Certificate Classifications

Pesticide application certification is divided into classes.

Each class is for a specific type of application as well as what the pesticides is used to control. Details are in each of the boxes below. The boxes link to our homestudy page.
 
All training starts with a core, then has specific lessons for each class. Homestudy training materials are grouped by these classes. Or. if you are adding a classification, you just purchase the particular lessons.

Notes:
  1. You must be a certified structural pesticide applicator for 2 years before you can take the fumigation classification.
  2. The stored agricultural product fumigation classification is a subset of the fumigation classification. The structural certification isn’t required. However, fumigation is limited to agricultural product pests in grain bins, elevators, rail cars and trucks
  3. The industrial classification includes herbicide applications to parking lots and landscaped areas surrounding industrial facilities to control designated noxious and restricted weeds.
  4. The landscape class includes herbicide application to parking lots and roads for control of designated noxious or restricted weeds within urban areas, but doesn’t include brush control.
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Aerial

This class includes pesticide application by aircraft

Agriculture

This class includes ground application of pesticides on livestock and agricultural crops.

Aquatic Vegetation

Ground application of pesticides to control aquatic weeds in water bodies - still or flowing water, or areas exposed during periods of low water.

Biting Fly (mosquito)

This class includes ground application of insecticides to control mosquito or biting fly larvae or adults.

Forestry

Includes ground application of pesticides in forest management operations or silviculture, forest seed orchards, outdoor nurseries and plantations.

Fumigation

Using fumigants in enclosed structures or under vapour proof barriers. Includes grain bins & elevators, buildings, rail cars, trucks and closed vaults.

Greenhouse

Pesticide use in greenhouses & mushroom houses in storage, display or production of ag crops (vegetables, ornamentals, mushrooms, tree seedlings).

Industrial

Ground application to control weeds & brush on industrial areas (roadsides, power & pipelines, rights of way, easements, railways, well sites).

Landscape

Ground application of pesticide (not fumigants) to maintain ornamental trees, shrubs, flowers & turf on outdoor residential, commercial & public land.

Stored Agricultural Product Fumigation

Subset of fumigation, authorizes fumigant use to control stored agricultural product pests in grain bins, elevators, rail cars and trucks.

Structural

Using pesticides to prevent or control pests that affect a structure or its inhabitants.

Special: Exterior Rodent Control

Use or application of pesticides to control of rodents in outdoor settings including pastures, turf, roadsides, in-crop and non-cropland areas.

Special: Fish & Aquatic Invertebrates

Includes purposely applied pesticides to waters to eliminate fish species in storm water ponds or any open body of water for fishery management.

Special class: Interior Plantscapes

Includes using or applying pesticides on plants inside buildings. This includes atriums, plant groupings, and individual plant applications.

Special: Roots in Pipes

Includes using or applying pesticides to control tree roots in residential and commercial sewer pipes.

Special: Seed Protectant

Using or applying a pesticide registered for seed protection to treat seeds from diseases and insects during or shortly after the seed germinates.