Florida Limited Commercial Wildlife Management Certificate Complete 4 CEU Bundle

This course bundle is designed for the Limited Commercial Wildlife Management Certificate holder. This course bundle contains 2 CEUs of core credits and 2 CEUs of Limited Commercial Wildlife Management credits that focus on cage trapping techniques.

BUNDLE CONTENTS:

Core Credits

• Review of Pesticide Use Hazards – 1 CEU
• Pesticide Emergency Management and Environmental Protection – 1 CEU

Limited Commercial Wildlife Maintenance Credits

• Voles: Biology, Damage, and Control – 1 CEU
• Management of Pocket Gophers – 1 CEU

Review of Pesticide Use Hazards

Course Description

Pesticides are toxic substances that can threaten humans, non-target organisms and the environment. This one-credit course is approved by the Florida Department of Agriculture and contains crucial training on the toxicity and hazards of pesticides.

Become familiar with pesticide classification and designations based on function/targeted pests, factors that influence toxicity and the three categories of toxicity as you learn how to prevent hazardous pesticide exposure.

Pest managers must be aware of the potential damage to wildlife, the environment and non-target organisms when applying pesticides, including human exposure, injury to pets, water contamination and phytotoxicity in plants. Prepare yourself to manage these and other hazards.

After completing this course, participants will be able to:

• Explain pesticide toxicity and the different hazards of human pesticide exposure.
• Recognize strategies to minimize excessive pesticide exposure risk to pets, plants and the environment.
• State appropriate measures to take in case of pesticide accidents.
• Describe the characteristics of various pesticide formulations.

Pesticide Emergency Management and Environmental Protection

Course Description

Apply pesticides safely. This one-credit course is approved by the Florida Department of Agriculture and helps pest managers do just that by safeguarding people and the environment from pesticide hazards.

When employing pesticides, safety measures like a management plan, public notifications and warning signs help protect people, animals and plants. Whenever possible, pest managers should consider pesticide alternatives.

Take special care in the storage, mixing, and transportation of chemicals. Work safely by learning best practices for chemical selection, application techniques, equipment use, disposal, cleanup, recordkeeping and liability.

This course also includes instruction for first aid and emergency response in case of hazardous incidents. Leaks, spills and misapplications may expose humans to toxic chemicals which require immediate attention. Treatments for respiratory, eye, skin and clothing exposure ensure minimal damage.

After completing this course, participants will be able to:

• Identify pesticide safety measures to protect people and the environment from pesticide exposure.
• Describe appropriate ways to handle and apply pesticides.
• Explain how to handle pesticide emergencies such as leaks, spills and misapplications.
• Discuss effective equipment selection, safe application techniques and proper practices for cleanup and disposal.
• Recognize different types of pesticide emergencies and corresponding first aid measures.

Voles: Biology, Damage, and Control

This course is approved for 1 CEU in the following categories:

Maximum CEUs earned: 1

Course Description

Voles are known by a variety of names, meadow mice or field mice for example. Voles are rodents, meaning they like to chew on things, but they rarely enter structures and are primarily a pest in landscape settings. But they are often confused with mice by many homeowners. The damage caused by voles is to the grass and other plants in the landscape and garden and is most noticeable after the snow melts in northern climates. This course will cover the basics of vole identification, biology, and damage as well as several control methods including trapping and rodenticide use.

After completing this course participants will be able to:

• Correctly distinguish between a vole, a shrew, and a mouse.
• Identify vole damage in grass, garden, and landscape areas.
• Outline the different types of rodenticides labeled for controlling voles.
• Discuss the different types of traps and how to set them.

Management of Pocket Gophers

This course is approved for 1 CEU in the following categories:

Maximum CEUs earned: 1

Course Description

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. There are multiple control methods available to manage pocket gophers. This course will cover the basics of pocket gopher management including biology, damage, trapping, and toxicant use.

After completing this course participants will be able to:

• Correctly identify the difference between molehills, ground squirrel mounds, and pocket gopher mounds.
• Describe the different types of toxicants labeled for pocket gopher management and the pros and cons of each.
• Locate the different parts of pocket gopher burrow systems and correctly place traps in each tunnel.