How To: Know what training you need for applying pest control or pesticides

Some of the most common questions directed to the Structural Pest Control and Pesticides Division have to do with training – who is required to have training and what kind. The answers depend on what type of work a person wants to do. This breaks down to either pest control of buildings (which falls under … Read more

Special training & testing sessions scheduled for new grain fumigant requirement

As of July, farmers (or any others) who apply fumigants to stored grain in North Carolina need a new subcategory on their pesticide license. If you treat stored grain, the Structural Pest Control & Pesticides Division is offering specialized sessions across the state to assist those who need to obtain this new subcategory Z(CF) on … Read more

Dicamba training options expand in 2023

Farmers and pesticide applicators planning to use auxin products in 2023 have more options for training this year, compared to years past. (This applies specifically to applicators using over-the-top dicamba products such as XtendiMax, Engenia and Tavium on dicamba-tolerant crops.)  The auxin training options include live Zoom meetings or prerecorded videos offered through N.C. State … Read more