Pesticide applicator conference hosted in Anchorage
February 18, 2014
907-474-5406
2/18/2014
Pesticide applicators may work toward renewing their certification during a March 5 conference in Anchorage.
The ÐÓ°Épro Certified Pesticide Applicator Conference will take place from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in Room 107 of the University of ÐÓ°Épro Anchorage Gorsuch Commons. The state requires certification for anyone who acts as a pesticide consultant or engages in the commercial or contract use of a pesticide.
Presentations will highlight bedbugs, carpenter ants, sprayer calibration, label reading, urban forest pests, personal protective equipment and more.
The ÐÓ°Épro Cooperative Extension Service will host the annual conference in cooperation with the Department of Environmental Conservation. Participants receive 6 1/2 continuing education units toward their recertification.
A $50 fee includes lunch. Conference and registration information is linked at . For more information, contact Extension research technician Janice Chumley at 907-262-5824 or jichumley@alaska.edu.
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