Pesticide Applicator Continuing Education
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You cannot take a course with the same approval number twice. If you are unsure, please refer to your previous certificates.
CE Requirements:
Apprentice
8 credits each certification period (date of issue to December 31 of the year the certification is issued)
4 of the 8 credits must be from core curriculum
Credits will only be applied to active certifications
Private Applicators
16 credits at the end of the 5-year certification period
4 of the 16 credits must be from core curriculum
Maximum accumulation per year is 8 credits
Public/Commercial/Consultant
40 credits by the end of the 5-year certification period
Maximum accumulation per year is 15 credits
Courses must be completed by 11:59pm EST 12/31, annually.
Oregon Apprentice or Private 8cr Bundle - Ornamental and Turf
This 8-credit course bundle is designed for the Oregon apprentice applicator or private applicator. The bundle focuses on ornamental and turf pesticide use and contains at least four credits of core topics. All courses are approved by the Oregon Department of Agriculture Pesticides Program. Please click on course details for a list of specific courses.
Oregon Commercial Applicator Bundle - General Safety
This 10-credit course bundle is designed for the Oregon commercial applicator. The bundle focuses on general pesticide use and safety. Commercial applicators may complete a maximum of 15 credits per calendar year. All courses are approved by the Oregon Department of Agriculture Pesticides Program. Please click on course details for a list of specific courses.
Oregon Application Equipment and Calibration
When pesticide applications become necessary for good turf management, it’s important to understand how the application equipment works and how to properly calibrate the equipment. This course will provide 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.
Oregon Aquatic Pest Control
Aquatic ecosystems are extremely complex and fragile. 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.
Oregon Bed Bugs: Overview and Management
Structural applicators know that managing a bed bug infestation is difficult on many levels. 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.
Oregon Common Landscape Pests of the West Coast
To manage pests effectively, correct identification is necessary to diagnose the issue and avoid inaccurate management or treatment timing. This continuing education course Oregon pest managers how to identify and treat common landscape, turf, and interiorscape pests.
Oregon Common Ornamental Plant Pests
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.
Oregon Common Pests of Residential, Industrial & Institutional Structures
This online course teaches pest managers in Oregon how to identify and control common exterior and interior pests that can infect people, cause property damage, or infest stored food.
Oregon Common Turfgrass Weeds
Managing weeds in a turf stand can be a tricky proposition. Often times the client fails to recognize that the presence of weeds in a turf stand is the result of poor turf, not the cause. This course will provide applicators with a working knowledge of weed biology, weed identification, and how herbicides work.
Oregon Cultural Practices for Turf Management
Turf responds best to consistent cultural practices including mowing, irrigating, and fertilizing. But as turf managers know, there is a right way and a wrong way to do these. 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.
Oregon Field Crop Pest Management
Pesticides protect plants and animals from insects, weeds, and diseases; improve the efficiency of food, feed, and fiber productions; and provide for greater crop yields. 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.
Oregon Forest Pest Management
Learn about integrated pest management strategies for protecting Oregon forests with this course. Lessons cover methods for protecting non-target organisms, minimizing pesticide’s impact on water sources, and managing pesticide resistance. Other topics discussed include weed control, sprayer operation and maintenance, insect management, and more.
Oregon Forest Pests Pesticide Use
This course teaches pest control professionals in Oregon how to manage common forest pests. Lessons cover a wide variety of topics like integrated pest management, greenhouse plant fumigation, pesticide-mixing safety measures, and more.
Oregon Fruit Crop Pest 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 fruit crops and how an applicator can effectively treat pest infestations while protecting themselves and maintaining productive fruit crop yields intended for human consumption.
Oregon General Structural Pest Management
As certified or licensed professionals we have legal responsibilities that we must fulfill in every job that we do. Not only do have to control pests, but we also have to do the paperwork and legwork that documents our applications. This course reviews the basics of general structural pest management.
Oregon Intro to Mosquito Control
To effectively manage a mosquito population as part of an integrated pest management plan applicators must be familiar with mosquito physiology, the lifecycle of the mosquito, and various collection and surveillance methods for both adult mosquitoes and larvae. This course will talk about surveillance methods, mosquito anatomy, and touch on the diseases that are most commonly vectored by mosquitoes in the United States.
Oregon IPM for Ornamental Plant Pest Management
IPM of ornamental plants involves multiple steps; producing a healthy plant, correctly identifying the problem, recognizing that there will always be some pests and damage, and only using pesticides as a last resort. 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.
Oregon IPM for Termite Prevention
Termites are one of the most destructive pests in the United States. But there are several common-sense IPM practices that can be implemented to make a structure less inviting to termites from the start. This course will provide a review of IPM principles, termite biology, and several IPM practices to make any structure less attractive to termites.
Oregon IPM for Turf Management
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 will touch on the best practice cultural, mechanical, biological, and chemical controls for turf management.
Oregon IPM Practices for Landscape Pest Management
This course, approved by the Oregon Department of Agriculture, covers benefits and considerations for pesticide applicators in Oregon to consider when developing an integrated pest management (IPM) program. Topics include a variety of pest-management methods, such as sanitation, augmentation, mechanical and cultural control, and pesticide use.
Oregon Mosquito Management & Control
Mosquito management is a daunting task for many applicators. When mosquito management is done incorrectly or isn't done at all, mosquitoes can make public spaces unusable. This course will discuss 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.
Oregon Ornamental Pesticide Application Equipment and Calibration
When pesticide applications become necessary for good ornamental plant management it's important to understand how application equipment works and how to properly calibrate the equipment. This course will discuss 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.
Oregon Pest Control Practices in Residential, Industrial & Institutional Structures
Enroll in this course to learn safe, effective, and economical pest control techniques. You'll be able to manage pests that cause harm to property, people, or quality of life while minimizing risks to yourself, others, and the environment.
Oregon Pest Identification of Common Landscape, Turf, and Interiorscape Pests
This course is for pest control professionals who manage landscape, turf, and interiorscape environments in Oregon. Learn about proper identification and control methods for common invertebrate and vertebrate pests that threaten healthy plant settings.
Oregon Pest Management
A pest is an undesirable organism that injures humans, desirable plants and animals, manufactured products, or natural substances. This course discusses the importance of pest identification in pest control, describe how pest population levels trigger control procedures, and give several reasons why pesticide applications may fail.
Oregon Pesticide Emergency Management and Environmental Protection
This course gives Oregon pest managers the tools to protect people and the environment from pesticide hazards through safe and legal pesticide use. Topics include elements of safe handling and application, management plans and pesticide alternatives. Learn how to build a management plan that identifies hazards and protects the public.
Oregon Pesticide Labels and Safety Data Sheets
Pesticide labels and safety data sheets (SDS) appear to contain much of the same information. While the label is the law, an SDS is not considered the law. As an applicator, it is important to understand the difference between a pesticide label and a safety data sheet and know what information can be found in each document. This course will review the various parts of pesticide labels and safety data sheets to identify the similarities and differences.
Oregon Reading the Pesticide Label: Beyond the Basics
Labels are increasing in complexity and depth of information. It is never suggested that anyone try to memorize a pesticide label. By reviewing parts of a label and recognizing label language and use, we hope that you feel more comfortable with the information on pesticide labels and feel confident in understanding the information the present.
Oregon Respiratory Protection
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.
Oregon Review of Forest Pest Management
This course instructs Oregon pest managers in forest pest management techniques that protect the environment and the public. Lesson material discusses personal protective equipment (PPE) and a detailed look at sprayers, calibration and pesticide application methods.
Oregon Review of Pesticide Use Hazards
This course for Oregon pest managers explores hazardous pesticides and techniques for minimizing toxic exposure. Protect humans, animals, plants and water sources through the application of mitigation strategies.
Oregon Right-of-Way: Pest Control
This course will help applicators understand the five main groups of pests, identifying those pests, and help applicators decide on management strategies. It will also cover the main causes of plant disease, plant life cycles, and the developmental stages through which plants progress.
Oregon Right-of-Way: Pest Management Overview
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.
Oregon Right-of-Way: Weed Control
This course will review the methods and techniques to manage vegetation on right-of-ways and non-cropland industrial sites safely without damage to non-target species, sites, objects, or the environment.
Oregon Rodents and Other Vertebrate Pest Management
An animal with a backbone or spinal column is called a vertebrate. A few vertebrates, such as rats and mice, are common pests in urban and industrial areas. Others are not pests in their normal habitats but may occasionally become pests when they conflict with humans. This course looks at basic management of common vertebrate pests. Be sure to understand all the regulations that apply in your geographic area before attempting to control vertebrate pests.
Oregon Structure Infesting Pest Management
Having a clear understanding of the hierarchy of insect classification is important. It helps us better understand the background of our pest decide the best course of action in controlling the pest. This course will cover some of the structure infesting pests commonly encountered by structural pesticide applicators and technicians.
Oregon Structure Invading Pest Management
As a pest control technician, it's important to be familiar with the pests in the region as well as where they reproduce. In some cases, it is difficult to determine if the designated living space is inside or outside. This course covers the identification and management of pests that generally live outside but will invade a structure if the conditions are favorable.
Oregon Turfgrass Disease, Insect, and Vertebrate Pests
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.
Oregon Vegetable Crop Pest 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.
Oregon Wood-Destroying Pest Management
Termites are just one of the many wood-destroying pests found throughout the United States. Carpenter ants, powderpost beetles, and wood-damaging fungi can also cause severe structural damage if not properly managed. This course will cover the primary wood-destroying pests found through the country, the recommended treatments for each of those pests, and the primary sources of excess structural moisture.