Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship
Pesticide Bureau
Phone: 515-281-8591
Iowa Department of Natural Resources 24 hr Emergency Spill Reporting
Phone: 515-281-8694
Poison Information Center (Nationwide)
Phone: 800-222-1222

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Commercial Applicator Training

and Certification

"Certified commercial applicator" means a person, corporation, or employee of a person or corporation who enters into a contract or an agreement for the sake of monetary payment and agrees to perform a service by applying a pesticide but does not include a farmer trading work with another, a person employed by a farmer not solely as a pesticide applicator who applies pesticide as an incidental part of the person's general duties, or a person who applies pesticide as an incidental part of a custom farming operation. Iowa Code, Chpt. 206.2

Continuing Instructional Courses for Commercial Pesticide Applicators

Spring Postcard--A listing of Courses for Certified Commercial Applicators

Pesticide Applicator Testing Dates for 2008

Fall Programs (registration forms will be available in August)	Date	Start
Roadside, Forest, and Aquatic Pest Mangement Categories 2 (Forest Pest), 5 (Aquatic Pest), 6 (Right-of-Way), and 10 (Research and Demonstration)	10/01/08	9 AM
Greenhouse and Ornamental Live-Linn County Categories 3G (Greenhouse Pest), 3O (Ornamental Pest), and 10 (Research and Demonstration)	10/21/08	1 PM
Greenhouse and Ornamental Live-West Pottawattamie County Categories 3G (Greenhouse Pest), 3O (Ornamental Pest), and 10 (Research and Demonstration)	10/23/08	1 PM
Greenhouse and Ornamental Live-Ames Categories 3G (Greenhouse Pest), 3O (Ornamental Pest), and 10 (Research and Demonstration)	10/27/08	1 PM
Mosquito and Public Health Pest Management Categories 7D (Community Insect), 8 (Public Health Pest) and 10 (Research and Demonstration)	10/23/08	9 AM
Ornamental and Turfgrass Applicators Categories 2 (Forest Pest), 3O (Ornamental Pest), 3OT (Ornamental and Turf Pest), and 10 (Research and Demonstration)	11/12/08	1:30 PM
Commercial Ag Weed, Insect, and Plant Disease Management Categories 1A (Agricultural Weed), 1B (Agricultural Insect), 1C (Agricultural Crop Disease), and 10 (Research and Demonstration)	11/19/08	9 AM
Grain Fumigation Categories 7C (Fumigation) and 10 (Research and Demonstration)	12/02/08	9 AM
Pest Control Operators Categories 7A (General & Household Pest), 7B (Termite), 8 (Public Health), and 10 (Research and Demonstration)	12/03/08	9 AM
Aerial Applicator Live Categories 11 (Aerial Application) and 10 (Research and Demonstration)	TBA	TBA