Urban Pyrethroid and Fipronil Use: Calibration of Pesticide Application Equipment and Usage Reporting

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Course overview

This course presents information on calibrating application equipment and calculating the amount of pesticide needed for applications, specifically pyrethroids to impervious and porous surfaces. In addition, the steps of pesticide reporting on monthly pesticide use reports are explained. This course is available for free. The course contains video so it requires a device that can play audio and video.

Who should enroll?
Pest management professionals who work primarily in structural pest control or landscape maintenance.

Continuing Education Units
California Department of Pesticide Regulation (1.0 hour Other) and by the Structural Pest Control Board (1.0 hour towards Rules & Regulations, Technical (Br 2 or 3), or PAU for Applicators, FR, or OPR).

Enrollment period
This course must be completed by December 30 of the current year. Download the certificate immediately when you complete the course. You will not be able to retrieve your certificate after December 30.

Need help?
For assistance with login or course enrollment, contact campushelp@extension.org. For assistance with progress through the course or certificate, contact creynolds@ucanr.edu.

Urban Pyrethroid and Fipronil Use: IPM and Alternatives to Pesticides Around Structures

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Course overview
This course presents information on alternatives to pesticides around structures in urban environments. It discusses pest identification and biology, monitoring and thresholds, preventive and nonchemical pest control methods, and chemical controls in the forms of baits, dusts, or sprays. This course is available for free. The course contains video so it requires a device that can play audio and video.

Who should enroll?
Pest management professionals who work primarily in structural pest control or landscape maintenance.

Continuing Education Units
California Department of Pesticide Regulation (1.0 hour Other) and by the Structural Pest Control Board (1.0 hours towards IPM).

Enrollment period
This course must be completed by December 30 of the current year. Download the certificate immediately when you complete the course. You will not be able to retrieve your certificate after December 30.

Need help?
For assistance with login or course enrollment, contact campushelp@extension.org. For assistance with progress through the course or certificate, contact creynolds@ucanr.edu.

Proper Pesticide Use to Avoid Illegal Residues

Logo: University of California (UC) Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program and UC Agriculture and Natural ResourcesCourse overview
Participants will learn to analyze pesticide labels and extract information relevant to the specific setting and situation in order to safely apply pesticides and avoid illegal residue while complying with all label directions. The course contains video so it requires a device that can play audio and video. The author of the course is Lisa Blecker, Pesticide Safety Educator, Colorado State University.

Who should enroll?

Pest Control Advisers, pesticide handlers, and growers

Continuing Education Units
It is accredited by the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (2.0 hours Laws & Regs), Certified Crop Advisor (1.0 IPM), Western Chapter International Society of Arboriculture (2.0 for Certified Arborists and 2.0 Practice for Board Certified Arborists), and the Arizona Department of Agriculture (2.0 credits).

To get the Continuing Education Units certificate you will be charged a fee of $80.  To encourage taking the course earlier in the year, we offer 50% off the regular price from January through October 31st – use the code ipm50 at checkout. You must download the certificate (PDF file) to receive your CEU credits.

Enrollment period
This course must be completed by December 30 of the current year. Download the certificate immediately when you complete the course. You will not be able to retrieve your certificate after December 30.

Need help?
For assistance with login, course enrollment, or payment, contact campushelp@extension.org. For assistance with progress through the course or certificate, contact UCIPMcourses@ucanr.edu.

Urban Pyrethroid and Fipronil Use: Runoff and Surface Water Protection

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Course overview

Gold seal with text: ACE Critique & Awards. 2023 Winner.This course won 2023 Gold Award from the Association for Communication Excellence (ACE). The course presents information on the Surface Water Protection Regulations that were put into place to reduce the amount of pyrethroids in surface water runoff. It discusses the types of applications allowed under the regulations as well as those that are prohibited and those that are exempt. This course is available for free. The course contains video so it requires a device that can play audio and video.

Who should enroll?
Pest management professionals who work primarily in structural pest control or landscape maintenance.

Continuing Education Units
California Department of Pesticide Regulation (1.5 hours Laws & Regulations) and by the Structural Pest Control Board (1.5 hours Rules and Regulations).

Enrollment period
This course must be completed by December 30 of the current year. Download the certificate immediately when you complete the course. You will not be able to retrieve your certificate after December 30.

Need help?
For assistance with login or course enrollment, contact campushelp@extension.org. For assistance with progress through the course or certificate, contact creynolds@ucanr.edu.

Diagnosing Herbicide Injury w/Certificate


This course is for those who need continuing education units (CEUs) and a certificate. Make the purchase and after the payment, you will be redirected to the course. Upon course completion, you will be able to download the course certificate.

Course must be completed and certificate downloaded before December 30 of the current year.

To access the free version of this course without a certificate, click on the title below:
Diagnosing Herbicide Injury

Diagnosing Herbicide Injury

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Course overview
This course provides a rare opportunity for professionals to gain understanding of how an herbicide injury situation can arise and to efficiently update their background knowledge of herbicide characteristics in relation to different damage patterns. The goal of this course is to provide learners with a basic guide to approach diagnosing and investigating crop injury situations known or suspected to be related to herbicides, while giving them the tools to facilitate the investigation process. This course is available for free for those who do not need Continuing Education Units. The authors of the course are Dr. Brad Hanson, Professor of Cooperative Extension UC Davis and Dr. Kassim Al-Khatib, Professor of Plant Sciences, UC Davis. 

Who should enroll?
Growers, pest control advisers, sales representatives for chemical companies, field investigators, and insurance adjusters

Continuing Education Units
California Department of Pesticide Regulation (1.5 hours Other), Certified Crop Advisor (1.5 IPM), and the Arizona Department of Agriculture (1.0 credit).
To get the Continuing Education Units certificate you will be charged a fee of $30. To encourage taking the course earlier in the year, we offer 50% off the regular price from January through October 31st – use the code ipm50 at checkout. You must download the certificate (PDF file) to receive your CEU credits.

Enrollment period
This course must be completed by December 30 of the current year. Download the certificate immediately when you complete the course. You will not be able to retrieve your certificate after December 30.

Need help?
For assistance with login, course enrollment, or payment, contact campushelp@extension.org. For assistance with progress through the course or certificate, contact UCIPMcourses@ucanr.edu.

Managing Ground Squirrels and Pocket Gophers w/Certificate

This course is for those who need continuing education units (CEUs) and a certificate. Make the purchase and after the payment, you will be directed to the course. Upon course completion, you will be able to download the course certificate. Course must be completed and certificate downloaded before December 30 of the current year.

To access the free version of this course without a certificate, click on the title below:

How Pest Management Professionals Can Protect Water Quality w/Certificate

This course is for those who need continuing education units (CEUs) and a certificate of completion for the Department of Pesticide Regulation or Structural Pest Control Board. Make the purchase and after the payment you will be redirected to the course. Upon course completion you will be able to download the course certificate.

To access the free version of this course for evidence of compliance with your local county, click on the title below:

How Pest Management Professionals Can Protect Water Quality


Managing Ground Squirrels and Pocket Gophers

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Course overview
This course covers the description, biology, and ecology of ground squirrels and pocket gophers as well as an overview of available control options including habitat modification, trapping, baiting, and fumigants. The course is available for free for those who do not need Continuing Education Units. The author of the course is Dr. Roger Baldwin, UC Cooperative Extension Specialist: Human-Wildlife Conflict Resolution.

Who should enroll?
Pest management professionals and growers

Continuing Education Units
California Department of Pesticide Regulation (1.0 hour Other) and Certified Crop Advisor (0.5 IPM).
To get the Continuing Education Units certificate you will be charged a fee of $20. To encourage taking the course earlier in the year, we offer 50% off the regular price from January through October 31st – use the code ipm50 at checkout. You must download the certificate (PDF file) to receive your CEU credits.

Enrollment period
This course must be completed by December 30 of the current year. Download the certificate immediately when you complete the course. You will not be able to retrieve your certificate after December 30.

Need help?
For assistance with login, course enrollment, or payment, contact campushelp@extension.org. For assistance with progress through the course or certificate, contact UCIPMcourses@ucanr.edu.

Air Blast Sprayer Calibration

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Course overview
This course provides information on the basic principles of spray calibration, including application rate calculations, describes the components of a sprayer, and takes a look at how droplet size, nozzle type, and weather conditions influence drift and spray coverage. Also covered are conditions for pesticide applications under the 2018 Pesticide Use Near Schoolsites regulation. This course is available for free. The authors of the course are Lynn Wunderlich, UCCE Farm Advisor Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, and Tuolumne Counties and Dr. Franz Niederholzer, UCCE Farm Advisor Colusa County.

Who should enroll?
Anyone who works with air blast sprayers or is involved with ensuring successful pesticide applications in trees and vines. This includes pesticide handlers, pest control advisers, growers, and supervisors.

Continuing education units
California Department of Pesticide Regulation (0.5 hour Laws & Regulations and 2.0 hours Other), Certified Crop Advisor (2.0 IPM), and the Arizona Department of Agriculture (2.5 credits).

Enrollment period
This course must be completed by December 30 of the current year. Download the certificate immediately when you complete the course. You will not be able to retrieve your certificate after December 30.

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Argentine Ant Management in Citrus

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How Pest Management Professionals Can Protect Water Quality

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Course overview
This course covers the imacts of pesticide application on water quality, hazards that increase risk of contamination, and steps to reduce the amount of chemicals that enter water. The course is available for free for those who need it for their local county compliance. This course contains video so it requires a device that can play audio and video.

Who should enroll?
Landscape pest management professionals, structural pest control operators, pest control advisers, and private applicators

Continuing Education Units 
California Department of Pesticide Regulation (1.0 hour Other) and the Structural Pest Control Board (1.0 hour towards IPM). To get the Continuing Education Units certificate you will be charged a fee of $30. To encourage taking the course earlier in the year, we offer  50% off the regular price from January through October 31st – use the code ipm50 at checkout. You must download the certificate (PDF file) to receive your CEU credits.

Enrollment period 
This course must be completed by December 30 of the current year. Download the certificate immediately when you complete the course. You will not be able to retrieve your certificate after December 30.

Need help?
For assistance with login, course enrollment, or payment, contact campushelp@extension.org. For assistance with progress through the course or certificate, contact  tjmajcherek@ucanr.edu.

Pesticide Application Equipment and Calibration for Non-Agricultural Applications

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Course overview
Learners will be able to describe why calibration is important and be able to list the materials and tools needed in order to calibrate equipment. They will see various examples of pesticide application equipment for liquid, granular, and soil drenching and soil injection applications. The course includes many examples of calculations needed to calibrate equipment. The course contains video so it requires a device that can play audio and video.

Who should enroll?
This course was developed primarily for professional pesticide applicators working in turf and landscape, but can be helpful to anyone who applies pesticides.

Continuing Education Units
California Department of Pesticide Regulation (1.5 hours Other), the Structural Pest Control Board (1.5 hours Technical [Br 2 or 3] for FR and Operators or PAU for Applicators), Certified Crop Advisor (1.0 IPM), Western Chapter International Society of Arboriculture (1.5 for Certified Arborists and 1.5 Practice for Board Certified Arborists), and the Arizona Department of Agriculture (1.5 credits).
To get the Continuing Education Units certificate you will be charged a fee of $30.  To encourage taking the course earlier in the year, we offer 50% off the regular price from January through October 31st – use the code ipm50 at checkout. You must download the certificate (PDF file) to receive your CEU credits.

Enrollment period
This course must be completed by December 30 of the current year. Download the certificate immediately when you complete the course. You will not be able to retrieve your certificate after December 30.

Need help?
For assistance with login, course enrollment, or payment, contact campushelp@extension.org. For assistance with progress through the course or certificate, contact UCIPMcourses@ucanr.edu.

Pesticide Application Equipment and Calibration for Non-Agricultural Applications w/Certificate

This course is for those who need continuing education units (CEUs) and a certificate. Make the purchase and after the payment you will be redirected to the course. Upon course completion you will be able to download the course certificate.

Course must be completed and certificate downloaded before December 30 of the current year.

To access the free version of this course without a certificate, click on the title below:

Pesticide Application Equipment and Calibration for Non-Agricultural Applications


Pesticide Resistance

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Course overview
This course covers fungicide resistance, insecticide resistance, and herbicide resistance. It provides information on the mechanisms of pesticide resistance and how it has developed as well as information on managing or delaying resistance. The course contains video so it requires a device that can play audio and video.

Who should enroll?
Pest Control Advisers and other licensed pesticide applicators

Continuing Education Units
California Department of Pesticide Regulation (2 hours Other), Certified Crop Advisor (1.5 IPM), and the Arizona Department of Agriculture (2.0 credits).
To get the Continuing Education Units certificate you will be charged a fee of $40. To encourage taking the course earlier in the year, we offer 50% off the regular price from January through October 31st – use the code ipm50 at checkout. You must download the certificate (PDF file) to receive your CEU credits.

Enrollment period
This course must be completed by December 30 of the current year. Download the certificate immediately when you complete the course. You will not be able to retrieve your certificate after December 30.

Need help?
For assistance with login, course enrollment, or payment, contact campushelp@extension.org. For assistance with progress through the course or certificate, contact UCIPMcourses@ucanr.edu.

Pesticide Resistance w/Certificate

This course is for those who need continuing education units (CEUs) and a certificate. Make the purchase and after the payment you will be redirected to the course. Upon course completion you will be able to download the course certificate.

Course must be completed and certificate downloaded before December 30 of the current year.

To access the free version of this course without a certificate, click on the title below:

Pesticide Resistance


Urban Pesticide Runoff and Mitigation: Herbicides and Water Quality

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Course overview
This course provides general information about herbicides – how they are classified, how they work, and what properties affect runoff and leaching. Special attention is given to several herbicides commonly detected in urban waterways, lists steps to choose the best herbicide for a given situation, and gives practical solutions for reducing herbicide use. This course is available for free for those who do not need Continuing Education Units. The course contains video so it requires a computer that can play audio and video.

Who should enroll?
Landscape pest management professionals, pest control advisers, and private applicators

Continuing Education Units
California Department of Pesticide Regulation (1.0 hour Other), Certified Crop Advisor (0.5 IPM), and the Western Chapter International Society of Arboriculture (1.0 for Certified Arborists and 1.0 Practice for Board Certified Arborists). 
To get the Continuing Education Units certificate you will be charged a fee of $20. To encourage taking the course earlier in the year, we offer 50% off the regular price from January through October 31st – use the code ipm50 at checkout. You must download the certificate (PDF file) to receive your CEU credits.

Enrollment period
This course must be completed by December 30 of the current year. Download the certificate immediately when you complete the course. You will not be able to retrieve your certificate after December 30.

Need help?
For assistance with login, course enrollment, or payment, contact campushelp@extension.org. For assistance with progress through the course or certificate, contact UCIPMcourses@ucanr.edu.

Urban Pesticide Runoff and Mitigation: Herbicides and Water Quality w/Certificate

This course is for those who need continuing education units (CEUs) and a certificate. Make the purchase and after the payment you will be redirected to the course. Upon course completion you will be able to download the course certificate.

Course must be completed and certificate downloaded before December 30 of the current year.

To access the free version of this course without a certificate, click on the title below:

Herbicides and Water Quality


Urban Pesticide Runoff and Mitigation: Impact of Pesticides and Mitigation

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Course overview
This course describes the different ways pesticides can get into our waterways and gives practical steps in reducing pesticide movement from the site of application. This course is available for free for those who do not need Continuing Education Units. The course contains video so it requires a computer that can play audio and video.

Who should enroll?
Landscape pest management professionals, structural pest control operators, pest control advisers, and private applicators

Continuing Education Units
California Department of Pesticide Regulation (1.0 hour Other) the Structural Pest Control Board (1.0 hour Technical [Br 2 or 3] for FR and Operators or PAU for Applicators), Certified Crop Advisor (0.5 IPM), and the Western Chapter International Society of Arboriculture (1.0 for Certified Arborists and 1.0 Practice for Board Certified Arborists).
To get the Continuing Education Units certificate you will be charged a fee of $20. To encourage taking the course earlier in the year, we offer 50% off the regular price from January through October 31st – use the code ipm50 at checkout. You must download the certificate (PDF file) to receive your CEU credits.

Enrollment period
This course must be completed by December 30 of the current year. Download the certificate immediately when you complete the course. You will not be able to retrieve your certificate after December 30.

Need help?
For assistance with login, course enrollment, or payment, contact campushelp@extension.org. For assistance with progress through the course or certificate, contact UCIPMcourses@ucanr.edu.

Urban Pesticide Runoff and Mitigation: Impact of Pesticides and Mitigation w/Certificate

This course is for those who need continuing education units (CEUs) and a certificate. Make the purchase and after the payment you will be redirected to the course. Upon course completion you will be able to download the course certificate.

Course must be completed and certificate downloaded before December 30 of the current year.

To access the free version of this course without a certificate, click on the title below:

The Impact of Pesticides on Water Quality


Urban Pesticide Runoff and Mitigation: IPM and Pesticide Properties

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Course overview
This course covers basic IPM principles, situations when application of pesticide is justified, pesticide properties and how they influence pesticide movement in the environment. The course is available for free for those who do not need Continuing Education Units. This course contains video so it requires a device that can play audio and video.

Who should enroll?
Landscape pest management professionals, structural pest control operators, pest control advisers, and private applicators

Continuing Education Units
California Department of Pesticide Regulation (1.0 hour Other), the Structural Pest Control Board (1.0 hour towards IPM for Applicators, FR, and Applicators), Certified Crop Advisor (0.5 IPM), and the Western Chapter International Society of Arboriculture (1.0 for Certified Arborists and 1.0 Practice for Board Certified Arborists).
To get the Continuing Education Units certificate you will be charged a fee of $20. To encourage taking the course earlier in the year, we offer 50% off the regular price from January through October 31st – use the code ipm50 at checkout. You must download the certificate (PDF file) to receive your CEU credits.

Enrollment period
This course must be completed by December 30 of the current year. Download the certificate immediately when you complete the course. You will not be able to retrieve your certificate after December 30.

Need help?
For assistance with login, course enrollment, or payment, contact campushelp@extension.org. For assistance with progress through the course or certificate, contact UCIPMcourses@ucanr.edu.

Urban Pesticide Runoff and Mitigation: IPM and Pesticide Properties w/Certificate

This course is for those who need continuing education units (CEUs) and a certificate. Make the purchase and after the payment you will be redirected to the course. Upon course completion you will be able to download the course certificate.

Course must be completed and certificate downloaded before December 30 of the current year.

To access the free version of this course without a certificate, click on the title below:

IPM and Pesticide Properties