REGULATORY SERVICES

Pesticide Regulation Changes in Virginia

For all licensed pesticide businesses:
Several amendments to 2 VAC 20-40, the regulations affecting licensed pesticide businesses became effective October 5, 2006. The most significant change requires that pesticide businesses keep records of all pesticide applications. These records require the same data elements previously required by regulation for restricted use pesticide applications. Information was sent to all licensed pesticide businesses in October 2006.

For the complete text of the new regulations, click here.

New Training Manuals and Certification Exams Available

Five new or revised commercial pesticide applicator training manuals are now available by mail or telephone order from the Virginia Cooperative Extension Publications Distribution Center. The five new titles are Chemigation, Seed Treatment, Sewer Root Pest Control, Regulatory Pest Control and Demonstration and Research. These can be used to prepare for pesticide applicator certification exams in Category 1D - Chemigation, Category 4 - Seed treatment (excluding fumigation). Category 7E - Sewer root pest control, Category 9 - Regulatory pest control, and Category 10 - Demonstration and research pest control, respectively.

These certification exams are now based on the new manuals and are available at VDACS testing sites and Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles Customer Service Centers.