Nevada Category D Principal Applicator Bundle - Ornamental

This package expires on April 6, 2025 at 11:59 PM Eastern, 10:59 PM Central, 9:59 PM Mountain, 8:59 PM Pacific. You must complete the courses and download your certificate(s) before the expiration date to receive credit. After 4/6, you will no longer have access to this package, so please complete the course(s) and download your certificate(s) by then.

This course bundle is designed for the Nevada Principle Applicator. The course bundle contains 6 credits of continuing education Nevada Department of Agriculture approved courses with an emphasis on ornamental pest management including one hour of laws and regulations. Please click on course details for a list of specific courses.

BUNDLE CONTENTS

Laws and Regulations Course

• Pesticides in the Environment – 1 credit

Ornamental Pest Management Courses

• Common Ornamental Plant Pests – 3 credits
• IPM for Ornamental Plant Pest Management – 1 credit
• Ornamental Pesticide Application Equipment and Calibration – 1 credit

Pesticides in the Environment 

Course Description

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. Now, more and more pesticide labels list environmental effects (such as contamination of groundwater or toxicity to birds or aquatic organisms) as reasons for restriction. Anyone who uses a pesticide—indoors or outdoors, in a city or on a farm—must consider how that pesticide affects the environment.

After completing this course participants will be able to:

• Describe how pesticide applications can affect the environment.
• Explain how to prevent pesticide drift, runoff, and movement to nontarget areas.
• Discuss how to prevent pesticide residue accumulation associated with mixing, loading, and equipment washing.