New York Pesticide Applicator Continuing Education Courses

1 credit: 3a, 3b
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: 5a
Aquatic ecosystems are extremely complex and fragile. This course covers the many aspects necessary for managing aquatic pests, from site evaluation and pest identification to pesticide application and treatment evaluation. Risk communication strategies are included, along with a variety of control methods in addition to aquatic pesticides. This course must be completed by 12/31/24

1 credit: 3a, 3b
Proper application of pesticides and fertilizers on turfgrass is only possible with accurately calibrated equipment. These lessons discuss the calibration of three types of application equipment: handheld or back-pack pump-up sprayers, large acreage sprayers, and fertilizer or “dry-granular” spreaders as well as several different calibration techniques. This course must be completed by 12/31/24

2 credits: 3a, 25
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

.75 credit: 3a, 3b
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

3.5 creditS: 5a, 5b
This course outlines managing pests in New York aquatic environments. It provides extensive plant identification, such as common weed types and species. It also explains important information about other pests, various control methods, and equipment calibration. This course must be completed by 12/31/24

.75 credits: Core
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. This course must be completed by 12/31/24

5 credits: 1a, 21
Pesticides protect plants and animals from insects, weeds, and diseases. This course outlines various invasive field crop pests and how applicators can successfully prevent these pests while protecting themselves and the environment from the adverse effects of pesticides. This course must be completed by 12/31/24

4 credits: 2
Learn about integrated pest management strategies for New York forests. Lesson content shows how to minimize pesticide’s impact on water sources, protect non-target organisms, and manage pesticide resistance. Other topics include weed control, sprayer operation and maintenance, various application methods, and more. This course must be completed by 12/31/24

2 credits: 2
This course teaches pest control professionals techniques for safely managing pests found in New York forests. Lessons cover topics like forestry herbicide types, integrated pest management strategies, pesticide-mixing safety measures, and more. This course must be completed by 12/31/24

4 credits: 1a, 22
Pesticides protect plants and animals from insects, nematodes, weeds, and diseases; improve the efficiency of food productions, and provide for greater crop yields. This course outlines various invasive pests of fruit crops and how an applicator can effectively treat pest infestations while protecting themselves and maintaining productive fruit crop yields intended for human consumption. This course must be completed by 12/31/24

2 credits: 5b, 8
To effectively manage the New York mosquito population as part of an integrated pest management plan, applicators must be familiar with mosquito physiology, the lifecycle of the mosquito, and more. This course talks about surveillance methods and mosquito anatomy and touches on the diseases most vectored by mosquitoes in the United States. This course must be completed by 12/31/24

1 credit: 3a
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: 7c
Termites are one of the most destructive pests in the United States. But there are several common-sense IPM practices that can be implemented to make a structure less inviting to termites from the start. This course will provide a review of IPM principles, termite biology, and several IPM practices to make any structure less attractive to termites. This course must be completed by 12/31/24

1 credit: 3a, 3b
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. This course must be completed by 12/31/24

1.25 credit: 3a, 3b
This Effective Pesticide Applications in Landscape and Turf Settings course discusses benefits and considerations for developing an integrated pest management (IPM) program in New York. Topics include a variety of pest-management methods, such as augmentation, mechanical and cultural control, sanitation, and pesticide use. This course must be completed by 12/31/24

1 credit: 7a, 7f, 8
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: 5b, 8
Not performing mosquito management correctly can make public spaces in New York challenging to use. This course describes an integrated pest management approach to mosquito control, from physical controls of pesticides to record-keeping. This course must be completed by 12/31/24

3 credits: 6a
This course is for agricultural pesticide applicators who want to become certified as commercial or public applicators of restricted-use pesticides to control natural areas in New York. This course must be completed by 12/31/24

1 credit: 3a
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

1 credit: Core
Wearing PPE can reduce exposure (dermal, inhalation, ocular, or oral) and thereby lower the chances of pesticide injury, illness, or poisoning. It is important that all pesticide applicators and handlers understand the protections and limitations of PPE. This course must be completed by 12/31/24

2 credits: 7a
This course equips you with safe, effective, and budget-friendly pest control methods that enable you to manage pests in New York that can cause property damage, injure people, or affect the quality of life. You'll learn to minimize risks to yourself, others, and the environment while controlling pests. This course must be completed by 12/31/24

.75 credit: Core
A pest is an undesirable organism that injures humans, desirable plants and animals, manufactured products, or natural substances. This course will discuss the importance of pest identification in pest control, describe how pest population levels trigger control procedures, and give several reasons why pesticide applications may fail. This course must be completed by 12/31/24

.75 credit: Core
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. This course must be completed by 12/31/24

1 credit: Core
Learn best practices for public and environmental safety with this course on pesticide use. From notifying the public with warning signs to managing the cleanup of spills, this course prepares New York pest managers to safely handle hazardous pesticides. This course must be completed by 12/31/24

.75 credit: Core
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. This course must be completed by 12/31/24

.75 credit: Core
Pesticides are designed to be toxic so they can control pests (e.g., plants, insects, rodents, fungi, and bacteria) while not harming non-target organisms and anyone else exposed to the product. Pesticide users need to be concerned with the hazards associated with exposure to the chemical and not just the toxicity of the pesticide. This course must be completed by 12/31/24

.75 credit: Core
The pesticide label is the main method of communication between a pesticide manufacturer and pesticide users. By law, pesticide users are required to comply with all instructions and use directions found on the pesticide product label. This course must be completed by 12/31/24

1 credit: Core
As an applicator in New York, it is crucial to understand the difference between a pesticide label and a safety data sheet and distinguish the information available in each document. Throughout this course, we will review the various parts of pesticide labels and safety data sheets to identify the similarities and differences. This course must be completed by 12/31/24

.75 credit: Core
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. This course must be completed by 12/31/24

.75 credits: Core
Before beginning a pesticide application, you should know how to select the right pesticide for the job, review the label, test for pesticide compatibility before mixing, select personal protective equipment, transfer pesticides safely, and clean up after an application. This course must be completed by 12/31/24

1 credit: 1a, 2, 3a, 3b, 6a, 21, 22, 23, or 25
This course provides an outline of the primary concerns of the bee-keeping industry including colony collapse disorder (CCD), factors affecting honey bee decline, invasive insects, fungal disease, best practices for pollinator stewardship, and minimizing pesticide risks for pollinators. This course must be completed by 12/31/24

3 credits: 8
Homes, buildings, and structures plagued with public health pests can affect humans through discomfort and diseases. This course outlines control techniques and requirements for the most common public health pests, which include mosquitoes, flies, fleas, cockroaches, wasps, lice, bed bugs, ticks, mites, spiders, and rodents. This course must be completed by 12/31/24

2 credits: Core
The information presented on pesticide labels can often be complex and difficult to memorize. Instead, we want you to be able to recognize and understand the label’s language and instructions confidently. This course must be completed by 12/31/24

1 credit: Core
Knowing how to use a respirator safely in New York is essential, especially when required by a pesticide label. This course outlines the types of respirators available, how to ensure proper fit, and inspection/maintenance requirements. This course must be completed by 12/31/24

2 credits: 2
Take this course to learn how to protect yourself and the environment while you manage New York forest pests. This course includes information on the personal protective equipment (PPE) that your employer must make available to you and important techniques for broadcast sprayers, application methods and banding calibration. This course must be completed by 12/31/24

1 credit: Core
This course teaches New York pest managers about the hazards associated with pesticides. Pesticides are categorized by their intended use and the toxicity danger they present to non-target species, humans, pets, plant life and more. This course must be completed by 12/31/24

3.25 credits: 6a
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

1 credit: 4
In the last ten years, there has been a resurgence of treated seed use, largely due to the advent of improved chemical performance. We as agricultural producers are obviously concerned about the more modern applications of these processes. This course outlines the benefits and risks associated with treated seed products. This course must be completed by 12/31/24

1 credit: 5b, 8
Mosquito control is a vital public-health practice because these pests are the number one spreader of global diseases. This course summarizes mosquito control's components, methods, benefits, and complexities. This course must be completed by 12/31/24

1 credit: 7c
Inspecting and treating termites can be a difficult process. Being familiar with common types of construction is extremely helpful. This course is a tour of the Mississippi State University Extension termite training facility. The facility consists of 12 different stations, each representing an area of a building or home where termites could enter the structure. This course must be completed by 12/31/24

1 credit: 3a, 3b
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. This course must be completed by 12/31/24

3 credits: 1a, 23
This course describes various invasive pests of vegetable crops and how an applicator can effectively treat infestations while protecting themselves and maintaining productive crop yields. This course must be completed by 12/31/24

.5 credits: Core
1.5 credits: 7a
4 credits: 7c
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