Florida Pesticide Applicator Continuing Education

This course provides turf managers with an understanding of the most common types of equipment used for pesticide applications on turf and how to properly calibrate the equipment.

This course covers the many aspects necessary for managing aquatic pests, from site evaluation and pest identification to pesticide application and treatment evaluation. Risk communication strategies are included, along with a variety of control methods in addition to aquatic pesticides.

This course teaches the basics of aquatic weed identification and the different approaches to aquatic plant management.

This course looks at the history of bed bugs, current integrated pest management approaches to preventing and managing an infestation, and several of the chemical options available when your non-chemical controls and methods have failed.

Pest management of ornamental plants involves multiple steps from growing a healthy plant that is more resistant to pest damage to correctly identifying the problem when present. This course will cover the most common pests of ornamental plants.

This online video course teaches pest managers in Florida how to control interior and exterior pests that can damage property and infect people.

This course provides applicators with a working knowledge of weed biology, weed identification, and how herbicides work.

This course discusses managing pests in aquatic environments. It contains extensive plant identification, discussing common weed types and species.

This course covers the dos and don'ts of good cultural practices that will result in a healthy vigorous turf that will be enjoyed for years.

Florida pest control professionals who take this course will get an in-depth examination of pesticide management for interior plant environments. Learn about safety protocols, indoor plant health, and Integrated Pest Management.

This course outlines various invasive pests of field crops and how an applicator can effectively treat pest invasions while protecting themselves and the environment from the adverse effects of pesticides.

This course outlines various invasive pests of fruit crops and how an applicator can effectively treat pest infestations while protecting themselves and maintaining productive fruit crop yields intended for human consumption.

This course talks about surveillance methods, mosquito anatomy, and touches on the diseases that are most commonly vectored by mosquitoes in the United States.

This course teaches the basics of pest and disease management for ornamental plants, and the different tools and techniques needed to successfully provide your clients with a healthy and attractive landscape.

This course provides a review of IPM principles, termite biology, and several IPM practices to make any structure less attractive to termites.

As a turf manager, you'll need to be more than someone who just applies pesticides. Good turf management requires the use of all the tools in the toolbox. This course touches on the best practice cultural, mechanical, biological, and chemical controls for turf management.

This course discusses benefits and considerations for developing an integrated pest management (IPM) program in Florida. Topics covered include a variety of pest-management methods, such as augmentation, mechanical and cultural control, sanitation and pesticide use.

Beavers are protected and beneficial to the ecosystem and habitats of other animals. Managing them requires careful consideration and knowledge of state laws and permits. This course will cover common behaviors and habitat construction. It will also cover many non-lethal methods of control and requirements and ways to effectively trap beavers.

The damage caused by pocket gophers can sometimes be confused with either moles or ground squirrels. This course will cover the basics of pocket gopher management including biology, damage, trapping, and toxicant use.

Managing microbial pests in water systems is essential for human health and the wider environment. This course will cover pest identification and methods of control. It will also discuss common application methods and ways to protect yourself from hazards when using biocides.

This course discusses common methods of mosquito controls, everything from physical controls to pesticides, to record-keeping, all as part of a solid integrated pest management approach to mosquito control.

This course covers the primary non-termite wood-destroying pests found throughout the country, the recommended treatments for each of those pests, and the primary sources of excess structural moisture.

This course discusses the most common types of equipment used for pesticide applications on ornamental plants, the way to calculate the volume of solution needed, and how to properly calculate the flow rate of the equipment.

By taking this course, you'll learn safe, effective, and economical pest control techniques that will enable you to manage Florida pests that can cause property damage, infections, injuries, or quality of life issues while reducing risks to yourself, others, and the environment.

Florida pest control professionals will learn how to identify common invertebrate and vertebrate pests found in landscape and interiorscape environments by taking this course. Understand how to diagnose and address different pest-related problems while maintaining the vitality and integrity of plant settings.

This course helps Florida pest managers safely and legally use pesticides to protect people and the environment from potential hazards. Elements of safe handling and application, including management plans and pesticide alternatives, take center stage in this course. Learn best practices for public and environmental safety like notifying the public and posting public warning signs.

The pesticide label is the main method of communication between a pesticide manufacturer and pesticide users. By law, pesticide users are required to comply with all instructions and use directions found on the pesticide product label.

By reviewing parts of a label and recognizing label language and use, you will feel more comfortable with the information on pesticide labels and confident in understanding the information the present.

When the pesticide label requires a respirator it's important to know how to use a respirator safely. This course outlines the types of respirators available, proper fit, and inspection/maintenance requirements.

Florida pest managers will learn about pesticide classifications and hazards in this course. Topics include the toxicity dangers pesticides present to humans, pets, wildlife and the environment. Categories and designations of pesticides are also discussed.

Pest management in right-of-way situations can be a challenge. The economic thresholds are different in right-of-way situations compared to either a landscape setting or an agricultural setting. This course provides an overview of pests common to rights-of-way, management solutions, a look at the equipment commonly used to treat rights-of-way, and a review of calibration steps for that equipment.

Mosquitoes can cause significant pain, irritation, and infection from their bites, which are a considerable nuisance. This course outlines mosquito control's components, methods, benefits, and complexities.

One of the main factors in swimming pool maintenance is water chemistry. A few different facets need to be maintained. These include the organic content in the water, the pH of the water, total alkalinity, and calcium hardness. This course covers the basics of swimming pool pest management.

Inspecting and treating for termites can be a difficult process. Being familiar with common types of construction is extremely helpful. This course is a tour of the Mississippi State University Extension termite training facility. The facility consists of 12 different stations, each representing an area of a building or home where termites could enter the structure.

There are a variety of diseases, disorders, insects, and vertebrate pests that can cause problems in turfgrass. This course will give applicators and turf managers an overview of these common pests and strategies for their management.

Pesticides protect plants and animals from insects, nematodes, weeds, and diseases; improve the efficiency of food productions; and provide for greater crop yields. This course outlines various invasive pests of vegetable crops and how an applicator can effectively treat pest infestations while protecting themselves and maintaining productive vegetable crop yields intended for human consumption.

This course covers the basics of vole identification, biology, and damage as well as several control methods including trapping and rodenticide use.