The complete packet of study materials for commercial applicators is available from the Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA). To obtain the complete packet, you must fill out a license application and return it with your license fees to ODA. Materials will be mailed to you at no charge after the license fee is received. Ohio Department of Agriculture, 8995 E. Main St., Reynoldsburg, OH 43068-3399, (614) 728-6987 or (800) 282-1955.
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| Core Information |
- Applying Pesticides Correctly (OSU Bulletin 825)
- Safety Training Guide for Trained Servicemen (TSM), (OSU Bulletin 863) (Free)
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| 1 - Aerial Pest Control - application of pesticides by aircraft |
- Calibrate Your Agricultural Spray Plane - DCR 1 (recommended)
- Aerial Application Procedures
(recommended)
- Introduction to Aerial Application
(recommended)
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| 2A - Agronomic Pest Control - application of pesticides to agronomic crops for the control of pests other than weeds and vertebrates |
- Agronomic Pest Control Study Guide
(recommended)
- Corn, Soybean, Wheat and Alfalfa Field Guide (OSU Bulletin 827)
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| 2B - Horticultural Pest Control - application of pesticides to fruit and vegetable crops for the control of pests other than weeds and vertebrates |
- Ohio Vegetable Production Guide (OSU Bulletin 672)
(recommended)
- Bacterial Wilt of Curcurbits
- Scab of Apple and Crabapple
- Midwest Small Fruit Pest Management Handbook (OSU Bulletin 861)
- Ohio PAT Vegetable Production Student Workbook (OSU Bulletin 821-3a)
- Ohio PAT Fruit Crops Student Workbook (OSU Bulletin 821-4)
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| 2C - Agricultural Weed Control - application of pesticides (other than soil fumigants) for the control of weeds in agronomic crops or horticultural crops except for nursery stock and turf. |
- Ohio PAT Field Crop Student Workbook (OSU Bulletin 821)
(recommended)
- Weed Control Guide for Ohio Field Crops
(OSU Bulletin 879)
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| 2D - Seed Treatment - application of pesticides to seed for the control of insects and disease organisms |
- Seed Treatment for Agronomic Crops
(OSU Bulletin 639)
(recommended)
- Ohio Ag and Vegetable Seed Law
- Ohio PAT Seed Treatment Student Workbook
(OSU Bulletin 821-12)
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| 2E - Tobacco Sucker Control - application of growth regulators to tobacco plants for the control of sucker growth |
The following bulletins are available through Cooperative Extension Service, University of Kentucky, College of Agriculture
- Topping and Sucker Control, Kentucky Bulletin ID-73 (OUT OF PRINT)
- Sucker Control in Burley & Dark Tobacco
- Dark Tobacco Sucker Control
- ENT-15 Insecticide Recommendations
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| 2F - Soil Fumigation - application of fumigants to soil for the control of soil-inhabiting pests |
- Soil Fumigation Study Guide
(recommended)
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| 3A - General Aquatic Pest Control - application of pesticides to standing or running water, other than swimming pools, for the control of aquatic pests. |
- Aquatic Pest Control Study Guide (recommended)
- Ohio Pond Management (OSU Bulletin 374-99)
- Ohio PAT Aquatics Student Workbook (OSU Bulletin 821-11)
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| 3B - Boat Antifoulant -application of restricted-use antifoulants to boats for the control of undesirable organisms |
- Boating Antifouling Study Guide
(recommended)
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| 3C - Sewer Root Control - application of restricted-use pesticides to sewer pipes for the control of tree roots |
- Sewer Root Control Study Guide
(recommended)
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| 4A - Forest Pest Control - application of pesticides to forested areas for the control of tree pests and weeds, and for the selective elimination of unwanted wood species as a forest management practice |
- Forest Pest Control Study Guide
(recommended)
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| 4B - Wood Preservation - application of pesticides to wood products such as crossties, poles, shingles, posts or wood products that are not part of a structure when treated and are or will be exposed to insects, fungi, marine pests or weather. (This category does not include treatment for the control of termites) |
- Ohio PAT Wood Preservation Student Workbook
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| 5 - Industrial Vegetation - application of pesticides to non-agricultural lands such as roadways, public water courses, utility rights-of-way, or in close proximity to industrial sites, power stations, parking lots, or similar areas for the control or eradication of unwanted vegetation. |
- Study Guide for Commercial Industrial Vegetation Applicators (OSU Bulletin 841-5)
(recommended)
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| 6A - Ornamental Pest Control - application of pesticides to control insects and diseases of exterior ornamental plants and trees, and weeds of exterior ornamental areas such as landscape beds, tree and shrub plantings, sidewalks, driveways, or similar areas |
- Ornamental Pest Control Study Guide (recommended)
- Ohio PAT Ornamental Student Workbook (OSU Bulletin 821-5)
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| 6B - Interior Plantscape - application of pesticides to control insects, diseases, and weeds of indoor ornamental plants in locations such as homes, offices, shopping malls, stores, or similar sites |
- Interior Plantscape Study Guide (recommended)
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| 6C - Ornamental Weed - application of pesticides to exterior ornamental areas such as landscape beds, tree and shrub plantings, sidewalks, driveways, or similar areas for the control or eradication of unwanted vegetation |
- Ornamental Weed Control (recommended)
- Ohio PAT Ornamental Student Workbook (OSU Bulletin 821-5)
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| 6D - Greenhouse - application of pesticides to control insects, diseases, and weeds of plants grown under glass or plastic cover |
- Ohio PAT Greenhouse Student Workbook
(recommended)
- Greenhouse Pest Management
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| 7 - Vertebrate - application of pesticides other than fumigants for the control of pest birds whether within or outside structures, and for the control of rodents, and any other vertebrates declared by the director to be a pest, in situations other than covered under category 10 |
- 7 Vertebrate
(recommended)
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| 8 - Turf - application of pesticides other than soil fumigants to lawns, turf, sod, or to soil areas being prepared for the production of turf for the control of pests except vertebrates |
- A Study Guide for Commercial Turfgrass Applicators (OSU Bulletin 841-8) (recommended)
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| 9 - Animal Pest Control - application of pesticides other than fumigants to domestic or confined animals, livestock, and poultry, or to structures in which they are confined, for the control of pests of such animals |
- Agricultural Animal Pest Control (recommended)
- Livestock and Livestock Building Pest Management
(OSU Bulletin 473)
- Ohio PAT Livestock Student Workbook
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| 10A - General Pest Control - application of pesticides other than fumigants in or around human dwellings, industrial plants and business offices, food-handling establishments, schools, hospitals or similar buildings to control pests |
- 10a General Pest Control (recommended)
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| 10B - Termite - application of pesticides other than fumigants in or around various structures, or to the ground prior to construction of a structure for the control of termites and other invertebrate wood-destroying organisms |
- Termite Study Guide
(recommended)
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| 10C - Fumigation - application of fumigants to structures, or to commodities or equipment which are enclosed within structures or other specially confined areas such as bins, rooms, cargo spaces, and boxcars for the control of any invertebrate pests contained within these structures or confined areas |
- 10c Fumigation Category
(recommended)
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| 10D - Mosquito House Fly and Other Vector Control- application of pesticides outdoors to control invertebrate pests which pose a threat to public health or those which institute a nuisance to humans such as mosquitoes, house flies, chiggers, and ticks |
- Mosquito Pest Management (OSU Bulletin 641 EN) (recommended)
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| 12 - Wood Destroying Insect Inspection - the examination of a structure at the request of any party involved in a contemplated real estate transaction to determine if wood destroying insects are present in the structure, if there is evidence they either are or have been present in the structure, or the presence of any visible damage to the structure caused by wood-destroying insects and the egeneration of written report of the findings of the examination. Other requirements with this category: completion of Wood-Destroying Insect Inspection Training Program, contact Pesticide Safety Education Program at 614-292-4070. |
- Wood-Destroying Insect Inspection Manual
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