Florida Category 1C - Private Agricultural Applicator Bundle

This course bundle is designed for the Florida Private Agricultural applicator but also can be use for 4 CEUS in category 1A1 and 1 CEU in categories 08 and 06. This bundle should be paired with a core bundle to meet recertification requirements. All courses are approved by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Division of Agricultural Environmental Services. Please click on course details for a list and description of courses.

BUNDLE CONTENTS:

Private Agricultural (Category 1C) CEUs:

• Vegetable Crop Pest Management – 3 CEUs
• Application Equipment and Calibration – 1 CEU

Vegetable Crop Pest Management

Course Description

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.

After completing this course users will be able to:

• Identify invasive pests of vegetable crop plants, including insects, weeds, diseases, and nematodes.
• Operate and properly calibrate various types of application equipment.
• Outline effective practices for the management of pest populations.

Application Equipment and Calibration

This course is approved for 1 CEU in the following categories:

Maximum CEUs earned: 1

Course Description

When pesticide applications become necessary for good turf management, it’s important to understand how application equipment works and how to properly calibrate the equipment. Accurate measurement of the area to be treated and properly calibrated equipment are critical to applying pesticides within an acceptable range of the label requirements. This course will discuss the most common types of equipment used for pesticide applications on turf, the way to calculate the area of an irregularly shaped space, and how to properly calculate the flow rate of the equipment.

After completing this course participants will be able to:

• Describe the different types of equipment used in pesticide applications
• Accurately calculate the square footage of irregular areas
• Accurately calibrate common application equipment