Georgia Pesticide Applicator Recertification Courses

1 credit: 10, 21, or 24
When pesticide applications become necessary for good turf management, it’s important to understand how the application equipment works and how to properly calibrate the equipment. This course will provide turf managers with an understanding of the most common types of equipment used for pesticide applications on turf and how to properly calibrate the equipment.

2 credits: 21 or 24
This course covers the importance of honey bees, details honey bee decline statistics, and outlines the strategies that can be implemented to coordinate the efforts of farmers, beekeepers, and applicators to find a balance between managing pests and protecting pollinators.

3 credits: 24
Pest management of ornamental plants involves multiple steps from growing a healthy plant that is more resistant to pest damage to correctly identifying the problem when present. This course will cover the most common pests of ornamental plants.

3 credits: 35
1 credit: 10
This online video course teaches pest managers in Georgia how to identify and control interior and exterior pests that can damage property and infect people.

1 credit: 24
Managing weeds in a turf stand can be a tricky proposition. Often times the client fails to recognize that the presence of weeds in a turf stand is the result of poor turf, not the cause. This course will provide applicators with a working knowledge of weed biology, weed identification, and how herbicides work.

2 credits: 24
This specialized course dives into pest management techniques tailored to Georgia’s interior plant environments. Explore safety protocols, nurture indoor plant vitality, and master Integrated Pest Management strategies.

1 credit: 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 31, 32, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, or 41
Pesticides are regulated to utilize their benefits while protecting public health and welfare and preventing harm to the environment. This course addresses the federal pesticide laws that control the labeling, sale and distribution, storage, transportation, use, and disposal in the best public interest.

4 credits: 23
This course explains strategies for integrated pest management within forest environments. The lesson material focuses on how to protect non-target organisms, minimize pesticide’s impact on water sources, and manage pesticide resistance. Topics covered include forest pest management regulation, sprayer calibration, various pest control methods, and more.

2 credits: 23
This course explains how to manage agricultural pests in Georgia forest environments. Lessons cover integrated pest management strategies, pesticide-mixing safety measures, forestry herbicide types, and more.

2 credits: 41
To effectively manage a mosquito population as part of an integrated pest management plan applicators must be familiar with mosquito physiology, the lifecycle of the mosquito, and various collection and surveillance methods for both adult mosquitoes and larvae. This course will talk about surveillance methods, mosquito anatomy, and touch on the diseases that are most commonly vectored by mosquitoes in the United States.

1 credit: 24
IPM of ornamental plants involves multiple steps; producing a healthy plant, correctly identifying the problem, recognizing that there will always be some pests and damage, and only using pesticides as a last resort. This course teaches the basics of pest and disease management for ornamental plants, and the different tools and techniques needed to successfully provide your clients with a healthy and attractive landscape.

1 credit: 24
As a turf manager, you’ll need to be more than someone who just applies pesticides. Good turf management requires the use of all the tools in the toolbox. This course will touch on the best practice cultural, mechanical, biological, and chemical controls for turf management.

1 credit: 10, 24
This Effective Pesticide Applications in Landscape and Turf Settings course discusses how to develop an agricultural integrated pest management (IPM) program in Georgia. Topics covered include a variety of pest management methods, such as augmentation, mechanical and cultural control, sanitation, and pesticide use.

3 credits: 41
Correct identification of each mosquito species is an important step to managing the mosquito population in your area. Each species of mosquito has its own preferred habitat and breeding environment. This course covers the preferred habitat, breeding ground, and physiological differences between five major species of mosquitoes found throughout the United States.

2 credits: 41
Mosquito management is a daunting task for many applicators. When mosquito management is done incorrectly or isn’t done at all, mosquitoes can make public spaces unusable. This course will discuss common methods of mosquito controls, everything from physical controls to pesticides, to record-keeping, all as part of a solid integrated pest management approach to mosquito control.

1 credit: 24
When pesticide applications become necessary for good ornamental plant management it’s important to understand how application equipment works and how to properly calibrate the equipment. This course will discuss the most common types of equipment used for pesticide applications on ornamental plants, the way to calculate the volume of solution needed, and how to properly calculate the flow rate of the equipment.

2 credits: 35
This course teaches safe, effective, and economical pest control methods that empower you to manage pests that can impact property, people, or quality of life. By minimizing hazards to yourself, others, and the environment, you can safeguard against pest-related risks.

2 credits: 21, 24, 27, 35
Pesticide applicators in Georgia who take this course will know how to identify common invertebrate and vertebrate pests found in landscape and interiorscape environments. Find out how to diagnose and address different pest-related problems while maintaining strong and healthy plant settings.

2 credits: 21
This course discusses pest identification and management strategies for corn, soybean, and grain sorghum. Each species is identified according to various stages of maturity, the signs and symptoms exhibited, and the type of biological, cultural, or chemical control recommended for each.

1 credit: 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 31, 32, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, or 41
Pesticides may be applied as sprays, dusts, granules, gases (vapors), fogs, baits, rubs, or dips and require the correct equipment for the pesticide as well as the job size and type. In addition, you must properly select, operate, calibrate, and maintain your equipment.
 

1 credit: 10, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 31, 32, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, or 41
Georgia pest managers can protect people and the environment from pesticide hazards through safe and legal pesticide use. This course teaches you how by emphasizing elements of safe handling and application. Management plans and pesticide alternatives help you do more for public safety. Learn best practices for public and environmental safety like notifying the public and posting warning signs.

1 credit: 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 31, 32, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, or 41
Pesticides are formulated to make them safer or easier to use. There are many formulations available for various pest control sites and situations and it is important that applicators choose the best one for the job.

1 credit: 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 31, 32, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, or 41
Pesticide labels and safety data sheets (SDS) appear to contain much of the same information. While the label is the law, an SDS is not considered the law. As an applicator, it is important to understand the difference between a pesticide label and a safety data sheet and know what information can be found in each document. This course will review the various parts of pesticide labels and safety data sheets to identify the similarities and differences.

1 credit: 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 31, 32, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, or 41
Applicators and the public share concerns about how pesticides may harm the environment. Initially, hazards to humans were the primary reason the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) decided to classify a pesticide as a restricted-use product.

2 credit: 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 31, 32, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, or 41
Labels are increasing in complexity and depth of information. It is never suggested that anyone try to memorize a pesticide label. By reviewing parts of a label and recognizing label language and use, we hope that you feel more comfortable with the information on pesticide labels and feel confident in understanding the information the present.
 

1 credit: 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 31, 32, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, or 41
When the pesticide label requires a respirator it’s important to know how to use a respirator safely. This course outlines the types of respirators available, proper fit, and inspection/maintenance requirements.

1 credit: 10, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 31, 32, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, or 41
This course teaches Georgia pest managers about pesticide classifications and hazards. Explore the categories of pesticide toxicity and chemical designations as you learn the possible hazards that pesticides present to humans, animals and the environment.

3 credits: 27
Pest management in right-of-way situations can be a challenge. The economic thresholds are different in right-of-way situations compared to either a landscape setting or an agricultural setting. This course provides an overview of pests common to rights-of-way, management solutions, a look at the equipment commonly used to treat rights-of-way, and a review of calibration steps for that equipment.

1 credit: 41
Mosquito control programs manage the population of mosquitoes to reduce their damage to human health. Mosquito control is a vital public-health practice as mosquitoes are the number one vector of disease globally, spreading many diseases. Mosquitoes can cause significant pain, irritation, and infection from their bites, which are a considerable nuisance. This course outlines mosquito control’s components, methods, benefits, and complexities.

1 credit: 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 31, 32, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, or 41
This course discusses safety and security issues that may arise when pesticides are moved or stored, under what conditions uncertified people can make applications of restricted use products, and how to communicate these issues with customers.
 

1 credit: 24
There are a variety of diseases, disorders, insects, and vertebrate pests that can cause problems in turfgrass. This course will give applicators and turf managers an overview of these common pests and strategies for their management.