Any person handling, applying or supervising the use of pesticides as part of that person’s job must be certified and licensed by the Kentucky Department of Agriculture.  Non-commercial pesticide applicators must complete 12 hours of training over a three-year period to remain certified.  Our workshops offer four hours of continuing education training.

The Technology Transfer Program will be offering training and testing for Categories 3, 5 and 6; as well as continuing education for Categories 3, 5, 6, 8 & 18.  Listed below are workshop and category descriptions.

Message from the Kentucky Department of Agriculture regarding Pesticide Sprayer Licenses:

Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the KY Department of Agriculture is addressing the testing, certification and licensure of all pesticide operators and applicators in the following manner until further notice:

For Commercial and Non-Commercial Licenses

• Testing for all licenses is suspended
• For all license holders whose certification expired December 31, 2019, the KDA will extend their certification period until December 31, 2020 upon payment of license fees for 2020 at https://www.kyagr-apps.com/AgExternal/Security/Account/Registration
• Persons seeking a new applicator license will be issued a trainee license until certification testing resumes.  To access the Trainee Registration form go to: https://www.kyagr.com/consumer/documents/ES_AGR_TraineeRegistrationForm.pdf
• For Structural Pest Control Operators, any new or existing changes must be submitted on this form: https://www.kyagr.com/consumer/documents/ES_PCO_EmployeeRegistrationandTerminationForm.pdf
• No new commercial operator licenses will be issued

These measures will remain in effect until further notice. Please direct any questions to the Division of Environmental Services by calling (502) 573-0282.