Pesticide Applicator Manuals
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Virginia Tech Pesticide Programs
The Virginia Tech Pesticide Programs website offers information on pesticides, pesticide safety, pest management, educational opportunities, and related services.
The Virginia Tech Pesticide Manuals can be purchased on this website.
Pesticide Applicator Training Manuals
The Virginia Tech Pesticide Programs website offers you information sources on pesticides, pesticide safety, pest management, educational opportunities, and related services.
This website includes information on certification and recertification for pesticide applicators, as well as resources for Extension agents and specialists. In addition, you will find a brief description of the pesticide applicator training manuals that prepare prospective applicators to take and pass state certification exams in 23 different categories. The manuals are listed numerically below:
Virginia Core Manual (456-210)
- For exam preparation for commercial applicators, private applicators, and registered technicians in all categories.
1A Agricultural Plant Pest Control (456-214)
- For commercial applicators using pesticides in the production of agricultural crops, on grasslands, and on noncrop agricultural land.
1B Agricultural Animal Pest Control (456-215)
- For commercial applicators using pesticides on agricultural animals, and places on or in which such animals are confined.
1C Fumigation of Soil and Agricultural Products (456-212)
- For commercial applicators using pesticides for soil fumigation in the production of agricultural commodities and/or fumigation of agricultural products.
1D Chemigation (456-213)
- For commercial applicators applying pesticides through an irrigation system.
2 Forest Pest Control (456-216)
- For commercial applicators using pesticides in forests, forest nurseries, and seed orchards.
3A Ornamental Pest Control (456-223)
- For commercial applicators using pesticides to maintain ornamental plants in interiorscapes or landscapes.
3B Turf Pest Control (456-217)
- For commercial applicators using pesticides to maintain ornamental turf in sites such as golf courses and parks.
4 Seed Treatment (456-218)
- For commercial applicators applying pesticides to seeds.
5A Aquatic Pest Control (456-219)
- For commercial applicators using pesticides in or on standing or running waters to control pests (excluding activities relating to public health).
5B Marine Antifoulant Paints (456-231)
- For commercial applicators using marine antifoulant paints containing tributyltin or other restricted-use pesticides.
6 Right-of-Way Pest Control (456-220)
- For commercial applicators using pesticides in the maintenance of public rights-of-way, such as roads, electric power lines, and railways.
7A General Pest Control (456-221)
- For commercial applicators using pesticides to control household pests, including pests that infest structures, stored products, and residential food preparation areas.
7B Management of Wood-Destroying Organisms (456-222)
- For commercial applicators using pesticides other than fumigants to control organisms that destroy structures made of or containing wood.
7C Fumigation (Nonagricultural) (456-224)
- For commercial applicators using fumigant pesticides to control pests in structures and items other than soils and raw agricultural commodities.
7D Vertebrate Pest Control (456-232)
- For commercial applicators using pesticides to control vertebrate pests outside of human dwellings or other structures.
7E Sewer Root Control (456-229)
- For commercial applicators using pesticides to control roots in sewer lines.
8 Public Health Pest Control (456-225)
- For commercial applicators using pesticides to manage or control pests of medical significance that pose a risk to public health.
9 Regulatory Pest Control (456-226)
- For federal, state, and local government employees using pesticides to control regulated pests.
10 Demonstration and Research Pest Control (456-227)
- For commercial applicators who teach proper pesticide use, application techniques, and/or make pesticide recommendations; for research application of pesticides in greenhouses or field plots.
11 & 94 - Aerial Pesticide Application Pub. #456-233. 2025
- For commercial and private applicators applying pesticides from fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft, including uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs).
12 Wood Preservation and Wood Products Treatment (456-228)
- For commercial applicators using pesticides at wood treatment plants and sawmills for the preservation of wood and wood products.
Predator Management (456-230)
- For USDA/APHIS/WS employees seeking certification, or for others seeking background information on predator management.
Virginia’s pesticide applicator training manuals are copyrighted and may not be used without written permission. Contact Virginia Tech Pesticide Programs (540-231-6543) for more information.
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Publication Date
December 17, 2021