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For pesticide information: National Pesticide Information Center: 800-858-7378
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Posted 3/1/2018
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The Century House, 997 New Loudon Road, Latham, NY
$100.00 per person to attend all day
Morning or afternoon classes are $85.00 per person.
Payment for this event is required in advance. Lunch is included in all fees.
Register online: http://bit.ly/2B85gsV
Pre-registration for Pesticide Recertification Day is mandatory. Credits will not be awarded if a pesticide certification number is not provided in advance. It is also required that you present your pesticide license at the event.
Credits available:
MORNING SESSION
CORE: 2 credits
Category 10: 1 credit
Category 1a: 0.5 credit
Category 2: 1 credit
Category 25: 1 credit
Category 3a: 1 credit
Category 9: 1 credit
ORNAMENTALS AND TURF
Category 10: 3 credits
Category 2: 1 credit
Category 3A: 3 credits
Category 3b: 2 credits
Category 25: 3 credits
Category 9: 1 credit
AGRICULTURE PLANT
Category 10: 3 credits
Category 1a: 3 credits
Category 21: 3 credits
Category 22: 3 credits
Category 23: 3 credits
Category 24: 3 credits
Category 25: 3 credits
STRUCTURAL AND RODENT
Category 7a: 2 credits
Category 7f: 1.5 credits
Category 8: 1.5 credits
General Classes for CORE credit, presented in the morning session, will include Wild and Honey Bee Biology & Health, Invasive Pests, Oh My! and DEC Update. In the afternoon, participants have a choice of three breakout sessions: Ornamentals and Turf, Agriculture Plant and Structural and Rodent, where they may gain additional pesticide credits in these specific categories.
Speakers at the General Morning Session will include Maria van Dyke of Cornell University, Margaret Kelley from NYS Ag & Markets and Mark Solan from New York State DEC. In the afternoon, Joellen Lampman of the NYS Integrated Pest Management Program will speak during the Ornamentals and Turf breakout session. Aaron Gabriel and Laura McDermott of Cornell Cooperative Extension and will speak during the Agriculture Plant breakout session while Matt Frye of NYS IPM and Jody Timer of Cornell Cooperative Extension will be speaking during the Structural & Rodent breakout session.
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