Some pesticides are so highly toxic that accidental exposure to them without proper protection can sicken or kill humans. Even slightly toxic pesticides can irritate the nose, throat, eyes and skin of some people. (PDF Format Only)

This study guide is for those wanting to become certified in Category 1: Ag Pest Control and/or Category 10: Demonstration and Research. Cost: $8 plus tax (free shipping). You can order this book through our online store by using the Order Publication link below.

This training manual is intended to provide the information you will need to meet the standards of EPA for certification as a commercial pesticide applicator.

This guide for applicators and handlers of wood preservatives and wood treated products contains information you must know to meet categorical national standards. (Category 2c)

This guide has been prepared to give pesticide applicators and consultants essential information on pesticide laws, safety, labels, uses and appplications related to Forest Pest Control (Category 2b).

This manual contains information on the use of chemicals to manage roadside vegetation.

This manual and the core manual will provide information necessary for applicators to pass the core examination and the ornamental and turf category examination to be certified to use restricted-use pesticides in the ornamental and turf area in Louisiana. Cost: $8 plus tax (free shipping). You can order this book through our online store by using the Order Publication link below.

A study manual for those who want to become certified in Category 7C: General Pests, Stored-Grain Pest Control and Vertebrate Pest Control. This certification is for the treatment in, on or around commercial grain elevators and other grain-handling establishments, feed mills, flour mills, food processing plants and other places where processed or unprocessed foods are stored. Cost: $8 plus tax (free shipping).

A study manual for those who want to become certified in Category 7B: application of any herbicide, rodenticide or insecticide for grass and weed control, rodent control or general pest control in, on or around structures or grounds of government subsidized and administered housing and multiplex housing. This certification is NOT for pesticide application around schools (K-12). Cost: $8 plus tax (free shipping).

A study manual for those wishing to become certified in Category 5: Aquatic Pest Control. This certification is for commercial application or supervision of the application of restricted-use pesticides applied purposefully to standing or running water or sprayed commercially around large bodies of water, ponds, lakes, etc. Cost: $8 plus tax (free shipping). You can order this book through our online store by using the Order Publication link below.

This manual is a study guide for preparing to take the Pesticide Applicator Certification Core Exam. This manual satisfies the basic applicator training requirements of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the Louisiana Pesticide Laws and Regulations. Cost: $15 plus tax (free shipping). You can order this book through our online store by using the Order Publication link below.

Subcategory 7d (Schools) -- This training manual contains basic information to help you meet the general and specific standards for applicators who are engaged in pest control in, on or around structures and grounds of schools that provide education in classes kindergarten through 12th grade.

State and federal regulations on the storage and disposal of pesticide containers and spray equipment washwater are now very stringent. Farmers can simplify problems associated with complying with regulations by adopting a few commonsense practices listed in this publication.

Industrial pollutants from mining and petrochemical industries, as well as wood and food production, cause fish kills every year throughout the United States. This publication includes information on what can cause fish kills and who to contact if you observe a large number of dead or dying fish.