New Mexico Pesticide Applicator Continuing Education Courses

1 credit: General (00), PRAP, PRRO
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. This course must be completed by 12/31/24

2 credits: General (00), PRAP, PRRO
Structural applicators know that managing a bed bug infestation is difficult on many levels. This course looks at the history of bed bugs, current integrated pest management approaches to preventing and managing an infestation, and several of the chemical options available when your non-chemical controls and methods have failed. This course must be completed by 12/31/24

3 credits: General (00), PRAP, PRRO
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. This course must be completed by 12/31/24

3 credits: General (00), PRAP
In this course, pest managers in New Mexico will learn how to identify and control common pests found in exterior and interior buildings. It's critical to understand proper methods to manage pests that can infest stored food, cause property damage, or infect people. This course must be completed by 12/31/24

1 credit: General (00), PRAP, PRRO
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. This course must be completed by 12/31/24

2 credits: General (00), PRAP
This course teaches New Mexico pesticide applicators about pest management practices for interior plant environments. The lesson topics review Integrated Pest Management strategies for interiors, pesticide safety protocols, methods for fostering indoor plant health, and more. This course must be completed by 12/31/24

1 credit: General (00), PRAP, PRRO
As certified or licensed professionals we have legal responsibilities that we must fulfill in every job that we do. Not only do have to control pests, but we also have to do the paperwork and legwork that documents our applications. This course reviews the basics of general structural pest management. This course must be completed by 12/31/24

1 credit: General (00), PRAP, PRRO
The lawn and landscape are essential elements in any residential situation. When not installed or managed properly the investment of time and money can be perceived as a waste as the lawn and landscape do not fulfill their purpose. This course will focus on the essentials of designing a landscape that is aesthetically pleasing and makes weed control easier as well as key factors for installing and establishing a functional home lawn. This course must be completed by 12/31/24

1 credit: General (00), PRAP, PRRO
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. This course must be completed by 12/31/24

1 credit: General (00), PRAP
This Effective Pesticide Applications in Landscape and Turf Settings course discusses benefits and considerations for developing an integrated pest management (IPM) program in New Mexico. This course must be completed by 12/31/24

1 credit: General (00), PRAP, PRRO
The site of a fresh mound of soil in an otherwise manicured lawn or alfalfa field can be enough to send a landowner into a tizzy. Pocket gophers can be devastating to both lawns and agricultural fields if they are not properly controlled. The damage caused by pocket gophers can sometimes be confused with either moles or ground squirrels. This course will cover the basics of pocket gopher management including biology, damage, trapping, and toxicant use. This course must be completed by 12/31/24

2 credits: General (00), PRAP, PRRO
This course teaches the basics of disease management for landscape plantings, cost-minimizing strategies, and tools and techniques needed to successfully control disease in the highly competitive world of landscaping. This course must be completed by 12/31/24

1 credit: General (00), PRAP, PRRO
One of the challenges with house mice is that clients don't take house mice seriously. It's amazing how people will move heaven and earth when rats are around, but when it comes to mice they will simply say "oh, it's just a mouse!" This course will help educate applicators on the risks of allowing house mice to remain in a structure. This course must be completed by 12/31/24

2 credits: 00, PRAP, PRRO
This course is for agricultural pesticide applicators who want to become certified as commercial or public applicators of restricted-use pesticides for the control of natural areas. It outlines various invasive weeds in natural areas and how an applicator should go about treating natural areas with respect to wildlife and the environment. This course must be completed by 12/31/24

1 credit: General (00), PRAP, PRRO
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.  This course must be completed by 12/31/24

2 credits: General (00), PRAP
Discover safe, effective, and economical pest control methods in this course. You'll learn how to manage pests that can harm people and property while minimizing risks to yourself, others, and the environment. This course must be completed by 12/31/24

2 credits: General (00), PRAP
New Mexico pest control professionals who finish this course will understand how to identify the various types of pests found in landscape, turf, and interiorscape environments. Discover ways to diagnose and treat the varied pest-related problems that threaten healthy plant settings. This course must be completed by 12/31/24

1 credit: General (00), PRAP, PRRO
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. This course must be completed by 12/31/24

1 credit: General (00), PRAP
Avoid dangerous pesticide hazards, including damage to people and the environment, with this safety course. New Mexico pest managers will learn how to use management plans, post public warnings, respond to spills and more. This course must be completed by 12/31/24

1 credit: General (00), PRAP
This course teaches New Mexico pest managers the classifications and hazards of pesticides. You will learn how to recognize categories and designations of pesticides plus the toxicity danger pesticides present to humans, pets, wildlife and the environment. This course must be completed by 12/31/24

3 credits: General (00), PRAP, PRRO
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. This course must be completed by 12/31/24

3 credits: General (00), PRAP, PRRO
This course will review the methods and techniques to manage vegetation on right-of-ways and non-cropland industrial sites safely without damage to non-target species, sites, objects, or the environment. This course must be completed by 12/31/24

6 credits: 7D
Termites are just one of the many wood-destroying pests found throughout the United States. Carpenter ants, powderpost beetles, and wood-damaging fungi can also cause severe structural damage if not properly managed. This course will cover the primary wood-destroying pests found through the country, the recommended treatments for each of those pests, and the primary sources of excess structural moisture. This course must be completed by 12/31/24