This Cooperative Extension Service publication from Mississippi State University is a training guide for commercial pesticide applicators. Focusing on ornamental and turf plant pest control, this publication examines the control of plant diseases, insects, and weeds. The contents are divided into a section on ornamental pest control and one on turfgrass pest control. The ornamental section includes discussions of disease agents, weeds, insects and mites, and vertebrate pests. The turfgrass section includes discussions of diseases, disease controls, weeds, weed control, insects, phytotoxicity, environmental concerns, and weights and measures. No specific pesticide information is given in this publication. (MR)