Pests 101, IPM Basics, Selecting a Pesticide, Pesticide Resistance, Pesticide Drift, Protecting Water from Pesticide Contamination (Chapters 1, 2, 8, 4, 7, 20)

Sensitive Accounts, Pesticide Use Definitions, Application Equipment (Chapters 3, 5, 6)

Weed Management (Chapter 19)

This approximately 1 hour course is presented in three modules that provide a review of Category 7A manual content required for Vermont 7A General (Structural) Pest pesticide applicator certification. Modules are accompanied by a quiz that must be completed to receive credit. The modules may be viewed at your own pace. Once enrolled, you will have one year to complete the review. 

• This course is for anyone wishing to retain a Vermont* pesticide applicator license within this category.
• Upon completion, a certificate will be granted to receive one (1) recertification credit. Please save your certificate as record of your attendance in this approved recertification course. If requested, submit along with your renewal paperwork to your state certifying agency. Course participation records will be submitted annually to the Vermont Agency of Agriculture and other state certifying agencies.
• This course does not provide a review of entire Category 7a Subcategory Structural and Rodent manual content. Please see related Vermont Pesticide Safety Education course offerings for review of other content, including materials required to take the Vermont pesticide applicator certification 7A exam.
  

For more information please contact Sarah Kingsley-Richards at sarah.kingsley@uvm.edu.

Presented by University of Vermont Extension Pesticide Safety Education Program and the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets. [Published 2021]

*NOTE: Anyone using the Category 7a Subcategory Structural and Rodent manual for other state pesticide applicator certification may also use this course for credit *ONLY* if their local state certifying agency has approved this course. Current states accepting reciprocal credits are: ME, NH, MA, CT, RI. Please check with your state certifying agency for confirmation and instruction on submitting proof of course completion for credit.