PAT Categoies

Aerial Application

Aerial Application
Private Subcategory 111
Commercial Subcategory 9.9
3rd ed., January 2008

Wisconsin Private & Commercial Pesticide Applicator:

Aerial Application
3rd ed., January 2008. 48 pages

Authors

Steve Tomasko, Extension Outreach Specialist, Pesticide Applicator Training Program, University of Wisconsin

Roger Flashinski, Extension Program Manager, Pesticide Applicator Training Program, University of Wisconsin.

Private Subcategory 111
0 Certified Applicators

Commercial Subcategory 9.9
57 Certified Applicators

Note: you must be certified in an appropriate base category before you can get certified in any subcategory.

Examples of Private Applicators

· Private applicators aerial treating crops covered in the following base categories: General Farming (100/101), Field & Vegetables (1.1), Fruit Crops (1.2), Forestry (2), Turf & Landscape (3.0), or Greenhouse & Nursery (3.1)

Examples of Commercial Applicators

· Custom applicators treating sites covered in Categories 1.1, 1.2, 2, 3, 3.1, 5, or 6

· Custom applicators or public employees conducting right-of-way or aquatic pest control or controlling adult mosquitoes

Examples of Private and Commercial Applications

· Applications by airplane or helicopter

Training Manual Table of Contents
How to Pass the Certification Exam
Pesticide Regulations	FAA Regulations Certification Requirements Advance Notification Worker Protection Standard
Airflow	Airplanes Helicopters
Application Equipment	Choice of Aircraft Liquid Dispersal Systems Dry Dispersal Systems Application Control Systems
Calibration	Pattern Testing for Liquids Calibration Calculations for Liquids Pattern Testing for Dry Materials Calibration Calculations for Dry Materials
Handling Pesticides	Pilot Ground Crew Flaggers
Field Operations	In-Field Flight Ferrying
Drift	Weather-Related Factors Application-Related Factors

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Agricultural / Soil Fumigation

Agricultural / Soil Fumigation
Private Subcategory 107
Commercial Subcategory 25
3rd ed., January 2008

Wisconsin Private & Commercial Pesticide Applicator:

Agricultural / Soil Fumigation
3rd ed., January 2008. 50 pages

Authors

Steve Tomasko, Extension Outreach Specialist, Pesticide Applicator Training Program, University of Wisconsin

Roger Flashinski, Extension Program Manager, Pesticide Applicator Training Program, University of Wisconsin.

Private Subcategory 107
49 Certified Applicators

Commercial Subcategory 25
81 Certified Applicators

Note: you must be certified in an appropriate base category before you can get certified in any subcategory.

Examples of Private Applicators

· Private applicators applying soil fumigants to crops covered in the following base categories: General Farming (100/101), Field & Vegetable Crops (1.1), Fruit Crops (1.2), Forestry (2.0), Turf & Landscape (3.0), or Greenhouse & Nursery (3.1)

· Private applicators applying fumigants to raw agricultural commodities or agricultural structures

Examples of Commercial Applicators

· Custom applicators applying soil fumigants to crops covered in 1.1, 1.2, 2, 3, or 3.1

· Private applicators making applications (for other than trade of goods/services) for more than 3 different agricultural producers or to more than 500 acres in a calendar year

Examples of Private Applications

Note: Fumigation does not include aerosols, foggers, mists, or bombs.

· Soil, including greenhouse soil/potting mix

· Raw agricultural commodities (e.g., stored grain)

· Agricultural structures and empty spaces (e.g., grain bin, granaries, silo, empty greenhouse)

Examples of Commercial Applications

· Fumigation of soil, including greenhouse soil/potting mix

Training Manual Table of Contents
How to Pass the Certification Exam
Section I: Soil Fumigation	Fumigant Regulations Soil Fumigants Safety and Handling Concerns Fumigating Soil
Section II: Space and Commodity Fumigation	Space and Commodity Fumigants Calibration Methods of Space and Commodity Fumigation Stored Grain Fumigation

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Chemigation

Chemigation
Private Subcategory 109
Commercial Subcategory 26
3rd ed., January 2008

Wisconsin Private & Commercial Pesticide Applicator:

Chemigation
3rd ed., January 2008. 34 pages

Authors

Steve Tomasko, Extension Outreach Specialist, Pesticide Applicator Training Program, University of Wisconsin

Roger Flashinski, Extension Program Manager, Pesticide Applicator Training Program, University of Wisconsin.

Private Subcategory 109
92 Certified Applicators

Commercial Subcategory 26
10 Certified Applicators

Note: you must be certified in an appropriate base category before you can get certified in any subcategory.

Examples of Private Applicators

· Private applicators chemigating onto crops covered in the following base categories: Field & Vegetables (1.1), Fruit Crops (1.2), Turf & Landscape (3.0), or Greenhouse & Nursery (3.1)

Examples of Commercial Applicators

· Custom applicators chemigating onto crops covered in 1.1, 1.2, 3.0, or 3.1

· Golf course employees

· Private applicators making applications (for other than trade of goods/services) for more than 3 different agricultural producers or to more than 500 acres in a calendar year

Examples of Private and Commercial Applications

· Applying pesticides through irrigation water (does NOT include hand-held hose-end sprayers or hand-held greenhouse proportioners)

Training Manual Table of Contents
How to Pass the Certification Exam
Introduction to Chemigation	Considerations Before Chemigating Irrigation Systems
Pesticide Regulations	Labeling ATCP 29 Special Rules for Metam Sodium and Chloropicrin
Equipment	Supply Tank Injection Pump Proportioners (Greenhouse) Calibration Tube Antipollution and Safety Devices
Calibration	Center Pivot Stationary Sprinkler System Drip or Trickle System
Management	Equipment Application Precautions

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Fruit Crops

Fruit Crops
Private Category 112/113
Commercial Category 1.2
6th ed., January 2009

Wisconsin Private & Commercial Pesticide Applicator:

Fruit Crops

Training Manaul, 6th ed., January 2009. 266 pages

Authors

Steve Tomasko, Extension Outreach Specialist, Pesticide Applicator Training Program, University of Wisconsin

Roger Flashinski, Extension Program Manager, Pesticide Applicator Training Program, University of Wisconsin

Private Category 112/113
529 Certified Applicators

Commercial Category 1.2
30 Certified Applicators

Examples of Private Applicators

· Fruit growers

· Public school employees when treating agricultural plants

· Public/private researchers/employees producing fruit crops on employer-owned property (e.g., UW employee at a UW agricultural research station)

Examples of Commercial Applicators

· Custom applicators

· Private applicators making applications (for other than trade of goods/services) for more than 3 different agricultural producers or to more than 500 acres in a calendar year

Examples of Private Applications

· NOTE: Option Category 100 for all applications in this category

· Tree fruits, small fruits, cranberry marshes, nuts

· Prepare ag land for planting to/taking out of fruit crops

· Control of vertebrates damaging standing fruit or fruit plants

Examples of Commercial Applications

· Tree fruits, small fruits, cranberry marshes, nuts

· Prepare ag land for planting to/taking out of fruit crops

· Control of vertebrates damaging standing fruit or fruit plants

· Home fruit trees (Option Category 3)

Training Manual Table of Contents
Concise Study Plan (yellow insert)	How to Pass the Certification Exam 30-day Study Calendar
Section I: Pests	Insects and Their Relatives Weeds Plant Diseases Mammals and Birds
Section II: About Pesticides	Pesticides Formulations
Section III: Pesticides and the Law	Pesticide Regulations The Pesticide Label
Section IV: Health Precautions	Pesticides Risks to People Protecting Yourself Responding to a Pesticide Exposure Heat Stress Employee Training
Section V: Handling Pesticides	Transporting Pesticides Storing Pesticides Mixing and Loading Managing Pesticide Wastes
Section VI: Pesticide Emergencies	Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Spills Fires
Section VII: Applying Pesticides	Safety Concerns Application Equipment Calibration
Section VIII: Keeping Pesticides on Target	Fate of Pesticides in the Environment Overspray and Drift Nontarget Organisms Pesticide Resistance
Appendices	A. Information Sources and Contacts B. Pesticide Laws and Rules C. Sample Label D. How to Understand Material Safety Data Sheets E. Tips on Taking the Certification Exam F. Principles of Pest Management G. Insect Management H. Weed Management I. Disease Management
Glossary Acronym Glossary

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General Farming

General Farming
Private Category 100/101
6th ed., January 2008

Wisconsin Private Pesticide Applicator:

General Farming

6th ed., January 2008. 306 pages

picture of manual cover

Authors

Steve Tomasko, Extension Outreach Specialist, Pesticide Applicator Training Program, University of Wisconsin

Roger Flashinski, Extension Program Manager, Pesticide Applicator Training Program, University of Wisconsin.

Chris Boerboom, Extension Weed Scientist, University of Wisconsin

Private Category 100/101
14,500 Certified Applicators

Examples of Applicators

· Farmers, fruit growers, poultry/livestock producers, sod producers, nursery and greenhouse operators, woodland owners, Christmas tree growers, DNR/company foresters

· Seed treaters who only treat seed grown by or owned and planted by them or their employer

· Public school employees when treating agricultural plants

· Public/private researchers/employees producing agricultural commodities on employer-owned property (e.g., UW employee at a UW agricultural research station)

Examples of Applications

· NOTE: This category covers any private pesticide application except those for which additional certification in a subcategory(ies) is required.

· Production of agricultural plants (Option Category 112 for fruit crops; Option Category 104 for greenhouse or nursery crops)

· Production of agricultural animals (including horses and animals raised for meat, dairy, eggs, and/or fiber/feathers), including applications to the animal, animal confinement areas, and manure

· Agricultural buildings, stored grain

· Treating seed grown and/or planted on farm (Option commercial applicator Category 4 except for planter-box treatments)

· On-farm wood preservation

· Private irrigation ponds, private fish hatcheries (Option commercial applicator Category 5 if only apply pesticides for aquaculture)

· Control of vertebrate agricultural pests

Training Manual Table of Contents
How to Pass the Certification Exam
Section I: Pests	Insects and Their Relatives Weeds Plant Diseases Rodents Birds Pests of Stored Grain Livestock Pests
Section II: About Pesticides	Pesticides Formulations
Section III: Pesticides and the Law	Pesticide Laws and Regulations The Pesticide Label
Section IV: Health Precautions	Pesticide Risks to People Protecting Yourself Responding to a Pesticide Exposure Heat Stress Employee Training
Section V: Handling Pesticides	Transporting Pesticides Storing Pesticides Mixing and Loading Managing Pesticide Wastes
Section VI: Pesticide Emergencies	Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Spills Fires
Section VII: Applying Pesticides	Safety Concerns Application Equipment and Methods Calibration
Section VIII: Keeping Pesticides on Target	Fate of Pesticides in the Environment Overspray and Drift Nontarget Organisms Pesticide Resistance
Appendices	A. Information Sources and Contacts B. Pesticide Laws and Rules C. Pesticide Recordkeeping Form D. Sample Label E. Pesticide Products and Related Information F. How to Understand Material Safety Data Sheets G. Tips on Taking the Certification Exam H. Special Permit Flow Chart I. Principles of Pest Management J. Insect Management K. Weed Managemenet L. Disease Management M. Rodent and Pest Bird Management
Glossary Acronym Glossary

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Aerial Application Private Subcategory 111 Commercial Subcategory 9.9 3rd ed., January 2008

Agricultural / Soil Fumigation Private Subcategory 107 Commercial Subcategory 25 3rd ed., January 2008

Chemigation Private Subcategory 109 Commercial Subcategory 26 3rd ed., January 2008

Fruit Crops Private Category 112/113 Commercial Category 1.2 6th ed., January 2009

General Farming Private Category 100/101 6th ed., January 2008

Aerial Application
Private Subcategory 111
Commercial Subcategory 9.9
3rd ed., January 2008

Agricultural / Soil Fumigation
Private Subcategory 107
Commercial Subcategory 25
3rd ed., January 2008

Chemigation
Private Subcategory 109
Commercial Subcategory 26
3rd ed., January 2008

Fruit Crops
Private Category 112/113
Commercial Category 1.2
6th ed., January 2009

General Farming
Private Category 100/101
6th ed., January 2008