Study Manuals

Minnesota Private, Commercial, Non-commercial & Structural Pesticide Applicators (SPCA)

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Starting December 17, 2012 five new manuals are now available for purchase through University of Minnesota bookstores::

• Soil Fumigation
• Stored Grain and Fumigation
• Category A: Core Minnesota Supplement
• Category B: Aerial
• Private Pesticide Applicator Safety Education Manual, 19th ed.

NEW Stored Grain and Fumigation Pesticide Applicator Safety Education Manual. 1st Edition, 2013. Previous version discontinued Dec. 15, 2012. New manual now available for purchase - need for taking exams after February 1, 2013 for:

• Private Stored Grain and Fumigation Endorsement
• Commercial and Noncommercial Category N: Stored Grain and Fumigation License
• SPCA Structural Stored Grain and Fumigation Endorsement

NEW Soil Fumigation Manual. 2012. Now available for purchase - need for taking exams after February 1, 2013 for:

• Private Soil Fumigation Endorsement
• Commercial, Noncommercial and SPCA Category O: Soil Fumigation license

NEW Category A: Core Minnesota Supplement. 2nd Edition, 2012. One of two study manuals for Category A: Core. Previous version discontinued Dec. 15, 2012. New edition now available for purchase - need for taking exams after February 1, 2013.

Note: The Category A: Core exam is based on 2 manuals:

• (A-1) The National Pesticide Applicator Certification Core Manual
• (A-2) Minnesota Supplement
  

NEW Category B: Aerial. 2010. Previous version discontinued Dec. 15, 2012 . New version now available for purchase - need for taking exams after February 1, 2013.

NEW Private Pesticide Applicator Safety Education Manual. 19th Edition, January 2012.

• For Private Pesticide Applicator Certification (farmers and other commodity producers).
• Available for:
  • purchase at local county extension offices
  • purchase from U of MN Bookstores (see below)
  • free as PDF electronic file download
• Check here more information about Private Pesticide Applicator Certification.
• For changes starting January 1, 2013 to Private fumigation endorsements (soil and stored grain) see the Fumigation web page.
• For Private Soil Fumigation Endorsement purchase the new Soil Fumigation manual from the U of MN Bookstore (Category O) - see below.
• For the Private Stored Grain and Fumigation Endorsement purchase the new Stored Grain and Fumigation Manual (Category N) from the U of MN Bookstore - see below.

Other Recent new manuals:

• Category H: Seed Treatment manual. 2011
• Category I: Antimicrobial manual. 2010
• SPCA Structural Master. 2010

Purchasing Pesticide Applicator Study Manuals

Sold through the U of M Bookstores

• Download a printable order form (436 K PDF) for fax, mail or phone (612-627-0108) orders (all manuals except SPCA Master). Use this order form for purchases through March 31, 2013.
• Order Online - with credit card (all manuals except SPCA Master)
• Click here for ordering SPCA Master Truman's Scientific Guide to Pest Management Operations (7th edition) from Purdue University.

Note: The Category A: Core exam is based on 2 manuals:

• (A-1) The National Pesticide Applicator Certification Core Manual
• (A-2) Minnesota Supplement

Manuals are not available for 'walk in' purchase at U of MN campus bookstores.

For More Information About:

• Private Pesticide Applicator Program

• Commercial, Noncommercial and SPCA Pesticide Applicator Program