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PA Pesticide Applicator Certification

Pennsylvania Pesticide Applicator Certification

From Penn State Extension

The Pennsylvania Pesticide Control Act covers all aspects of the regulation of pesticides in the Commonwealth, including:

  • Labeling, distribution, storage and registration
  • Classification of restricted-use pesticides
  • Certification of pesticide applicators
  • Licensing of pesticide dealers, pesticide application businesses and pest management consultants
  • Registration of pesticide-application technicians
  • Notification procedures for pesticide applications

Pesticides are substances that control, kill or mitigate pest organisms. They include, but are not limited to, herbicides, fungicides, insecticides and rodenticides.

Applicator certification can be divided into two groups:

  • Commercial and public applicators
  • Private applicators

Important Resources:

Learn how to become a pesticide applicator in Pennsylvania 

Visit the PA Department of Agriculture PaPlants website

 

IMPORTANT: PLNA does NOT administer, monitor, or manage Pesticide Applicator certifications. 

The Pennsylvania Landscape & Nursery Association (PLNA) is the leading trade association representing Pennsylvania's $6.8 billion green industry. Its member landscape contractors, retail garden centers, wholesale nurseries and greenhouses produce outdoor living environments that improve economic value, air quality, water quality and human health.