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| Commercial Pesticide Application | |||
| COM PEST APP | |||
| CLASS CODE: | AGRON 260 | CREDITS: 1 | |
| DIVISION: | AGRICULTURAL AND LIFE SCIENCES | ||
| DEPARTMENT: | AGRICULTURE BUSINESS SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY | ||
| GENERAL EDUCATION: | This course does not fulfill a General Education requirement. | ||
| DESCRIPTION: | Preparation to obtain a commercial applicator's license for a wide variety of herbicide, insecticide and fungicide and industry applications. | ||
| TAUGHT: | Winter | ||
| CONTENT AND TOPICS: | Pesticide handling, safety, worker protection and pesticide laws. | ||
| GOALS AND OBJECTIVES: | 1. Study pesticide handling, safety, worker protection and and pesticide laws as they pertain to obtaining your state commercial pesticide license. 2. Study the law and safety manual, pest characteristics pertaining to your category, and pesticide toxicity as it relates to the EPA categories. 3. Prepare to take at least two state written exams. |
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| REQUIREMENTS: | You must pass the state exams with a 70% or better to pass the class. You may retake the state exams as determined by the state. |
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| EFFECTIVE DATE: | August 2002 | ||