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The Virginia Department of Agriculture and consumer Services regulates the certification of pesticide applicators. To maintain certification, commercial applicators must be recertified every two years. Applicators may be recertified by attending a fully-approved category-specific recertification session once every two years.

For additional information on pesticide applicator certification you may contact:

The following courses and appropriate CEU credits have been approved by the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.

Approved for recertification credit in the following category or categories.

• 1-A (01) Agricultural Plant pest control
• 7-A (07) General pest control (including food processing and excluding fumigation)
• 7-B (13) Wood destroying pest control (excluding fumigation)
• Registered Technician (60) (for those applicators working in the appropriate category)

Commercial applicators:

Commercial applicators may be recertified in specific categories by successfully completing the following list of certification requirements given below.

Registered Technicians (Category 60):

Registered Technicians (Category 60) should fulfill the category requirements above as appropriate for their work area.

Applicators that hold more than one category:

Applicators that hold more than one category (e.g. 7-A and 7-B, need to meet the requirements specific for each category. For example, if an applicator meet the requirements for 7-A, he would need to add only one additional pest specific course from those listed to recertify in 7-B as well.

Category 1-A (Agricultural plant pest control)

To satisfy Category 1-A you need all Core + 1 from each Elective Group (There is no need to duplicate courses, the course will count for each category).

Core

• Environmental Protection
• Managing Pesticide Drift
• Pesticide Applicator Safety
• Pesticide Families

Elective group 1- a Choice of one of the following:

• Grasshoppers on Pastures and Rangeland
• Insect Pests That Attack Cotton - The Boll Weevil
• Insect Pests That Attack Cotton - The Cotton Fleahopper
• Know Your Cotton Plant
• The Greenbug
• Sorghum Midge
  

Elective group 2- a Choice of one of the following:

• Facets of Integrated Pest Management in Field Crops
• Principles of Integrated Pest Management in Field Crops

Elective group 3- a Choice of one of the following:

• The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Its Role in Pesticide Application
• The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)

Category 7-A (General pest control)

To satisfy Category 7-A you need all Core + 1 from each Elective Group (There is no need to duplicate courses, the course will count for each category).

Core

• Environmental Protection
• Identifying Cockroaches In and Around the Home
• Life History and Habits of Carpenter Ants
• Pesticide Applicator Safety
• Pesticide Families

Elective group 1- a Choice of one of the following:

• The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Its Role in Pesticide Application
• The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)

Category 7-B (Wood Destroying pest control)

To satisfy Category 7-B you need all Core + each Elective Group (There is no need to duplicate courses, the course will count for each category).

Core

• Environmental Protection
• Pesticide Applicator Safety
• Pesticide Families

Elective group 1- a Choice of 2 of the following:

• Beetles that Attack Wood: Identifying Beetles That Will Reinfest
• Beetles that Attack Wood: Identifying Beetles That Will Not Reinfest
• The Eastern Subterranean Termite
• Life History and Habits of Carpenter Ants

Elective group 2- a Choice of 1 of the following:

• The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Its Role in Pesticide Application
• The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)

Note: In 7-A Elective group 1 has the EPA, and in 7-B Elective group 2 has the EPA. This course would satisfy both categories requirement.

Registration Information

To register for the online courses, click here for the Credit Card Registration (instant passwords) Before you register Please turn off spam detection, or allow "office@pestnetwork.com" to send you email, your passwords are in this email we send you after you register. We accept Discover, MasterCard, Visa, American Express, or Checks. Once payment has been received, we will email or fax your list of passwords to enter the courses. These passwords will be good until the states' current year deadline. All classes must be completed in the current year registered in. After that a new registration will be required and a new fee charged. The courses may be printed out to study or studied on screen. When you have completed the study material, go to the "Test Questions for Credit". The test will consist of 10 randomly generated questions. PRINT this test out first, answer the questions on paper and fax or mail this back to PestNetwork.com. Once we receive ALL THE TEST FROM A REGISTRATION, the test will be reviewed, a Certificate will be issued and the licensing agency notified of your CEUs. We will maintain your records for the appropriate time frame.

We hope you enjoy the courses. We are hoping you will use the information in each course to assist you in making decisions about your pesticide applications. Please print the material and place it in a notebook for future reference. If you have any questions please e-mail us at webmaster@pestnetwork.com. There is a $10.00 processing fee for full refunds, partial refund fees are determined by the administration. We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone.