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.
 

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.
 

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. 

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.
 

.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.

3.25 credits: 5a
.25 credits: 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.
 

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.

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.

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.

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. 
 

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.

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.

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. 

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.

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.

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.

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.
 

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.

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.

.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.