State of Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection/ Pesticide Management Program

Classes will be available for 6 months after date of purchase. Upon completion of all classes, email Help@PestNetwork.com for your final signed certificate.

Recertification

For additional information relating to pesticide use and the certification of pesticide applicators contact:

Pesticide Management Program

Pesticide Management Program at (860) 424-3369, Deep.PesticideProgram@ct.gov or write to:

Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Bureau of Materials Management and Compliance Assurance
Pesticide Management Program
79 Elm Street
Hartford, CT  06106-5127

Continuing Education

The Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection is the agency in the state of Connecticut that regulates pesticide use.

Pesticide applicators must be certified (licensed) in the specific categories in which they apply pesticides.

In order to be valid, supervisory certification and private applicator certification must be current. Prior to expiring, certification may be renewed by obtaining a specific number of credit hours from approved continuing education courses.

Each CEU is $15.00.

The following courses have been approved by the State of Connecticut:

• Beetles that Attack Wood: Identifying Beetles That Will Reinfest – 1 CEU – 7b, 7ci
• Beetles that Attack Wood: Identifying Beetles That Will Not Reinfest – 1 CEU – 7b, 7ci
• The Eastern Subterranean Termite – 1 CEU – 7b, 7ci
• Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) – 1 CEU – All supervisory & private applicator
• Identifying Cockroaches In and Around the Home – 1 CEU – 7A
• Life History and Habits of Carpenter Ants – 1 CEU – 7A and/or 7B
• Principles of Pest Control on Lawn and Turf – 1 CEU – 3a, 3b
• Environmental Protection -1 CEU – All categories for supervisory & private applicator
• The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Its Role in Pesticide Application – 1 CEU – All categories for supervisory & private applicator
• Managing Pesticide Drift – 1 CEU – All categories for supervisory & private applicator
• Pesticide Applicator Safety – 1 CEU – All categories for supervisory & private applicator
• Pesticide Families – 1 CEU – All categories for supervisory & private applicator
• Sucking Pests of Ornamental Shrubs – 1 CEU – supervisory applicator 3a & private applicator
• Facets of IPM in Field Crops – 1 CEU – Private Applicator
• Principles of IPM in Field Crops – 1 CEU – Private Applicator