Pennsylvania online coursesTo maintain pesticide certification, applicators must obtain update training during three-year intervals by accumulating PDA-approved recertification credits. Regardless of the category of certification, each applicator must accumulate six core credits. The number of category-specific credits required for recertification varies from category to category. Specific requirements are listed below.
Category Certification Credits
CORE Credits 6
Private Applicator Category* 6
01 Agronomic Crops 10
02 Fruit and Nuts 10
03 Vegetable Crops 10
04 Agricultural Animals 6
05 Forest Pest Control 8
06 Ornamental and Shade Trees 10
07 Lawn and Turf 10
08 Seed Treatment 4
09 Aquatic Pest Control 4
10 Right-of-way and Weeds 8
11 Household and Health Related 10
12 Wood Destroying Pests 10
13 Structural Fumigation 6
15 Public Health - Vertebrate Pests 8
16 Public Health - Invertebrate Pests 8
17 Regulatory Pest Control 10
18 Demonstration and Research 10
19 Wood Preservation 4
20 Commodity and Space Fumigation 6
21 Soil Fumigation 4
22 Interior Plantscape 6
23 Park or School Pest Control 10
24 Swimming Pools 4
25 Aerial Applicator 10
26 Sewer Root Control 4
* For private applicators with fumigation certification, two of the required six category credits must be specific to fumigation.
Bureau of Plant Industry
Division of Health and Safety
2301 North Cameron Street
Harrisburg, PA 17110-9408
717-772-5231 Fax 717-783-3275