Pesticide applicator recertification slated for Nov. 6 in Beaumont
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service course will offer continuing education units
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service office for Jefferson County will host a pesticide applicator recertification program on Nov. 6 in Beaumont.
The program will be held at Doggett Ford Park, 5115 Interstate Highway 10, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Registration is required, and the cost, which includes lunch, is $60. Online registration is available through Oct. 31 at https://tx.ag/CEURecertification. On-site registration will be available for $80.
Five Texas Department of Agriculture continuing education credits will be available for private pesticide applicator license holders — three integrated pest management, one laws and regulations, and one general.
Additionally, five Structural Pest Control Service continuing education units — two general, one lawn and ornamental, one weed control, and one pest — will be available.
Attendees should bring their applicator’s license to ensure they receive credit for attending.
On the agenda
Topics and speakers include:
- Pest in landscape — David Oates, AgriLife Extension horticulture agent in Jefferson County.
- Laws and regulations — Megan Carter, AgriLife Extension agriculture and natural resources agent in Chambers County.
- Environmental impacts of pesticide applications — Nikki Fitzgerald, AgriLife Extension coastal and marine resources agent in Jefferson County.
- Healthy turf to prevent weeds — James Boone Holladay, AgriLife Extension horticulture agent in Galveston County.
- Tree health in landscapes — Matt Weaver, staff forester, Texas A&M Forest Service, Houston.
For more information, contact Jennifer Coleman, administrative secretary at the AgriLife Extension office in Jefferson County, at [email protected].
