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The first avenue is a series of study guides, which are available at each Iowa State University Extension office. The manuals and their prices are listed below. You may also order them directly on-line or by using this avenue. Some are available online at no cost.
Categ. Book No.Book Title (date) (price)* To become certified in Category 10, you must also become certified in the categories that cover the types of commercial application work you do. For instance, researchers must also take the 1A exam if the work they do involves agricultural herbicides.
Core IC-445 Iowa Core Manual (2010) ($25.00) 1A CS-9 Agricultural Weed Control (2007) ($20.00) 1B CS-10 Agricultural Insect Control (2009) ($20.00) 1C CS-11 Agricultural Disease Control (2008) ($20.00) 1D CS-12 Fruit and Vegetable Pest Control (2006) ($20.00) 1E CS-13 Animal Pest Control (1998) ($5.00) 2 CS-14 Forest Pest Control (2010) ($20.00) 3 CS-15 Ornamental, Turf, & Greenhouse Pest Mgt. (2003) ($8.00) 4 CS-16 Seed Treatment (2010) ($20.00) 5 CS-17 Aquatic Pest Control (2011) ($20.00) 6 CS-18 Right-of-Way Pest Control (1998, 2000) ($5.00) 7A CS-19 General and Household Pest Control (2001) ($5.00) 7B CS-20 Termite Pest Control (2000) ($5.00) 7C CS-27 Fumigation (1998) ($7.00) 7D CS-22 Community Insect Control (2011) ($20.00) 7E CS-28 Wood Preservatives (2010) ($20.00) 7F CS-29 Antifouling Paints (1992) ($5.00) 8 CS-23 Public Health Pest Control (2006) ($15.00) 9 CS-24 Regulatory Pest Control (1997) ($8.00) 10* CS-25 Demonstration and Research (1997) ($14.00) 11** CS-26 Aerial Application (1995) ($5.00) Handler IC-500 Iowa Certified Handler Manual ($20.00)
** To become certified in Category 11, you take only one test which includes information from:
The second avenue by which you can prepare for the test is by attending live training presented by Iowa State University staff, for a $25 fee. These trainings go hand-in-hand with the manuals, which will be available at the trainings. Generally, training is offered for the Core Test and Categories 1A, 1B, 1C, 3, 4, and 6; others may be offered if requested in advance.
The training in East-central and Southeast Iowa will be:
Date Time County City Location Phone All training for 2012 is complete. 2013 opportunities will be posted here in November 2012.The third avenue by which you can prepare for the test is by utilizing an interattive DVD.
Testing dates and locations are scattered around the state throughout the year.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the Iowa State University Extension Office.
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