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Pesticide Safety Education Program

Ohio State University Extension

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Online Pesticide Exam Prep

Commercial Pesticide Exam Preparation Courses:

The training modules available through Canvas will require you to create a user name and password. For questions or help logging in, please contact Pesticide Safety at 614-292-4070.

  • Commercial Core Exam (12 Modules) 

These lessons will help a commercial applicator prepare for the state pesticide applicator Core exam.

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For Ohio Pesticide Law see: free pdf file of the Trained Serviceperson Bulletin.  The introduction and last chapter contains Ohio and Federal Laws and Regulations.

LESSONS AVAILABLE:

  • Pest Management
  • Federal Pesticide Laws
  • Pesticide labeling
  • Pesticide Formulations
  • Pesticide Hazards and First Aid
  • Pesticide Personal Protective Equipment
  • Pesticides in the Environment
  • Pesticide Storage, Transportation and Security
  • Pesticide Emergency Response
  • Planning the Pesticide Application
  • Pesticide Application Procedures
  • Professional Conduct

 

 

  • COMMERCIAL CATEGORY 10A: GENERAL PESTS EXAM -

General Pest Control covers the management and control of pests in and around homes, apartments, businesses, office buildings, schools, health care facilities, industrial plants and other structures. This course presents information on the identification, biology, detection, and monitoring of pest populations, chemical and non-chemical approaches to management of these pests, and legal and safety issues that are unique to this category.

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Private Pesticide Exam Preparation Course:

  • Private Core Exam (7 modules)

These lessons will help a private applicator prepare for the state pesticide applicator Core exam.

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LESSONS AVAILABLE: 

  • Pest Management Prinicples
  • Laws and Regulations
  • Applicator Safety
  • Pesticides and the Environment
  • Handling and Storage
  • Pesticide Label
  • Application, Calibration and Calculations

 

  • Private Category 1 Grain and Cereal Crops Exam Prep Course

This course is intended to help individuals prepare for Ohio's private pesticide applicator license exam in Category 1: Grain and Cereal Crops. This course will cover the key topics you will need to know for this exam, including the principles of pest management; agronomic pests, environmental concerns, pesticide calculations, and understanding pesticide labels. This course is not intended to cover every pest of importance to grain and cereal crop growers in Ohio but does cover all that can be expected to appear on the exam. There are NO refunds issued for this course.

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