News & Events
NOTE: Walcom, our registration company, is currently unavailable due to unforseen circumstances. Please contact us at pested@osu.edu or 614-728-6987 for registration questions or concerns.
Wood Destroying Insect Inspection
Next Course: March 16 - in person at ODA in Reynoldsburg, Ohio
Register Here for March 16 course
Self-Paced Recertification Course Now Open:
Register here for the commerical pesticide self-paced course - scroll to the yellow table Please carefully check that you need this course, there are no refunds.
Register for Fertlilizer Recertification (15C or 15P) Here
What should I know before registering for the self-paced course?
2023 Commercial Recertification Opportunities
Registration Now Open.
Select the conference or webinar to register.
In-Person Multi-Track
In-Person Specialized
Webinars
In-Person Conferences
Multi-Track Conference
- Pre-Registration Required
- Carefully check the category list
January 25, 2023 - Cincinnati Area (NEW LOCATION - Oasis Conference Center)
February 21, 2023- Columbus (NEW LOCATON - Fawcett Center) - COLUMBUS IS FULL - to be put on a waitlist, call 740-524-4123 or email pestedregistration@walcom.com
Categories offered:
Core 5- Ind. Vegetation 10b- Termite
2a- Ag. Pest 6a- Ornamental Pest 10c - Fumigation
2b- Fruit & Veg Pest 6c- Orn. Weed 10d- Vector Control
2c- Field Crop Weed 6d - Greenhouse 12 - Wood Destroying Insect
2d- Seed Treatment 7- Vertebrate Pest
3a- Aquatic 8- Turf
4a- Forestry 10a- General Pest
New - SPecialized Days
Ag. and Horticultural Field Crop - February 14, 2023; Findlay, Ohio
Core
2a- Ag. Pest
2b- Fruit & Veg Pest
2c- Field Crop Weed
2d- Seed Treatment
5- Ind. Vegetation
10c - Fumigation
15* - Ag Fertilizer
Landscape, Turf and Ornamental - February 15, 2023
Core
3a- Aquatic
4a- Forestry
5- Ind. Vegetation
6a- Ornamental Pest
6c- Orn. Weed
8- Turf
10d- Vector Control
Live Online Webinars
Feb 28, 2023 - Ag. and Horticultural Field Crop
March 2, 2023 - Landscape, Turf and Ornamental
March 7, 2023 - Industrial Veg, Natural Areas and Aquatic
March 9, 2023 - Structural and Vertebrate Pests
March 1, 2023 - Agricultural Fertilizer Recertification
Self-Paced Commercial Recertification
January 23 - September 30 - 2023
2023 Commercial New Applicator Trainings
Registration and More Information Coming Soon
2023 Dates
February 8 - Webinar
March 15 - In Person
April 12 - Webinar
May 10 - In Person
August 16 - In Person
October 11 - Webinar
Ohio Commercial Pesticide Applicators LinkedIn Group
We are happy to announce that we have started a professional group for pest management professionals on LinkedIn and you are invited to join! You need not have a completed profile to join our group.
Benefits of joining the group:
- Connect with fellow commercial applicators in the state of Ohio
- Find new employees or a new employer
- Network to solve problems or answer questions: talk to other applicators about best practices; learn how they have dealt with pest management issues; ask questions!
- Learn of updates on latest research
- Be the first to hear about upcoming recertification, training opportunities and events
To sign-up for a new account: https://www.linkedin.com/signup; or: Signing Up to Join LinkedIn | LinkedIn Help
If you are new to LinkedIn, you may feel that setting up a profile is a daunting task. Please bear in mind that your profile is a work in progress (not written in stone) and can be updated continually! For additional information: LinkedIn Profile - FAQ | LinkedIn Help.
To connect to our group: Search for “Ohio Commercial Pesticide Applicators” or click: (99+) OSU Pesticide Safety Group | Groups | LinkedIn. You will need to request membership in the group (please allow 1-2 business days for approval).
Private Core Exam Prep Modules
2016 Changes in the Federal Worker Protection Standard
Agricultural Fertilizer Certification
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