Category 3, 5, and 6 Training and Testing

To prepare workers to take the certification exam, we provide six hours of instruction, and at the completion of the training, the Department of Agriculture administers the exam. With the instruction fresh in their minds, 90 percent of the workers pass the exam the first time. 

 

Category 3: Ornamental and Lawn Care

Category 3 licensing and certification is required for persons handling, using or supervising the use of pesticides or fertilizers for insect, weed, and/or disease control in residential and commercial landscapes and lawns.

 

A copy of the study guide for Category 3 can be found here:  Category 3 Study Guide

 

Category 5: Aquatic Pest Control

Category 5 licensing and certification is required for persons applying or supervising the application of any pesticide purposefully applied to standing or running water, excluding applicators engaged in public health-related activities.

 

A copy of the study guide for Category 5 can be found here: Category 5 Study Guide

 

Category 6: Right-of-Way Pest Control

Category 6 licensing and certification is required for persons handling, using or supervising the use of pesticides in the maintenance of public roads, electric power lines, pipelines, railway right-of-ways, or similar areas.  This is the certification most often required of state and local government highway workers.  To prepare participants to take the certification exam, we provide six hours of instruction. Immediately following the completion of the training, the Department of Agriculture administers the exam. 

 

A copy of the study guide for Category 6 can be found here: Category 6 Study Guide

 

• 135 for one Category (This fee pays for certification and license)
• $145 for two Categories (This fee pays for certification and license)
• $155 for three Categories (This fee pays for certification and license)