220-256 Timber Pest Management

This subject covers the environmental factors affecting termite risk management and enables the student to provide preventative methods and assess and evaluate the potential risks of termites across the country.

Generic Skills

• Effectively investigate a problem and provide solutions;

• Build initiative through self-directed studies and tasks;

• Develop the capacity to effectively and efficiently analyse problems and develop solutions.

The subject covers the areas of:

• The effect of termite, borers and fungi distribution due to climatic factors and soil types;

• Variation in degradation of termiticides/fungicides with geographical location;

• Knowledge of current termiticides/fungicides and their application;

• Current knowledge of physical barrier and their application;

• Regulatory requirements and penalities for infringements;

• Integrated timber pest management.

A report of up to 2,000 words (55%) and 6 Workbook self-directed projects/activities (45% total).