CEU Requirements: VA-VDACS
Click on the following link to view the VDACS Office of Pesticide Services 2023-2024 legal update: http://www.vdacs.virginia.gov/ppt/VirginiaRegulatoryUpdate.pptx.
VIRGINIA COURSE COMPLETION REQUIREMENTS FOR RECERTIFICATION
Completion of six courses during the year, as outlined below:
Category 3-B (Turf Pest Control) #24-24-011
- Any three courses from the following:
- Weed Management: The Basics
- Weed Management: The Herbicides
- Aphids & Their Relatives
- Turf Insect Pests
- Insecticide Application: Equipment & Simple Calculations (required)
- Any two courses from the following:
- Understanding Pesticides: How They Work and May Affect You
- An In-Depth Look at Pesticide Labels & SDS
- Pesticide Storage, Transport & Disposal
- Pesticides and the Environment
- Integrated Pest Management and the Green Movement
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Compressed Air Sprayers: Troubleshooting & Maintenance
Category 7-A (General Pest Control, including food processing) #24-07-018
- Any three courses from the following:
- Ant Biology & Management
- Modern Bed Bug Management
- Common Spiders & Their Management
- Wildlife Management: The Mammals
- Animal Classification: Every Thing in its Order
- Rodent Biology, Behavior and Management
- Domestic Cockroaches
- Introduction to Small & Large Filth Flies
- The Insect Head
- Stored Product Pests: ID & Management with Pheromones
- Insecticide Application: Equipment & Simple Calculations (required)
- Any two courses from the following:
- Understanding Pesticides: How They Work and May Affect You
- An In-Depth Look at Pesticide Labels & SDS
- Pesticide Storage, Transport & Disposal
- Pesticides and the Environment
- Integrated Pest Management and the Green Movement
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Compressed Air Sprayers: Troubleshooting & Maintenance
Category 7-B (Wood Destroying Pest Control) #24-13-015
- Any three courses from the following:
- Wood-Boring Beetles
- Wood-Infecting Fungi & Moisture Problems
- Termite Biology & Pest Identification
- Subterranean Termites & Building Foundations
- Insecticide Application: Equipment & Simple Calculations (required)
- Any two courses from the following:
- Understanding Pesticides: How They Work and May Affect You
- An In-Depth Look at Pesticide Labels & SDS
- Pesticide Storage, Transport & Disposal
- Pesticides and the Environment
Category 7-C (Fumigation, nonagricultural) #24-15-004
- The three following courses:
- Fumigation from the Beginning
- Fumigation Instruments & Safety Equipment
- Introduction to Sulfuryl Fluoride
- Insecticide Application: Equipment & Simple Calculations (required)
- Any two courses from the following:
- Understanding Pesticides: How They Work and May Affect You
- An In-Depth Look at Pesticide Labels & SDS
- Pesticide Storage, Transport & Disposal
- Pesticides and the Environment
- Integrated Pest Management and the Green Movement
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Category 7-D (Vertebrate Pest Control) #24-14-004
- Any three courses from the following:
- Rodent Biology, Behavior & Management
- Wildlife Management - The Mammals
- Animal Classification: Every Thing in Its Order
- Gophers & Moles Really Dig It
- Insecticide Application: Equipment & Simple Calculations (required)
- Any two courses from the following:
- Understanding Pesticides: How They Work and May Affect You
- An In-Depth Look at Pesticide Lables & SDS
- Pesticide Storage, Transport & Disposal
- Pesticides and the Environment
- Integrated Pest Management and the Green Movement
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Compressed Air Sprayers: Troubleshooting & Maintenance
Category 8 (Public Health Pest Control) #24-08-019
- Any three courses from the following
- Rodent Biology, Behavior and Management
- Domestic Cockroaches
- Larval Mosquito Management
- Hard Ticks: Vectors of Human Diseases
- Adult Mosquito Management
- Bees & Wasps
- Mosquito Biology & Diseases They Vector
- Insecticide Application: Equipment & Simple Calculations (required)
- Any two courses from the following:
- Understanding Pesticides: How They Work and May Affect You
- An In-Depth Look at Pesticide Labels & SDS
- Pesticide Storage, Transport & Disposal
- Pesticides and the Environment
- Integrated Pest Management and the Green Movement
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Compressed Air Sprayers: Troubleshooting & Maintenance
Registered Technicians (Category 60, #24-60-049) should fulfill the category requirements above as appropriate for their work area.
VDACS requires you to spend a minimum of 50 minutes in each course and pass the final exam with at least 70% correct answers in order to receive continuing education credit. Continuing education credit will only be given for one course completed in a 50 minute period.
