Jan 16, 2025, 9:00am - 4:00pm
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Thursday, January 9, 2025
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John S. Knight Center 77 East Mill Street Akron, Ohio 44308
Ohio Commercial Pesticide Recertification Conference - Akron - January 16, 2025
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2025 OHIO COMMERCIAL PESTICIDE APPLICATOR RECERTIFICATION CONFERENCES: AKRON
Sponsored by: Ohio State University Extension & Ohio Department of Agriculture
January 16, 2025 - John S. Knight Center, Akron, Ohio
John S. Knight Center
77 East Mill Street
Akron, Ohio 44308
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• Conference Information
• Parking
• Registration
• Ag Fert Recert
• Interstate CEUs
• Exams
• Refund
• Lunch Menu
• Special Requests
• Commercial Requirements
• Questions
Conference Information
Pre-Register to guarantee your spot. Walk-ins will be accepted if there is availability. Check the website the day before for more information.
Check carefully for your category, not all categories are offered. Please note room D will not be available in Akron this year.
Special note: you'll need to attend the entire day to meet the five hours required for an Ohio commercial license.
This conference is intended for individuals who hold a current commercial pesticide license. If you do not have a current pesticide license, please visit our New Applicator page.
Check In: Check-in will begin at 7:45 a.m. until 9:00 a.m.
Start Time: Classes begin promptly at 9:00 a.m. and conclude at 4:00 p.m.
Parking: Price TBD. There is NO PUBLIC PARKING in the lot directly behind the John S. Knight center.
Registration Information
Pre-Register to Secure your Spot:
Pre-Reg Conference Only: $100
Conference w/ Box Lunch: $120
Onsite Reg: $140- Only if space is available; cash/check only. No lunch
Register with Credit Card Here
Print and mail in your registration here.
Click here for Purchase Order. Click here for W-9
Pre-Register to guarantee your spot. If space is available, walk-ins will be accepted. Check the website prior to the event for walk-in availability.
Categories Offered
Core 6c- Orn. Weed
2a- Ag. Pest* 7- Vertebrate Pest
2c- Field Crop Weed* 8- Turf
3a- Aquatic 10a- General Pest
4a- Forestry 10b- Termite
5- Ind. Vegetation 10d- Vector Control
6a- Ornamental Pest 12 - Wood Destroying Insect
*Offered as a video
At the registration desk, you may register to watch a video of a category that is not offered. This option is first come, first served.
To recertify: one hour of core + a total of four additional hours for a total of five hours.
Agricultural Fertilizer Applicator Certification Training
There will be NO agricultural agricultural fertilizer training at Akron and Cincy.
Interstate Credits
Credits are available for licensed commercial pesticide applicators who hold licenses in other states. At the conference, you may receive credit for the states below. To determine the amount of credit for each state, please visit the website or call the individual state's licensing agency.
- Indiana
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Michigan
- Pennsylvania
- West Virginia
- Certified Crop Advisors
- International Society of Aboriculture
Exams
Exams are offered at the conference site by the Ohio Department of Agriculture and are not part of the conference program. All categories exams will be available at the conference site.
Do not register for the conference if you are only taking an exam.
Click here to register for the exam with the Ohio Department of Agriculture.
Exams begin at 9:00 a.m.
Transferring, Cancellation, and Refund Policies
If you cannot make a location because of plowing snow, sickness, or other circumstance, you have the option to transfer your registration to another 2025 conference for no additional charge. You must notify Recertification Specialists at 740-624-2405 by the program date to reschedule or request a refund after missing a conference to transfer your registration. Transferring can be done between 2025 Ohio Commercial Pesticide Applicator Recertification Conferences and webinars. There is a $25 processing fee per registrant for any cancellation, including purchase orders and a $30 fee for returned checks.
Lunch will not be refunded if you cancel fewer than 10 days before the conference.
Lunch Menu
Please call 614-292-4070 or email pested@osu.edu with any dietary restrictions.
Boxed lunch this year TBA
Special Needs
For special needs, dietary restrictions, or accommodations for a disability, please call 614-292-4070 at least two weeks prior to the event.
Commercial Pesticide License Requirements
To keep a commercial pesticide applicator license current, applicators must take 5 hours of recertification credit every 3 years. The specific requirements are:
1 hour of Core required
+ 1/2 hour in each category on applicator license required
+ Remaining hours in any other category offered (after completing 1 hour of core and each category requirement)
= 5 hours of time for recertification
Questions?
Registration Questions
Valerie Graham at Recertification Specialists
Call: 740-624-2405
Conference Questions
Pesticide Safety Education Program, Ohio State University Extension
Email: pested@osu.edu or call: 614-292-4070