Pesticide Training & Consulting

30 Hour Right-of-Way

May 8 - 12, 2023
Driver's Village 
5885 East Circle Drive
Cicero, NY

                                 Course Fee - $585.00 ($615.00 for on site registration)

                                                      NOTE: A Core Manual is required for 30 hour certification.
                                                            A Category Manual will be required for the course.
                                          Core and category manuals can be purchased through Cornell's Website.
                                                     They are NEEDED to take the certification exam!
                                                                               GET THEM EARLY!
                                                    Manuals will not be available at the time of registration!!



                         Recertification Credits Available for
                                                  2,3a,6a

                         Registration Fee for those signing in for recertification credits -
                              $150.00 per day pre-registration ($160.00 at the door)
                                     
                                          
                                                    Sign In - 7:30am - 8:00am

                                Class - 8:00am - 4:15pm (exception Friday ends at 11:30)
                          Day 1 - May 8, 2023  Monday
                                                 Session 1 - 8:00am - 4:15pm
                                                             Kathy Roberts
                                                          Core - 6.75 credits
                                              
 
Some Basics 
Don Nelson DEC
Pests
Pesticides
Formulations
Pesticide Exposure and Risks
The Toxicity of Pesticides
Protecting Yourself
Responding to a Pesticide Exposure
Heat Stress
Fate of Pesticides in the Environment

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                               Day 2 - May 9, 2023  Tuesday
                                                 Session 2 - 8:00am - 4:15pm
                                                             Kathy Roberts
                                                          Recertification Credits 
2,3a,6a - 6.75 credits each

Dangerous Travelers
   How roads aid in the rapid spread of invasives
Spotted Lanternfly
   Identification, Lifecycle, Damage & Control
Herbicides Mode of Action
    Growth regulators -  Seedling growth inhibitors - Cell membrane disruptors
    Photosynthesis inhibitors - Amino acid synthesis inhibitors
    Pigment inhibitors - Lipid synthesis inhibitors
Vegetative and Weed Control Management
   Five steps to understand a successful weed management program
   Control methods
Rights-of-Way Pest Management
   Areas included in ROWs, 
   Components of IPM
   Plant Classifications and Characteristics
   Treatment Methods
Invasive Plants
   Canada Thistle, Chinese Silver Grass, Spotted Knapweed
   Garlic Mustard, Giant Hogweed, Japanese Knotweed, Kudzu,

   Swallow-worts, Mile-A-Minute Weed, Multiflora rose,

   Common Reed, Purple Loosestrife
   
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                               Day 3 - May 10, 2023  Wednesday
                                                 Session 3 - 8:00am - 4:15pm
                                                             Kathy Roberts
                                                          Recertification Credits 
2 - 2.25 credits
3a - 3.75 credits
6a - 6.75 credits

Protecting Water From Pesticide Contamination
    Hydrologic Cycle, Watershed, Groundwater, Water Contaminants, Pesticide

    Fates, Soil Characteristics, Application Site Characteristics, Preventing

    Water Contamination

Herbicide Resistance: Causes and Actions

    What Causes Herbicide Resistance, Management, 

    Labels Use In Herbicide Rotation

Pesticide Application Equipment

    Components of Pesticide Application Equipment, 

    Sprayers Used in Maintenance, Cleaning Equipment

Highway Rights-of-Way Vegetative Management

     Problems and Precautions, Non-Selective Vegetation Control, Tree and

     Shrub Management, Broadleaf Weed Control and Grass Growth

     Suppression 
Electric Powerline and Pipeline Vegetative Management 
     Ground Application and Methods, Herbicides Used, Aerial Applications
Railroad Vegetative Management
     Railroad Areas Requiring Vegetation Management Pesticide Record Keeping,
     Management Program 
Pest Plants of Rights-of-Ways
      Identifying Plants: Trees – Arrowwood, Aspen, Autumn Elaeagnus, Birch,

                                     Black Locust, Cherry, Dogwood, Northern Red Oak, Norway, Red,                                           and Sugar Maples, Slippery Elm, Staghorn Sumac, Tree of Heaven,                                         White and Green Ash, White Oak

         Cone Bearing Woody Trees

        Shrubs, Vines and Herbaceaus Plants – Cattails, Climbing Bittersweet, Crabgrass,

                                    Foxtail, Horseweed, Japanese Creeper, Kochia, Mullein, Poison                                                Hemlock, Poison Ivy, Queen Anne’s Lace, Ragweed, Sweet Clover,                                           Thistle, Virginia, Creeper, Wild Grape


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                               Day 4 - May 11, 2023 Thursday  
                                                    Session 4 - 8:00am - 4:15pm
                                         Kathy Roberts
                                                Recertification Credits - Core 6.75

Pesticides and Water
     Source of Water Contamination
Pesticide Resistance
      How Resistance Develops - Resistance Management
Principles of Pest Management
      Integrated Pest Management - Identify the Pest and Understand It's Biology
      Monitor the Pest - Methods of Pest Management - Develop the Pest Management
      Program - Implement the IPM Program - Record and Evaluate
Federal Pesticide Laws and Regulations
      Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act - Pesticide Registration
      Pesticide Reregistration - Pesticide Applicator Certification - Recordkeeping
      Worker Protection Standard for Agricultural Pesticides (WPS)
      Violative Acts and Federal Penalties
Pesticide Residue and Tolerance
       The Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) - Setting Tolerances - Checking Tolerances
       Tolerances
State Laws and Regulations
       Who Needs to be Certified
Storing Pesticides
        The Storage Area - Receiving Pesticides - Putting Pesticides into Storage
Transporting Pesticides
        Risks - Vehicle and Driver Safety - Loading and Unloading the Vehicle
        Transportation Regulations
Pesticide Security
        Risks - Assess Your Situation - Security Tips
Emergency Planning and Response
        Emergency Response Planning - Spills - Fires
Application Methods and Equipment
        Application Methods - Sprayers - Granular Applications - Other 
        Application Equipment - Engineering Control for Applicator Safety
        Cleaning Application Equipment
Pesticide Drift
        Drift vs Overspray - Why Prevent Drift - Spray Drift - Vapor Drift
        To Spray or Not to Spray - Managing Spray Droplet Size - Drift of Solid Particles
Application Safety 
        Before Application - During Application - After Application
Equipment Calibration
        Things You'll Need - Calibrating Sprayers - Calibrating Granular Applications
        Check for Mistakes

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                              Day 5 - May 12, 2023 Friday  
                                              Session 5 - 8:00am - 11:30am
                                      Kathy Roberts
                                         Recertification Credits - Core 3.25


Calculations for Mixing and Loading Pesticides
      Calculating Area - Calculations for Loading Granular Products
      Mixing Formulations that get Diluted in a Carrier - Calculations Label Rate 
      Expressed As Product Per Acre, Product Per 1000 Sq. Ft., Pounds of a.i. Per Acre,
      Product Per Gallons of Spray, A Percentage Spray - Square Feet vs Acre Mixing 
      Formulations Used
Mixing and Loading
      Prior to Mixing and Loading - Adding Pesticide to Application Equipment
      Emptying Pesticide Containers - Preparing a Spray Mix
Managing Pesticide Wastes
      Waste Defines - Waste-Reduction Guidelines - Container Disposal
      Liquid Disposal - Disposal of Other Wastes - Hazardous Waste Disposal
The Pesticide Label
      Product Information - Safety Information - Environmental Protection 
      Information - Directions for Use - When to Read the Pesticide Label
Professional Conduct and Liability
      Supervision of Uncertified Applicators - Recordkeeping - Public
      and Customer Communications - Damage Claims and Liability