2024 Commercial Pesticide Applicator Training Workshop
Wednesday, November 13th, 2024
K-State Research & Extension - Sedgwick County will host their 2024 Commercial Pesticide Applicator Training Workshop on Wednesday, November 13th, from 8:00 am - 5:00 pm. This year's event is being hosted in person only, inside 4-H Hall at the Sedgwick County Extension Center (7001 W. 21st Street N., Wichita, KS 67205).
Registration is available on a first come, first serve basis through Friday, November 8th, 2024, or until all seats are filled. The registration fee is $70.00 per person through Friday, November 1st, 2024. After November 1st, the registration fee will be $85.00 per person. Registration closes on Friday, November 8, 2024, or when all seats are filled.
Total Credit Hours available at this event:
3A - 6.0 to 6.5 hours*
3B - 6.0 to 6.5 hours*
Core Credit - 1 hour
7.5 - ISA CEU credits (International Society of Arboriculture)
*IMPORTANT: A total of 7 credit hours and 1 core hour are required to renew 3A or 3B licenses. These credits can be earned any time during your current license period. For a list of additional opportunities to earn credits, go to: portal.kda.ks.gov/PAF/PafTraining/TrainingEventList
Use the following link to view your licensing status information: portal.kda.ks.gov/. You may also contact the KDA with licensing questions at (785)-564-6688.
Time
Scheduled Activity
7:30-8:00am
Check-In Opens / Registration
8:00-8:55am
KDA Core Hour
Presented by: Kent Spor, Environmental Compliance & Regulatory Specialist, KDA
(1 Hour CORE Credit, 1 ISA CEU)
8:55-9:50am
Diagnosing Turf & Landscape Problems with Extension Resources
Presented by: Matthew McKernan, Horticulture Agent, Sedgwick County, K-State Research & Extension
(1 credit hour 3A & 3B, 1 ISA CEU)
9:50-10:10am
Break
10:10-11:05am
Landscape & Turf Disease Update
Presented by: Judy O’Mara, Director of the Kansas State University Plant Disease Diagnostic Lab
(1 credit hour 3A & 3B, 1 ISA CEU)
11:05-12:00pm
Impact of Cultural Practices on Brown Patch Disease in Turf
Presented by: Dr. Jack Fry, Professor & Commercial Turf Extension Specialist, KSU - Olathe
(1 credit hour 3B)
12:00-1:00pm
Lunch (included)
12:00-1:00pm
Identify the Pest Activity
(*Optional Lunch Hour Activity = Must begin before 12:30pm)
Presented by: Judy O’Mara, Director of the Kansas State University Plant Disease Diagnostic Lab
(0.5 credit hour 3A & 3B, 0.5 ISA CEU)
1:00-1:55pm
Lace Bug: An Underappreciated Insect Pest of Horticulture Crops
Presented by: Dr. Raymond Cloyd, Professor & Extension Entomology Specialist, KSU - Manhattan
K-State Research and Extension is an equal opportunity provider and employer. K-State Research and Extension is committed to providing equal opportunity for participation in all programs, services and activities. Program information may be available in languages other than English. Language access requests and reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities, including alternative means for communication (e.g., Braille, large print, audio tape, and American Sign Language), may be requested by contacting the event contact, Matthew McKernan, four weeks prior to the start of the event (Oct. 16, 2024) at 316-660-0140 or mckernan@ksu.edu. Requests received after this date will be honored when it is feasible to do so. Language access services, such as interpretation or translation of vital information will be provided free of charge to limited English proficient individuals upon request. Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service.
Sedgwick County Extension | 7001 W 21st St N | Wichita, KS 67205-1759 US
