WHERE WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE
PROGRAMS LED OR SPONSORED BY THE
BAY COUNTY EXTENSION OF UF IFAS.
THIS WEEK, WE TELL YOU HOW AN
UPCOMING CLASS, THAT FOCUSES ON
PESTICIDE APPLICATION-- IS
HELPING THOSE IN THAT FIELD OF
WORK, RENEW THEIR
CERTIFICATIONS.
IT'S THE SECRET TO A
WELL KEPT YARD... PEST
MANAGEMENT. KEEPING AWAY
INSECTS, DISEASES AND WEEDS AND
MAKING SURE YOUR YARD STAYS
BEAUTIFUL. AND IF YOU'RE A
PROFES SIONAL LICENSED IN
LANDSCAPE PESTICIDE MANAGEMENT,
THE CERTIFICA TION MUST BE
RENEWED EVERY YEAR.
<Julie McConnell, UF IFAS Bay
Co. Horticultural Agent
"If you're going to hire someone
to do landscape maintenance for
you and they are going to be
putting out any type of
pesticides which includes
herbicides, fungicides,
insecticides, or miticides, they
have to have a license with the
state of Florida. Depending on
the site, there are some
different types of applicator
licenses which we could help
people sort out, but they do
have to be certified and they
have to have liability insurance
also." BUT NO WORRIES, THE FOLKS
AT UF IFAS ARE HERE TO HELP. ON
OCTOBER 3RD FROM 8 AM TO NOON,
OFFICIALS WITH THE EXTENSION
OFFICE WILL BE HOLDING A LICENSE
RENEWAL CLASS FOR THOSE WHO MEET
RENEWAL REQUIREMENTS. IT'S
QUICK AND EASY, ONE DAY ONLY.
Julie McConnell, UF IFAS Bay Co.
Horticultural Agent
"The one that most people have
and use in this area is a one
day training in
order to take the test, and then
afterwards, it's just 4 hours of
training to renew." EXTENSION
OFFICERS WILL PROVIDE THE
TRAINING, EXAM AND CONTINUING
EDUCATION. THERE IS
HOWEVER A SMALL FEE. IF YOU
REGISTER BEFORE THE 2ND, IT'S
$20 AND THE DAY OF IS $25. THE
LICENSE
RENEWAL WILL TAKE PLACE AT THEIR
OFFICE OFF EAST 14TH STREET.>
