Category Examinations

Scottie Ford
Pesticide Certification and Training Officer
West Virginia Department of Agriculture
State Capitol
1900 Kanawha Boulevard East
Charleston, WV 25305-0190
Telephone (304) 558-2209, FAX (304) 558-2228

Cornell study materials can be ordered from Dr. John Baniecki (John.Baniecki@mail.wvu.edu), (304) 293-3911 Ext. 2226, 414 Brooks Hall, P.O. Box 6057, Morgantown, WV 26506-6057. The publications are free to West Virginia residents.

Materials available from the West Virginia Department of Agriculture are listed as "(WVDA)". These may be ordered from the West Virginia Department of Agriculture, Pesticide Regulatory Programs, State Capitol, 1900 Kanawha Boulevard East, Charleston, WV 25305-0190. Telephone (304) 558-2209, FAX (304) 558-2228. Other materials may be available from public libraries, trade associations, employers, or the West Virginia University Extension Service.

Suggested Study Materials for Commercial and Certified Public Pesticide Applicator Examinations

General Standards Exam

• Applying Pesticides Correctly
• West Virginia Certified Pesticide Applicator Rules
• West Virginia Pesticide Control Act of 1990

Business Examination (order all materials from the WVDA)

• West Virginia Pesticide Control Act of 1990
• West Virginia Certified Pesticide Applicator Rules
• West Virginia Licensing of Pesticide Businesses
• Fee Structure for the Pesticide Control Act of 1990
• Applying Pesticides Correctly

Private Applicator Examination

• Applying Pesticides Correctly
• West Virginia Certified Pesticide Applicator Rules
• West Virginia Pesticide Control Act of 1990
• P.C.I. handouts for the selected option

Revised January, 1998