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Listed below are the pesticide license categories, their explanations, study materials needed, exams required, and the number of questions on the required exams.
| Category Explanation | Study Manuals Needed |
Exams Required |
Number of Questions |
Price of Exam |
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| A | Aquatic Pest Control |
Aquatic
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Aquatic Core |
50 100 |
$20.00 $50.00 |
| B | Public Health Control For applicators using pesticides outdoors to protect human health, (e.g. fogging for mosquitoes, spraying outside for flies, controlling roots in sewers). |
Public Health Pest. Control
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Public Health Core
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50 100
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$20.00 $50.00 |
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Dealer For persons selling or offering to sell restricted use pesticides to a certified end user. |
Pesticide Dealer
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50 |
$50.00 | |
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Forest Pest Control For pesticide applicators using pesticides in forests,forest nurseries, and forest seed-producing areas. Ornamental tree applicators need to test for the ornamental and turf pest control category. |
Forest Pest Control
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Forest Core
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50 100 |
$20.00 $50.00 |
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Right-of-Way Pest Control For applicators using pesticides in the maintenance of public roads, electric powerlines, pipelines, railway rights-of-way, or other similar areas. |
Right of Way
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Right of Way Core |
50 100 |
$20.00 $50.00 |
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Regulatory Pest Control For persons working with quarantine or eradication programs involving regulated pests such as fire ants, witchweed, and gypsy moth. Usually, applicators in this category are state or federal employees. |
Regulatory Pest Control
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Regulatory | 50 | $20.00 |
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Agricultural Pest Control - Animal For pesticide applicators applying pesticides to animals and places where animals are confined. Separate manuals and exams are available for livestock, pets and poultry. |
Pests of Live Stock
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Ag Pest Animal Core |
50
100 |
$20.00 $50.00 |
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Pet Grooming Core |
50 100 |
$20.00 $50.00 |
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Poultry Core |
50 100 |
$20.00 $50.00 |
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Ornamental & Turf Pest Control For pesticide applicators using pesticides in the maintenance and production of ornamentals, shade trees, and turf. This category includes commercial pesticide application work on home lawns, public grounds, parks, shade trees, golf courses, cemeteries, and in greenhouses. |
Ornamental & Turf
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Ornamental & Turf Core |
50 100 |
$20.00 $50.00 |
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Seed Treatment For persons applying pesticides (usually insecticides, fungicides, or bactericides) to seed held for resale. |
Seed Treatment
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Seed Treatment Core |
50 100 |
$20.00 $50.00 |
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Demonstration & Research For persons who apply pesticides as part of a field demonstration or research program. University and chemical company personnel fall into this category. Each person licensed in demonstration and research must be licensed in one or more specialty category. |
Demonstration & Research | Demonstration & Research Core Category |
25 100 50 |
$20.00 $50.00 $20.00 |
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Agricultural Pest Control - Plant For pesticide applicators, applying pesticides in farm situations, such as to fumigate plant beds or apply pesticides to vegetable, fruit, nursery or field crops, and greenhouses. |
Ag. Pest Control Plant
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Ag. Pest -Plant Core |
50 100 |
$20.00 $50.00 |
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Aerial Methods For pesticide applicators applying pesticides using agricultural aircraft. An aerial applicator can be certified in any specialty category except seed treatment, wood treatment, and ag pest-animal. |
Aerial Applications N.C. Pesticide Applicator Certification Core Category Exam |
Aerial Methods Core Category |
50 100 50 |
$50.00 $50.00 $20.00 |
| S | Soil Fumigation (Commercial) For pesticide applicators using fumigant pesticides injected or applied to soils or growing media. This category excludes fumigation of raw agricultural commodities.
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Soil Fumigation N.C. Pesticide Applicator Certification Core Category Exam |
Soil Fumigation Core Category |
50 100 50 |
$20.00 $50.00 $20.00 |
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Wood Preservation and Wood Products Treatment For pesticide applicators using restricted use pesticides to preserve wood and/or wood products. |
The Preservation of Wood, N.C. Pesticide Applicator Certification Core, |
Wood Treatment |
50 | $20.00 |
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Private Pesticide Applicator (Safety Training) For pesticide applicators, or their employees, using restricted use pesticides for the purpose of growing an agricultural commodity on lands they either own or rent. |
N.C. Pesticide Applicator Certification Core | Private Applicator | 50 | $10.00 |
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Private Soil Fumigation For pesticide applicators, or their employees, using fumigants injected or applied to soils or growing media. This category excludes fumigation of raw agricultural commodities. |
Soil Fumigation N.C. Pesticide Applicator Certification Core |
Private Soil Fumigation Private Applicator |
50 50 |
$10.00 $10.00 |
