Florida
Department of Agriculture Regulations
Continuing Education Requirements

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The state of Florida provides for the licensing of three types of pesticide applicators. These are : Commercial Applicators, Private Applicators and Public Applicators.

Pesticide applicators holding a valid pesticide applicators license in the state of Florida must become recertified in order to renew their license.

Recertification may be accomplished by:

1. Retaking the recertification exams
2. Earning continuing education units (CEUs)

All applicators that renew their CEUs (before January 1, 2005) must earn the number of CEUs required for each specific licensing category being renewed.

• In each category, at least two of the required CWUs must be "Core CEUs".
• At least one half of the total CEUs required in a category, must be approved for that specific category.
• The remaining CEUs must be approved for either Core or the specific category being renewed.

NOTE; The same Core CEUs cannot be applied to more than one category.

To renew the Demonstration and Research category, a licensee must earn CEUs approved for Demonstration and Research. No Core CEUs are required.

If an individual has more than one license, the same CEUs may be used to renew both licenses, provided the CEUs were earned during the license period for each license (from the date the license was issued until it expires) or within one year after expiration.

For additional information on recertification:

• Visit the Safe Pesticide Web Site at, www.safepesticideuse.com .
• Contact the Pesticide Certification office at, (850) 488-3314.
  

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

Approved for Core CEUs

• Environmental Protection - 1 CEU
• Managing Pesticide Drift - 1 CEU NEW!
• Pesticide Applicator Safety - 1 CEU NEW!
• Pesticide Families - 1 CEU
• The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Its Role in Pesticide Application - 1 CEU NEW!
• The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) - 1 CEU

Approved for Private Applicator AG Pest Control

• Grasshoppers on Pastures and Rangeland - 1 CEU NEW!
• Insect Pests That Attack Cotton - The Boll Weevil - 1 CEU
• Insect Pests That Attack Cotton - The Cotton Fleahopper- 1 CEU
• Sucking Pests of Ornamental Shrubs - 1 CEU
• Facets of Integrated Pest Management in Field Crops - 1 CEU
• Principles of Integrated Pest Management in Field Crops - 1 CEU
• The Principles of Pest Control On Lawn and Turf -1 CEU

Approved for AG Row Crops Pest Control

• Insect Pests That Attack Cotton - The Boll Weevil - 1 CEU
• Insect Pests That Attack Cotton - The Cotton Fleahopper- 1 CEU
• Facets of Integrated Pest Management in Field Crops - 1 CEU
• Principles of Integrated Pest Management in Field Crops - 1 CEU

Approved for Ornamental and Turf Pest Control

• Sucking Pests of Ornamental Shrubs - 1 CEU
• The Principles of Pest Control On Lawn and Turf -1 CEU

Registration Information

To register for the online courses, click here for the Credit Card Registration (instant passwords) 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 your deadline. 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 received, 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 [email protected].