3 Hours | Approved for 6 Credits:  8A
This course focuses on the fundamentals of wildlife damage inspection including indentification based on habitat, routes of entry, scat and tracks.  It will help you understand the unique biological and legal risks that are involved with the inspection process in West Virginia as well as the proper equipment and PPE that should be used.
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3 Hour course | Approved for 6 Credits: 04A, 04B, 11, PA 
This course teaches the basics of disease management for landscape plantings, cost minimizing strategies, and tools and techniques needed to successfully control disease in the highly competitive world of landscaping in West Virginia.
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3 Hours | Approved for 6 Credits:  3, 7, & 13C 
This course will review the methods and techniques to manage vegetation on rights of way and non-cropland industrial sites safely without damage to non-target species, sites, objects or the environment in West Virginia.
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3 Hour course | Approved for 6 Credits: 03, 07, & 3C 
This course will help applicators in West Virginia 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.
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2.5 Hours | Approved for 5 Credits:  34 
This course teaches the basics of pest and disease management for various turf grasses, the multiple steps involved, and the different tools and techniques to successfully control the environment in West Virginia.
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2 Hour course | Approved for 2 Credits: 08C
This course focuses on the use of fumigants to effectively control burrowing animals in West Virginia. Students will learn about different fumigation devices and products, and how best to comply with label restrictions to protect both non-targets and applicators from harm.
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2 Hour course | Approved for 4 Credits: 04A, 04B, 11, PA 
This course teaches the basics of pest and disease management in enclosed spaces where exposure is increased, and the different tools and techniques needed to successfully control the environment in West Virginia.  
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2 Hour course | Approved for 4 Credits: 01, 11, 12, & PA 
This course discusses proper insect and plant pathogen sampling techniques as well as pest identification for rice and cotton. Each pest and pathogen are identified according to various stages of maturity, the signs and symptoms exhibited, and the type of biological, cultural or chemical control recommended for each.
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1.5 Hour course | Approved for 3 Credits: 01, 11, 12, & PA
This course discusses pest identification and management strategies for corn, soybean and grain sorghum. Each species is identified according to various stages of maturity, the signs and symptoms exhibited, and the type of biological, cultural or chemical control recommended for each.
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1.5 Hour course | Approved for 2 Credits: 01, 03, 04A, 07, 08A, 11, 12, 13C, 13D, 13E 
This course covers a range of topics important to pesticide resistance management in West Virginia including Integrated Pest managaement (IPM), correct sampling techniques for plant pathogens, proper insect identificaiton, and pesticide application equipment calibration.  
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2 Hour course | Approved for 2 Credits: 06
Managing aquatic weeds in West Virginia revolves around proper plant identificaiton. Tailoring management strategies to address specific aquatic plant life is only possible through accurate identification. This course teaches the basics of aquatic weed identification, and the different approaches to aquatic plant management.
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1 Hour course | Approved for 2 Credits: 01, 03, 04A, 04B, 08A, 08B, 11, 12, 13D, 13E
This course covers a range of topics important to pesticide resistance management in West Virginia including Integrated Pest managaement (IPM), correct sampling techniques for plant pathogens, proper insect identificaiton, and pesticide application equipment calibration.  
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1 Hour course | Approved for 2 Credits: 01, 04A, 07, 08A, 11, 12, 13D, & 13E
This course provides an outline of the primary concerns of the bee-keeping industry including colony collapse disorder (CCD), factors effecting honey bee decline, invasive insects, fungal disease, best practices for pollinator stewardship, and minimizing pesticide risks for pollinators in West Virginia.
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1 Hour | Approved for 2 Credits:  9 & 13D 
This course covers a range of mosquito-borne diseases with an emphasis on the Zika Virus.  Zika's extent, side effects, testing and diagnostics are detailed along with protection and reduction techniques of mosquitoes to minimize the transmission of mosquito-borne diseases in West Virginia.
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.5 Hour course | Approved for 1 Credit: 01, 04A, 04B, 11, PA
This course provides a basic understanding of fungicides and how they work. Fungal spores, germination, plant appearance, infestions, and fungicide mechanism are all discussed using easy to follow diagrams explained by the on-screen instructor.
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1 Hour course | Approved for 2 Credits: All Categories
Pesticides are regulated to utilize their benefits while protecting public health and welfare, and preventing harm to the environment in West Virginia. This course addresses the federal pesticide laws that control the labeling, sale and distribution, storage, transportation, use and disposal in the best public interest. 
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1 Hour course | Approved for 2 Credits: All Categories
Wearing PPE can reduce exposure (dermal, inhalation, ocular, or oral) and thereby lower the chances of pesticide injury, illness, or poisoning. It is important that all pesticide applicators and handlers in West Virginia understand the protections and limitations of PPE. 
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1 Hour course | Approved for 2 Credits: All Categories
This course addresses the federal pesticide laws that control the labeling, sale and distribution, storage, transportation, use and disposal of pesticides while protecting public health and welfare, and preventing harm to the environment in West Virginia. 
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1 Hour course | Approved for 2 Credits: All Categories
Pesticides may be applied in West Virginia as sprays, dusts, granules, gases (vapors), fogs, baits, rubs, or dips and require the correct equipment for the pesticide as well as the job size and type. In addition, you must properly select, operate, calibrate, and maintain your equipment.
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1 Hour course | Approved for 2 Credits: All Categories 
Pesticides are formulated to make them safer or easier to use. There are many formulations available for various pest control sites and situations in West Virginia, and it is important that applicators choose the best one for the job.
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1 Hour course | Approved for 2 Credits:  All Categories 
Pesticides are designed to be toxic so they can control pests (e.g., plants, insects, rodents, fungi, and bacteria) while not harming non-target organisms and anyone else exposed to the product.  Pesticide users in West Virginia need to be concerned with the hazards associated with exposure to the chemical and not just the toxicity of the pesticide.
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1 Hour course | Approved for 2 Credits: All Categories
The pesticide label is the main method of communication between a pesticide manufacturer and pesticide users. By law, pesticide users in West Virginia are required to comply with all instructions and use directions found on the pesticide product label.
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1 Hour course | Approved for 2 Credits: All Categories
Applicators and the public share concerns about how pesticides may harm the environment in West Virginia. Initially, hazards to humans were the primary reason the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) decided to classify a pesticide as a restricted-use product.
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1 Hour course | Approved for 2 Credits: All Categories
Before beginning a pesticide application in West Virginia, you should know how to select the right pesticide for the job, review the label, test for pesticide compatibility before mixing, select personal protective equipment, transfer pesticides safely, and clean up after an application.
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1 Hour course | Approved for 2 Credits:  All Categories
This course discusses safety and security issues that may arise when pesticides are moved or stored in West Virginia, under what conditions uncertified people can make applications of restricted use products and how to communicate these issues with customers. 
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