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Have any of you guys been certified for being either a Commercial Certified Applicator or a Private Applicator? I am taking the exams tomorrow for the Private Certified Applicator. There is a core manual test based on a 2 inch thick 3 ring binder of information. Then there is the Category exam. I am certifying in Fruit(including apples, grapes, strawberries and raspberriesfor me). That part is open manuals on the specific category.
I was certified for 15 years, but it lapsed a number of years ago since I didn't need it for the farm anymore. I decided to recertify to give me more spray options since some of the most effective and safest ones have been put on the Restricted list here in NY. Sevin 80S is restricted even here now even though the LD 50 number puts it in a relatively safe category. The scary part is the average homeowner can apply all of the Sevin they want in 50W formulation or dust- both of which are actually more prone to misuse.
The exams are $50 and the manuals another $25 or so. I need to travel to near Lake Placid, NY for the tests and they will take a half day or so. It is quite an investment in both time and money.
I was certified for 15 years, but it lapsed a number of years ago since I didn't need it for the farm anymore. I decided to recertify to give me more spray options since some of the most effective and safest ones have been put on the Restricted list here in NY. Sevin 80S is restricted even here now even though the LD 50 number puts it in a relatively safe category. The scary part is the average homeowner can apply all of the Sevin they want in 50W formulation or dust- both of which are actually more prone to misuse.
The exams are $50 and the manuals another $25 or so. I need to travel to near Lake Placid, NY for the tests and they will take a half day or so. It is quite an investment in both time and money.