West Virginia Department of Agriculture Continuing Education Requirements

West Virginia
Department of Agriculture
Continuing Education Requirements

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Each CEU is $15.00

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION RELATING TO THE RECERTIFICATION OF PESTICIDE APPLICATORS IN WEST VIRGINIA CONTACT:

Peggy K. Powell, Ph.D.
West Virginia Dept. of Agriculture Pesticide Regulatory Programs
1900 Kanawha Blvd.
East Charleston, WV 25305-0190
(304) 558-2209
(304) 558-2228 Fax
ppowell@ag.state.wv.us

The laws of the state of West Virginia provide for the licensing of three (3) types of pesticide applicators. These are:

COMMERCIAL APPLICATORS - apply pesticides for hire to the property of others
CERTIFIED PUBLIC APPLICATORS - employees of local, state and federal government agencies
PRIVATE APPLICATORS - agricultural producers who apply pesticides on their own property

In order to maintain an applicator's license, an applicator must be recertified every three (3) years. Recertification may be accomplished in two ways:

Earning a specified number of West Virginia Department of Agriculture approved Continuing Education Units (CEU's).
Retaking and passing the examinations.

CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS

It should be noted that:

One Continuing Education Unit (CEU) equals one-half (1/2) hour of educational instruction.
A CEU may be credited to more than one (1) category if it is approved in that(those) category(s).
An applicator can not receive credit for the same course

WEST VIRGINIA COMMERCIAL PESTICIDE APPLICATOR CATEGORIES

Category 1	Agricultural Plant
Category 2	Agricultural Animal
Category 3	Forest Pest Control
Category 4A	Ornamental and Turf Outdoors
Category 4B	Indoor Ornamental
Category 5	Seed Treatment
Category 6	Aquatic
Category 7	Right-of-Way/Industrial Weed Control
Category 8A	General Pest Control
Category 8B	Structural Pest Conrtol
Category 8C	Fumigation
Category 8D	Wood Treatment
Category 8E	Urban IPM
Category 9	Public Health
Category 10	Regulatory
Category 11	Demonstration and Research
Category 12	Pesticide Storage and Distribution
Category 13A	Predator Control
Category 13B	Sewer Root Control
Category 13C	Hardwood Tree Release
Category 13D	Mosquito Control
Category 13E	Black Fly Control
Category 14	Aerial

The following courses and appropriate CEU credits have been approved by the West Virginia Department of Agriculture.

Program Approval Number	# of CEUs	Name of Course	Category
88088	1	Beetles That Attack Wood That Will Reinfest	8B, 8C, 11
88089	1	Beetles That Attack Wood That Will Not Reinfest	8B, 11
88090	1	Eastern Subterranean Termite	8B, 11
88091	1	Environmental Protection	All Categories
88103	1	The EPA and Its Role In Pesticide Application	All Categories
88092	1	Facets of IPM in Field Crops	1, 11, 12, Private
88093	1	FIFRA	All Categories
88094	1	Identifying Cockroaches	8A, 8E, 11
88095	1	Life History & Habits of Carpenter Ants	8A, 8B, 8E, 11
88096	1	Managing Pesticide Drift	1, 3, 4A, 7, 11, Private
88097	1	Pesticide Applicator Safety	All Categories
88098	1	Pesticide Families	1, 4A, 4B, 8A, 8B, 11, 12
88099	1	Principles of IPM in Field Crops	1, 11, 12, Private
88100	1	Principles of Pest Control on Lawns & Turf	4A, 11
88101	1	Recognition & Control of Small Vertebrate Pests	1, 4A, 8A, 8E, 11, Private
88102	1	Sucking Pests That Attack Ornamental Shrubs	4A, 4B, 11
88108	1	The Greenbug	1, 11, 12

FOR A DESCRIPTION OF THE CLASS JUST CLICK ON IT:

Beetles that Attack Wood: Identifying Beetles That Will Reinfest - 1 CEU
Beetles that Attack Wood: Identifying Beetles That Will Not Reinfest - 1 CEU
The Eastern Subterranean Termite - 1 CEU
Environmental Protection -1 CEU
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Its Role in Pesticide Application - 1 CEU
Facets of IPM in Field Crops - 1 CEU
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) - 1 CEU
Identifying Cockroaches In and Around the Home - 1 CEU
Life History and Habits of Carpenter Ants - 1 CEU
Managing Pesticide Drift - 1 CEU
Pesticide Applicator Safety - 1 CEU
Pesticide Families - 1 CEU
Principles of IPM in Field Crops - 1 CEU
Principles of Pest Control on Lawn and Turf - 1 CEU
Recognition and Control of Some Small Vertebrate Pests Small Mammals - 1 CEU
Sucking Pests of Ornamental Shrubs - 1 CEU
The Greenbug - 1 CEU NEW!

Registration Information

To register for the online courses, click here for the Credit Card Registration (instant passwords) Before you register Please turn off spam detection, or allow "office@pestnetwork.com" to send you email, your passwords are in this email we send you after you register. We accept Discover, MasterCard, Visa, American Express, or Checks. Once payment has been received, we will email or fax your list of passwords to enter the courses. These passwords will be good until the states' current year deadline. All classes must be completed in the current year registered in. After that a new registration will be required and a new fee charged. The courses may be printed out to study or studied on screen. When you have completed the study material, go to the "Test Questions for Credit". The test will consist of 10 randomly generated questions. PRINT this test out first, answer the questions on paper and fax or mail this back to PestNetwork.com Once received, the test will be reviewed, a Certificate will be issued and the licensing agency notified of your CEUs. We will maintain your records for the appropriate time frame.

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