Pesticide Applicator Training
Which Pesticide License Do You Need?
Agricultural Categories, exams, and study materials for each category. Study materials available to purchase at IFAS Extension Bookstore. Some materials available in the reference section of Lake County Libraries.
Limited Lawn and Ornamental and Limited Commercial Landscape Maintenance licenses now have their own study guides to use with the Applying Pesticides Correctly (CORE) study guide.
Pesticide License categories and study materials list.
How to obtain a pesticide license exam voucher
Spanish - online pesticide applicator training.
2019 Central Florida Pesticide Applicator Training Schedule
WPS
NEW WPS EPA-approved presentations to use to train workers and handlers. You must use the full, unaltered slide show and use the notes that are provided.
- WPS annual worker training
- Annual handler WPS training
- Globally Harmonized System Pictogram training
New EPA Approved WPS training videos (some available as downloadable format, others on YouTube will require internet connection):
- Video for online WPS worker training - English
- Video for online WPS worker training - Spanish
- Video for online WPS handler training - English - on YouTube
- Video for online WPS handler training - Spanish - on YouTube
- Video for online WPS greenhouse worker training - English
- Video for online WPS greenhouse worker training - Spanish
- Video for online WPS greenhouse handler training - English - on YouTube
- Video for online WPS greenhouse handler training - Spanish - on YouTube
Fertilizer License
Need a Fertilizer License? You need to become Green Industry Best Management Practices (GI-BMP) Certified.
Urban Fertilizer license CEUs online.
GI-BMP classes in Orange County. Various dates. Registration.
Limited Certification Application Instructions
Commercial Landscape Maintenance
Limited Government/Private Certification
Urban Fertilizer Application Certification
Online CEUs
CEUs for fee from UF/IFAS Pesticide Information Office
Free online CEUs in CORE from Growing Produce
Free online CEUs in CORE from Citrus Industry Magazine
Check to make sure they are exactly the category that you need to renew.
Operation CleanSweep
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Service has announced the launching of the 2015-16 “Operation Cleansweep”. The purpose of “Operation Cleansweep” is to offer a safe, convenient, and cost effective mechanism for agricultural operations, golf courses, and pest control companies to properly dispose of canceled, suspended, and unusable pesticides (CSUP).
