Pesticide Safety Education Program

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Manuals and Workbooks

Welcome to the Nevada Pesticide Applicator Certification and Training website. This site was developed to help pesticide applicators obtain and retain their certification.

The requirements for certification and the recertification process are outlined under regulatory information. A link to the Nevada Department of Agriculture pesticide training and testing is included, with an explanation of the continuing education requirement (CEU's).

You'll find the entire National Pesticide Applicator Certification core manual educational materials, including review questions, and the accompanying PowerPoint presentations to aid your certification quest. Additional education materials specific to Nevada are also included.

A list of publications specific to Nevada pesticide safety and a list of additional web resources are included.

A link for pesticide label search, via the Crop Data Management System website, is also here for your convenience.

The 2018 update of the Nevada Pesticide Applicator's Certification Workbook is available online on both this website and the Online Pesticide Safety Course (practice exam) site. Additionally, you can purchase a hard copy as a set at most University of Nevada, Reno Extension county offices. As in the past, we will sell the Nevada Pesticide Applicator's Certification Workbook AND the National Pesticide Applicator Certification Core Manual as a set for $15. All the materials are available on this site for free download.

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Funding for the Nevada Pesticide Applicator Certification and Training Program provided by the Nevada Department of Agriculture and the US EPA through the eXtension Foundation and the National Pesticide Safety Education Center

News Articles, Fact Sheets, Reports...
Climate Change Impacts in Nevada Summarized in this fact sheet are specific details about how climate change has already and will continue to impact the state of Nevada and strategies that can be used to prepare for these changes. McAfee, S., Restaino, C., Ormerod, K., Dettinger, M., McEvoy, D., Kalansky, J., Cayan, D., Lachniet, M., Moser, S., VanderMolen, K., Wall, T. 2021, Extension \| University of Nevada, Reno FS-21-06
Drought and Fire in Nevada: Is fire risk higher during drought? This short factsheet describes the relationship between fire and drought in Nevada. It contradicts the common misperception that drought always leads to more fire and provides detailed information about how drought relates to fire in different kinds of ecosystems. Davis, A., McAfee, S., Restaino, C., Ormerod, K.J. 2022, Extension, University of Nevada, Reno Factsheet
Nevada's Weather and Climate Weather and climate are related, but they are not the same. The difference between weather and climate is time. Practically speaking, weather determines which clothes you decide to put on today, but climate determines the type of clothes that are in your closet. Ormerod, Kerri Jean; McAfee, Stephanie 2017, Extension \| Fact Sheet 17-04
Reclaimed Water: Uses and Definitions Reclaimed water is commonly defined as treated municipal wastewater that is able to be used again, a practice known as water reuse. Municipal water reuse in the United States occurs mostly in California, Florida, Arizona and Texas; but it is growing in other states, including Nevada. Ormerod, K.J., Redman, S., and Singletary, L. 2020, Extension I University of Nevada, Reno FS-20-34
Tips for Keeping Your Landscape Plants Alive During a Drought A brief list of tips on how to protect your landscape during drought. Kratsch, H. 2021, Extension, University of Nevada, Reno, Blog
What is defensible space and how do I create some around my home? University experts help homeowners to make homes more fire safe Smith, E. and Andrews, A. 2019, Nevada Today
Wildfire Home Retrofit Guide This Guide includes specific recommendations for how to retrofit existing components of a home to withstand wildfire. Restaino, C., Kocher, S., Shaw, N., Hawks, S., Murphy, C., Quarles, S. 2020, Extension, University of Nevada, Reno, SP-20-11