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For Home Owner / Consumer pest management solutions: 

 

Please consult our Horticulture or Master Gardener pages.

Hot Topics: For breaking news about Pest Management issues, go to this site:

Applicator Study Guides for Exams 

Loaner Study Guides Now Available 

Pest Management University:  PMU is  a cooperative effort between UF/IFAS FDACS and the Florida pest management industry.  Classes are offered at various locations and on line to certify and recertify pest control professionals.  Increased professionalism and improved skills translate to superior job performance, increased profit and fewer customer problems. For more information go to the website: http://pmu.ifas.ufl.edu/index.shtml  

To find out if an applicator holds a valid Florida pesticide applicator license, click here 

To find out if a Pest Control Company has a valid Florida PCO license, click here.

Pesticide License tests

Our office is available to offer most FDACS pesticide applicator exams.  If there is sufficient interest (more than 5 persons), we can offer local training programs for new applicators and renewal CEUS.   

For Pesticide Applicator Training Class offerings (new and Renewal), click here; you must use Microsoft Explorer as your browser and download the JavaScript program to make this page work! 

Getting the correct pesticide applicator license is very important to be legal.  

  For Agricultural Pesticide Applicators, click here for information on agricultural / restricted use pesticide licenses. (When you get there, use the left navigation words to get more details)

To download and print forms from the FDACS Bureau of Entomology & Pest Control, click here. 

for Governmental and Private Applicators (Limited L&O): click here to download information page on how to apply for the test and get study materials and class information. 

for Commercial Landscapers (Limited Certificate - Commercial Landscape Management) click here to download information page on how to apply for the test and get study materials and class information. 

Persons wishing Pest Control Operator (PCO) licenses should review information on the FDACS webpage 

To find out how many CEUs are needed to renew a license, or for other information on the process, click here.

For a list of CEU modules available online or software purchase from UF, go here  .

 FREE CEUs for Restricted Pesticide Licenses:  To earn CEUs (without fees!) by reading magazine articles and taking on-line tests, click on  this magazine webpage links:           Florida Grower Magazine

Plant Pathology Labs      Plant Disease Submittal form   $40.00 ++

Training Archives

3/30/2010

• For copies of the presentations given at the  2010 Polycom conference, click here

• For questions from participants and answers from the presenters, go here

• To download the Osceola County NPDES presentation handout (links on how pesticide applicators are effected by water quality regulations) , click here.

• To earn CORE CEUs, go to the Citrus Industry  Magazine 

  Pesticide Disposal:

Operation Cleansweep is  a program that helps producers and  commercial users of Pesticides dispose of unwanted or cancelled pesticides.  To learn more about this program, call the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services  toll-free at 877-851-5285.

Homeowners wishing to dispose of pesticides are encouraged to contact their local Household Hazardous Waste program or visit http://www.earth911.org for more information.

UF / IFAS Pesticide Storage Fact Sheets: Click here to go to these bulletins: EDIS  Menu