Commercial, Non-commercial & Structural Pesticide Applicators

For all applicators who apply restricted use pesticides on their employer’s or customer’s land or sites.

(Farmers and other producers applying pesticides on their own land or sites for production of agricultural commodities click here to go to the Private Applicator web page)

Recertification Workshops

• 2012 Recertification Workshops - more workshops will be listed as details become available.
• 2011 Recertification Workshops - 

Other Workshop (not for recertification)

• Mold Remediation Course. RESCHEDULED. Now April 24 & 25, 2012. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN. Information brochure (PDF).

Licensing Information

• MDA web page for information on noncommercial, commercial and structural pesticide licensing
• MDA and UMN Web Sites for Pesticide and Fertilizer Information (PDF)
• Pesticide Applicator License Types MN Dept. of Ag – See what training you need.
• Testing Locations for Pesticide Applicator License Exams MN Dept. of Ag. – Statewide contact list by county for scheduling initial exams.
• Pesticide Applicator Licensing Fact Sheets– MN Dept. of Ag. – Scroll down for New License Application Forms.
• Licensing Information System – MN Dept. of Ag – Check your license status.

Study Manuals and Materials

Click here for information on the release later this summer of a new Category I: Antimicrobial manual.

• New Category H: Seed Treatment Manual - Fall 2011
• New Category I: Antimicrobial manual and exam - Fall 2010.
• New Category A: Core study materials and exam - Fall 2007:
  • New manual Category A-1 (National Core)
  • New manual Category A-2 (Minnesota State Supplement)
  • The Minnesota Pesticide Statutes
    
  • Section 18B Pesticide Control Law
  • Section 18D Agricultural Chemical Response and Reimbursement Law
  • Minnesota State Rules, 1505 Pest and Disease Control (scroll down to see current rules)

  (MN Statutes and Rules only available online at MN Office of the Revisor of Statutes).

Pesticide Applicator Study Materials are available at the U of M Bookstore.

• Print an order form (436 K PDF) for fax, mail or phone (612-627-0108).
• Order Online

Manuals are no longer available at the St. Paul Campus bookstore.

PSEE Program Contact Information

Dean Herzfeld Program Coordinator Plant Pathology 495 Borlaug Hall 1991 Upper Buford Circle Saint Paul, MN 55108 Email: deanh@umn.edu Phone: 612-624-3477 Fax: 612-625-9728		Mary Kay Ferguson Program Manager Plant Pathology 495 Borlaug Hall 1991 Upper Buford Circle Saint Paul, MN 55108 Email: m-ferg@umn.edu Phone: 612-625-4271 Fax: 612-625-9728
Tana Haugen-Brown Co-Coordinator Private Pesticide Safety & Environmental Education Program Email: thbrown@umn.edu Phone: 763-260-4423 Fax: 763-241-272