Core Information

• Applying Pesticides Correctly, Bulletin 825 (pdf file) - OSUE**
• Ohio Pesticide Rules (pdf file)
• Ohio Pesticide Law (pdf file)
• Safety Training Guide for Trained Servicemen (TSM), OSU Bulletin 863 (Free) - OSUE**

1 - Aerial Pest Control - application of pesticides by aircraft

• Calibrate Your Agricultural Spray Plane - DCR 1 (pdf)
• Aerial Application Procedures (pdf)
• Introduction to Aerial Application (pdf)

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 (pdf)
• Corn, Soybean, Wheat and Alfalfa Field Guide; OSU Bulletin 827

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
• Bacterial Wilt of Curcurbits
• Scab of Apple and Crabapple
• Midwest Small Fruit Pest Management Handbook
• Ohio PAT Vegetable Production Student Workbook (pdf)
• Ohio PAT Fruit Crops Student Workbook (pdf)

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 (pdf)
• Weed Control Guide for Ohio Field Crops

2D - Seed Treatment - application of pesticides to seed for the control of insects and disease organisms

• Seed Treatment for Agronomic Crops
• Seed Treatment
• Ohio Ag and Vegetable Seed Law
• Ohio PAT Seed Treatment Student Workbook (pdf)

The following bulletins are available through Cooperative Extension Service, University of Kentucky, College of Agriculture

• Topping and Sucker Control, Kentucky Bulletin ID-73 - ODA*
• Sucker Control in Burley & Dark Tobacco
• Dark Tobacco Sucker Control
• ENT-15 Insecticide Recommendations - ODA*

2F - Soil Fumigation - application of fumigants to soil for the control of soil-inhabiting pests

• Soil Fumigation Study Guide (pdf)

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 (pdf)

3B - Boat Antifoulant -application of restricted-use antifoulants to boats for the control of undesirable organisms

• Boating Antifouling Study Guide (pdf)

3C - Sewer Root Control - application of restricted-use pesticides to sewer pipes for the control of tree roots

• Sewer Root Control Study Guide (pdf)

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 (pdf)

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)

• 4b Wood Preservation (pdf file)
• Pesticide Use Records - ODA*
• Ohio PAT Wood Preservation Student Workbook (pdf)

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, Bulletin 841-5

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 (pdf)
  

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 (pdf)

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

6D - Greenhouse - application of pesticides to control insects, diseases, and weeds of plants grown under glass or plastic cover

• Greenhouse Pest Management

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 (pdf file)

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, Bulletin 841-8 - OSUE**

• Agricultural Animal Pest Control
• Livestock and Livestock Building Pest Management
• Poultry Pest Management
• Ohio PAT Livestock Student Workbook (pdf)

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 (pdf file)

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 (pdf)

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 (pdf file)

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