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
The recertification requirements for Commercial Applicators in the State of Tennessee are as follows:
-No more than 50% can be acquired from online training.
-Point assignment is based on one (1) point* per hour of certification in related topics. You may not earn more than 75% of your total point requirement at any one school. Training requirements have been established to meet federal and state guidelines.
-Recertification points will be allowed only for an update on approved topics in your category related to pests, pest control, pesticides, pesticide safety, environmental issues (water quality, endangered species, etc.) and pesticide law and regulations. All points cannot be accrued in one certification year (each Oct. 22 to Oct. 21).
For those certified prior to October 21, 2008 & before October 21, 2009 you must accumulate:
Category 1 | Agricultural Plant | 18pts. |
Category 2 | Forest Pest Control | 12pts. |
Category 3 or LHA | Ornamental & Turf | 18pts. |
Category 4 | Seed Treatment | 12pts. |
Category 5 | Aquatic Pest Control | 12pts. |
Category 6 | Right of Way | 18pts. |
Category 7 | Structural Pest Control | 30pts. |
Category 8 | Public Health | 18pts. |
Category 10 | Demo & Research | 18pts. |
Category 11 | Wood Preservatives | 9pts. |
Category 12 | Pesticide Dealer | 18pts. |
Category 13 | Antifouling Paint | 9pts. |
Category 14 | Microbial Pest Control | 9pts. |
Category 16 | Sewer Line Treatment | 9pts. |
For those certified on or after October 21, 2009 & before October 21, 2010 you must accumulate:
Category 1 | Agricultural Plant | 12pts. |
Category 2 | Forest Pest Control | 8pts. |
Category 3 or LHA | Ornamental & Turf | 12pts. |
Category 4 | Seed Treatment | 8pts. |
Category 5 | Aquatic Pest Control | 8pts. |
Category 6 | Right of Way | 12pts. |
Category 7 | Structural Pest Control | 20pts. |
Category 8 | Public Health | 12pts. |
Category 10 | Demo & Research | 12pts. |
Category 11 | Wood Preservatives | 6pts. |
Category 12 | Pesticide Dealer | 12pts. |
Category 13 | Antifouling Paint | 6pts. |
Category 14 | Microbial Pest Control | 6pts. |
Category 16 | Sewer Line Treatment | 6pts. |
For those certified on or after October 21, 2010 & before April 21, 2011 you must accumulate:
Category 1 | Agricultural Plant | 6pts. |
Category 2 | Forest Pest Control | 4pts. |
Category 3 or LHA | Ornamental & Turf | 6pts. |
Category 4 | Seed Treatment | 4pts. |
Category 5 | Aquatic Pest Control | 4pts. |
Category 6 | Right of Way | 6pts. |
Category 7 | Structural Pest Control | 10pts. |
Category 8 | Public Health | 6pts. |
Category 10 | Demo & Research | 6pts. |
Category 11 | Wood Preservatives | 3pts. |
Category 12 | Pesticide Dealer | 6pts. |
Category 13 | Antifouling Paint | 3pts. |
Category 14 | Microbial Pest Control | 3pts. |
Category 16 | Sewer Line Treatment | 3pts. |
Continuing Education
The following courses and appropriate continuing education points have been approved by the Tennessee Department of Agriculture.
- Pesticide Applicator Safety – 1 pt in all categories
- Environmental Protection – 1 pt in all categories
- The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Its Role in Pesticide Application – 1 pt in all categories
- Managing Pesticide Drift – 1 pt in all categories
- Pesticide Families – 1 pt in all categories
- Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) – 1 pt in all categories
- Beetles that Attack Wood: Identifying Beetles That Will Reinfest – 1 pt in categories 7, 10 and 12
- Beetles that Attack Wood: Identifying Beetles That Will Not Reinfest – 1 pt in categories 7, 10 and 12
- The Eastern Subterranean Termite– 1 pt in categories 7, 10 and 12
- Life History and Habits of Carpenter Ants – 1 pt In categories 7, 10, and 12
- Facets of IPM in Field Crops – 1 pt in categories 1, 10 and 12
- Grasshoppers on Pastures and Rangeland – 1 pt in categories 1, 10 and 12
- The Greenbug – 1 pt in categories 1, 10 and 12 NEW!
- Sorghum Midge – 1 pt in categories 1, 10 and 12 NEW!
- Insect Pests That Attack Cotton-The Boll Weevil – 1 pt in categories 1, 10 and 12
- Insect Pests That Attack Cotton – The Cotton Fleahopper – 1 pt in categories 1, 10 and 12
- Know Your Cotton Plant – 1 pt in categories 1, 10 and 12
- Principles of IPM in Field Crops – 1 pt in categories 1, 10 and 12
- Principles of Pest Control on Lawn and Turf – 1 pt In category 3, 10 and 12
- Sucking Pests of Ornamental Shrubs – 1 pt in categories 3, 10 and 12
- Recognition and Control of Some Small Vertebrate Pests Small Mammals – 1 pt in categories 7, 8, 10 and 12
- Identifying Cockroaches In and Around the Home – 1 pt In categories 7, 8, 10, and 12
- Fleas Life Cycle, Habits, and Control – 1 pt in categories 3, 7, 8, 10 and 12 NEW!