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***PowerPoint Presentations and other information for Wyoming County Extension Educators conducting Private Pesticide Applicator Training***
List for Commercial and Private Pesticide Applicators in Wyoming (requires password)
WYOMING APPLICATOR CERTIFICATION RULES AND REGULATIONS (pdf 92.5kb, 28 pages)
Pesticide Education Program Fact Sheets
What categories and study materials are available?
What if I fail one or more exams?
TRAINING MANUALS
Note! All of the following publications are in Adobe Acrobat format. You will need an Acrobat reader to view and print them. You will also need to configure your WWW reader to use Acrobat as a helper application. Follow this link to obtain the free reader and for excellent instructions on configuring your WWW software: Acrobat reader
New Mosquito Category 911-0 for non-government commercial applicators, click here for more information
Private Pesticide Applicator Training
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Study Manual (PDF file 1.3 mb): 78 pages
Commercial Pesticide Applicator Training
Order Form for: Commercial Pesticide Applicator Manuals
click here for order form and manual prices (PDF file)
!!You can download the following pdf files for free!!
List of terms that might be helpful to know for the exams (PDF file 26kb, 2 pages)
Calibration Information (PDF file 38kb, 4 pages)
Calibration problems with answers (PDF file 73kb, 2 pages)
Right of Way Calibration Sample Problems (PDF file 49kb, 1 page)
WYOMING APPLICATOR CERTIFICATION RULES AND REGULATIONS (pdf 92.5kb, 28 pages)
Pesticide Fact Sheets
Go to this website for a list of fact sheets available in pdf format.
Select pesticides from the subject drop down menu near the bottom of the page.
"Applying
Pesticides Correctly" A Guide for Private and Commercial Applicators -(PDF file 1.4mb) - no graphics, 136 pages
Right-of-way-pest
Control-(PDF file 1.33mb, 11 pages)
Basic
Guide to Weeds and Herbicides-(PDF file 164kb, 25 pages) - MP18
Fumigation
of Farm Stored Grains and Structures-(PDF file 1.6mb, 26 pages)
Insect
Biology and Management Resources Manual (PDF file 694kb, 27 pages)-
MP76
Insects
Affecting Man-(PDF file 2.0mb, 19 pages) - MP21
Stored
Grain Insects of Wyoming, An Introduction-(PDF file 1.2mb, 13 pages)
- MP22
Insects
and Related Pests of Livestock in Wyoming-(PDF file 1.3mb, 17 pages)
- MP23
Pests
of the Home Vegetable Garden (PDF file 178kb, 8 pages) - MP24
Insects
& Related Pests of Trees, Shrubs, & Lawns (PDF file 2.0mb, 32 pages)
- MP25R
An
Introduction to Plant Pathology-(PDF file 313kb, 10 pages)- MP27
Insect
Pests of Field Crops-(PDF file 7.0mb, 20 pages) - MP28
Mosquito
Control-(PDF file 370kb, 25 pages)
Small
Animal Control (PDF file-82 pages)
Small
Animal Control Study Guide (PDF file-3 pages)
Household Insects of the Rocky Mountain States - Bul. 557A, not available as a pdf file but is included as part of the pesticide applicator training manual. click here to order
WYOMING COMMERCIAL PESTICIDE APPLICATOR TRAINING MANUAL (includes all of the above manuals in a 3-ringed binder) $30.00 (click here for order form)
The following are available for an extra charge (not included in Wyoming Pesticide Applicator Training Manual) (click here for order form or you may download some of them at no charge).
How to Identify and Control Water Weeds and Algae (PDF file 2.32 mb) (Applied Biochemists, 5th edition, http://www.appliedbiochemists.com)
Chemigation Manuals
Chemigation
Equipment & Calibration Procedures B-1023 (PDF file, 12 pages)
Chemigation
Practices for Wyoming B-1024 (PDF file, 8 pages)
Aerial
Manual (PDF file 958kb, 16 pages)
Sewer
Line Root Control Manual-(PDF file 552kb)
Wood
Preservatives and Wood Treatment (PDF file 460kb Orgeon State Manual)
Insects and Diseases of Woody Plants in the Central Rockies,
506A, $40 (Order Here), by W. Cranshaw, D. Leatherman, B. Jacobi, L. Mannix, and many
more Colorado State University faculty and researchers, 2000, 8 x 11 paper
bound, 300 pages.
This publication is the first to integrate insects,
plant pathogens and other "varmints" associated with trees and shrubs in
the Rocky Mountain region, or anywhere else in North America. It includes
descriptions of organisms, diagnostic keys, and over 500 color photos.
Also featured is the identification and life history of insects, plant
pathogens, vertebrates commonly associated with trees and shrubs, and a
discussion of abiotic disorders.
Make check or money order payable to: (Wyoming Cooperative Extension Service),
Mail to: University of Wyoming, College of Agriculture-Plant Sciences, Dept. 3354, 1000 E. University Ave., Laramie, WY 82071
ATTN: Extension Pesticide Coordinator (307-766-5381).
(Please provide complete street address for UPS shipment)
STATE OF WYOMING LICENSE CATEGORIES, PESTICIDE APPLICATOR EXAMS, AND CORRESPONDING STUDY MANUALS FOR COMMERCIAL PESTICIDE APPLICATORS
You also need to be familiar with the Wyoming Pesticide Applicator Rules and Regulations.
WYOMING APPLICATOR CERTIFICATION RULES AND
REGULATIONS (pdf 92.5kb, 28 pages)
| EXAM | LICENSE CATEGORY | STUDY MANUAL click below for pdf files |
| General Exam
(all applicators must take and pass the general exam before they can become licensed in any of the categories) |
None | "Applying Pesticides Correctly" A Guide for Private and Commercial Applicators |
| Agricultural Pest Control, (A) Weed Control | 901 | Basic Guide to Weeds and Herbicides - MP18 |
| Agricultural Pest Control, (B) Insect Control | 901 | Insect
Pests of Field Crops - MP28
Insect Biology and Management Resources Manual - MP76 |
| Agricultural Pest Control, (C) Disease Control | 901 | An Introduction to Plant Pathology - MP27 |
| Agricultural Pest Control, (D) Animal | 901 | Insects and Related Pests of Livestock in Wyoming - MP23 |
| Agricultural Pest Control, (E) Rodent Control
[exam is 909 regulatory pest control, vertebrate pest control, (E) rodent control] |
901 | Small
Animal Control (PDF file-82 pages) $1.00
Small Animal Control Study Guide (PDF file-3 pages) |
| Agricultural Pest Control, (F) Chemigation | 901 | Chemigation Equipment & Calibration Procedures B-1023 (PDF file) and Chemigation Practices for Wyoming B-1024 (PDF file) |
| Forest Pest Control | 902 | Insects and Diseases of Woody Plants in the Central Rockies-506A; Basic Guide to Weeds and Herbicides-MP18; and An Introduction to Plant Pathology-MP27 |
| Ornamental and Turf Pest Control, (A) Weed Control | 903 | Basic Guide to Weeds and Herbicides - MP18 |
| Ornamental and Turf Pest Control, (B) Insect Control | 903 | Insects and Related Pests of Trees, Shrubs and Lawns - MP25R, Insect Biology and Management Resources Manual - MP76, Pests of the Home Vegetable Garden - MP24 |
| Ornamental and Turf Pest Control, (C) Disease Control | 903 | An Introduction to Plant Pathology - MP27 |
| Ornamental and Turf Pest Control, (E) Rodent Control
[exam is 909 regulatory pest control, vertebrate pest control, (E) rodent control] |
903 | Small
Animal Control (PDF file-82 pages) $1.00
Small Animal Control Study Guide (PDF file-3 pages) |
| Seed Treatments | 904 | None |
| Aquatic Pest Control | 905 | How to Identify and Control Water Weeds and Algae (PDF file 2.32mb 132 pages) |
| Right-Of-Way Pest Control | 906 | Right-Of-Way Manual and Basic Guide to Weeds and Herbicides - MP18 |
| Industrial, Institutional, Structural and Health Related Pest Control, (X) | 907 | Household Insects of the Rocky Mountain States - Bul. 557A, Stored Grain Insects of Wyoming, An Introduction-(PDF file 1.2mb, 13 pages) - MP22, and Fumigation of Farm Stored Grains and Structures-(PDF file 1.6mb, 26 pages), only the sections on fumigation of farm stored grains need to be studied |
| Industrial, Institutional, Structural and Health Related Pest Control
(G) Fumigation |
907 | Fumigation of Farm Stored Grains and Structures-(PDF file 1.6mb, 26 pages) |
| Industrial, Institutional, Structural and Health Related Pest Control, (H) Bird Control | 907 | Small
Animal Control (PDF file-82 pages) $1.00 Small Animal Control Study Guide (PDF file-3 pages) |
| Public Health Pest Control
(government employees only) |
908 | Insects
Affecting Man-MP21, Insect
Biology and Management Resources Manual - MP76, Small
Animal Control (PDF file-82 pages) $1.00, Small
Animal Control Study Guide (PDF file-3 pages), and Mosquito
Control-(PDF file 370kb) For additional resources visit the following webpage: http://fmel.ifas.ufl.edu/ |
| Regulatory Pest Control, (X) General (government employees only) |
909 | All Manuals Need to Be Studied |
| Regulatory Pest Control, (E) Rodent Control
(government employees only) |
909 | Small
Animal Control (PDF file-82 pages) $1.00
Small Animal Control Study Guide (PDF file-3 pages) |
| Regulatory Pest Control, (H) Bird Control
(government employees only) |
909 | Small
Animal Control (PDF file-82 pages) $1.00
Small Animal Control Study Guide (PDF file-3 pages) |
| Regulatory Pest Control, (I) Vertebrate Pest Control
(government employees only) |
909 | Small
Animal Control (PDF file-82 pages) $1.00
Small Animal Control Study Guide (PDF file-3 pages) |
| Regulatory Pest Control, (J) M-44
(government employees only) |
909 | Wyoming Department of Agriculture Provides Training |
| Regulatory Pest Control, (K) Livestock Protection Collar
(government employees only) |
909 | Wyoming Department of Agriculture Provides Training |
| Demonstration and Research Pest Control | 910 | All Manuals Need to Be Studied |
| Specific Use Pest Control
(L) Wood Preservation and Wood Products Treatment |
911 | Wood Preservatives and Wood Treatment (PDF file 460kb Oregon State Manual) |
| Specific Use Pest Control
(M) Non-Government M-44 |
911 | Wyoming Department of Agriculture Provides Training |
| Specific Use Pest Control
(N) Non-Government Livestock Protection Collar |
911 | Wyoming Department of Agriculture Provides Training |
| Specific Use Pest Control
(O) Mosquito Control, non-government |
911 | Mosquito Control-(PDF file 370kb) and Section on mosquito control: Insects Affecting Man-MP21 |
| Specific Use Pest Control
(P) Sewer Line Root Control |
911 | Sewer Line Root Control Manual-(PDF file 552kb) |
| Aerial Application | 912 | Agricultural Aircraft Calibration and Setup for Spraying: Aerial Manual (PDF file 958kb) |
If you want a Commercial Pesticide Applicators license contact your local Cooperative Extension Office for further information.
Contact the University of Wyoming; Department of Plant Sciences, Dept. 3354; 1000 E. University Ave.; Laramie, WY 82071; Phone (307) 766-3103 for information on obtaining manuals.
Contact the Wyoming Department of Agriculture; 2219 Carey Ave.; Cheyenne, WY; Phone (307) 777-7324. For information on licensing.
