscape Pests in British Columbia".  It is mandatory study for those wishing to obtain the "IPM and pesticide applicator certificate" in the landscape category.

The manual can be purchased from the B.C. Office Products Center in Victoria (1-800-282-7955) or can be downloaded for free at the Ministry website.


B.C. Certified Organic

Web address:
http://www.certifiedorganic.bc.ca/

This address will take you to the web site of the "Certified Organic Associations of British Columbia".

Answers are provided for many different questions related to organic farming, including:

- What is organic farming?
- Where to find organic farmers and food?
- How to apply for organic certification?
- Why organic is good for you and the environment?
- When is the next organic farming conference?

There are also links to books and magazines, a news group, and the organic certification standards.

For a list of the British Columbia "Organic Certification Standards", visit the website http://www.certifiedorganic.bc.ca/standards/index.php


B.C.Tree Fruit Pests

Web address:
http://www.agf.gov.bc.ca/treefrt/pestdis/pests.htm

The sections of the "B.C. Tree Fruit Production Guide" on plant diseases, insects and mites are posted at the website of the B.C. Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.

Color pictures are also included for many diseases, insect pests, or their damage.


B.C. Horticulture Schools

Web address:
http://www.bclna.com/bclna_links.htm#Schools

This website offers an inventory of horticulture courses and programs offered throughout British Columbia.


Field Guide to Noxious and Other Selected Weeds of British Columbia

This website offers colour pictures of noxious and nuisance weeds commonly found in British Columbia.
This field guide has been prepared for farmers, ranchers, resource managers and the public with a focus on noxious and destructive weeds.

The site is maintained by the Province of British Columbia, Ministry of Agriculture and Lands.

Address:
http://www.agf.gov.bc.ca/cropprot/weedguid/weedguid.htm

Also, Invasive Plant Council of BC is a non-profit society working to coordinate invasive plant management in BC with a Report A Weed program.

Address:
http://www.invasiveplantcouncilbc.ca/


For weeds in nursery production, visit
http://oregonstate.edu/dept/nursery-weeds/
The site was opened in 2003 and is maintained by Oregon State University.


Canadian Pesticide Labels

Web address:
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/pest/registrant-titulaire/tools-outils/label-etiq-eng.php


Do you want to find a copy of a pesticide label?  Visit this website of Health Canada, which offers a label transcript service to provide an efficient search engine of label information.

Click on the "Search ELSE" button and then complete the required field boxes.  For example, you can search for a product with either the "trade name" or the "active ingredient".  You will then have access to a list of relevant products.  The labels can be viewed as Adobe files.

The full series of publications from the PMRA (Pest Management Regulatory Agency) is available at the website
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/pubs/pest/_decisions/index-eng.php.


Hortsense - For Home Gardeners

Web address: 
http://pep.wsu.edu/HortSense/


A site managed by Washington State Cooperative Extension, it provides fact sheets for managing plant problems with Integrated Pest Management for common garden pest problems.

Note that pesticides recommended on this site may not be available in Canada.


UC IPM - For Professionals

Web address: 
http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/

A site managed by the University of California Statewide IPM program.  It contains a wealth of information for professionals, including publications, pictures and information links.


BIRC - For Professionals

Web address:
http://www.birc.org/


This California-based non-profit organization has developed a reputation for the quality of its publications on least-toxic and environmentally sound Integrated Pest Management.

The magazine "The IPM Practitioner" is an excellent resource for persons seriously following new developments in this field.


U.S. Site on Predator Insects

Web address:
http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/ent/biocontrol/predators/predtoc.html

One of many interesting places to find information about predator insects.

This marvelous website, maintained by Cornell University in New York State, also offers color pictures.


U.S. Site on Ornamental Insect Pests

Web address:
http://osu.orst.edu/Dept/nurspest/index.htm

This website offers links to useful information about many common landscape and nursery insect pests.  Opened in 2003, it is based at Oregon State University.


 

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