Pesticide Applicator Training
People who would like to become licensed pesticide applicators [Restricted Use and Limited Certification] can attend training classes to help prepare for exams:
- Restricted Use Pesticides licenses (Chapter 487 F.S.) require taking and passing at least 2 exams.
- Limited Certification licenses (Chapter 482 F.S.) are based on passing 1 exam.
- Closed-book exams are given at the end of each training class. You MUST bring a valid driver’s license or state ID to take an exam. Bring a pen or pencil to take notes. Calculators are provided for the exam(s). Plan on up to 3 hours to take an exam after training.
- Pre-Registration and pre-payment are required. Please use the link(s) below or call (305)-248-3311 Ext. 242 for a registration form.
- Classes are held in the auditorium at the John D. Campbell Ag Center in Homestead. All classes begin at 8:30 am. All classes offer appropriate CEUs to currently licensed applicators.
- If you are attending for CEUs only: 4 CEU workshops end by 1 pm; 6 CEU workshops end by 3 pm.
- Training for the Private Applicator License in Spanish
After entering, select "Pesticide Certification." Then select either:
-How to Navigate-Glossary
-General Standard (CORE)
-Private Applicator
Workshop Schedules (2013 Pesticide Calendar pdf)
Workshop Title |
Training Dates |
CEUs Offered |
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| General Standards / Core |
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4 Core/General Standards*** | ||||||
| Private Applicator Agriculture |
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4 Private Ag Row/Tree Crop O&T | ||||||
| Ornamentals & Turf (O&T) |
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6 O&T, Private, L&O, LCLM*** | ||||||
| Aquatics | February | 4 Aquatics, Private | ||||||
| Natural Areas Management (NAM) | July | 4 NAM, Private, ROW | ||||||
| Right-of-Way (ROW) | March | 4 ROW, Private, NAM | ||||||
| SPANISH Core | August - 2 parts | Core | ||||||
| SPANISH Private Applicator | September - 2 parts | Private Ag Row/Tree Crop O&T |
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| LCLM/LL&O** | TBD |
3 Core/General Standards & 3 LCLM, L&O, O&T, Private*** |
* These dates subject to change if there are adverse weather conditions
** L&O - Commercial / Limited Lawn & Ornamental, LCLM - Limited Certification Commercial Landscape Maintenance, LL&O - Limited Lawn & Ornamental
***These workshops also offer fewer than the listed number of CEUs (see the registration form)
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Para leer en EspaƱol
FDACS Web site Resources
To access the FDACS database, you must install Jinator before you can
use it. Be patient, it takes a long time to download!
- FDACS Web site for Pesticide Applicators
- Access earned CEUs or exam scores
- Find CEU classes
- Bureau of Compliance Monitoring (Forms & Documents)
- Worker Protection Standard (Worker Safety)
- Surviving the FDACS Bureau of Compliance Monitoring Inspection: Walking through an inspection
Online CEU articles through Florida Grower
Please remember that CEU articles are only valid for 1 year from the month when they were published.
Operation Cleansweep is a program run by the Florida Departments of Agriculture & Consumer Services and Environmental Protection that provides farmers, nursery operators, golf course operators, and pest control services a one-time safe and economical way to dispose of their cancelled, suspended, and unusable pesticides.
Managing Resistance
Insecticides-Insecticide Resistance Action Committee-IRAC : www.irac-online.org
IRAC Mode of Action Poster
IRAC Mode of Action Whitefly Poster
Insecticide Resistance
Fungicides-Fungicide Resistance Action Committee-FRAC: www.frac.info
Fungicide Resistance
Herbicides-Herbicide Resistance Action Committee-HRAC: www.hracglobal.com
Herbicide Resistance Weeds

