Aquatic, Forest, and Right of Way continuing instructional course to be held

Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Washington County office will host an Aquatic, Forest, and Right of Way Continuing Instructional Course (CIC) for commercial pesticide applicators on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2015. The program can be seen at office locations across Iowa through the ISU Extension and Outreach Pesticide Safety Education Program (PSEP) team.

Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. followed by sessions from 9 to 11:30 a.m. There is a registration cost. To register or to obtain additional information about the CIC, contact the Washington County office at 319-653-4811.

The course will provide continuing instruction credits for commercial and public pesticide applicators certified in categories 2 (Forest Pest Control), 5 (Aquatic Pest Control), 6 (Right-of-Way Pest Control), and 10 (Research and Demonstration). Topics to be covered are equipment calibration, safe application techniques, phytotoxicity, pesticide drift reduction, principles of limited area application, control of aquatic, right-of-way, and forest weeds, use of rotenone, and a forest health update.

Additional information and registration forms for this and other courses offered through the PSEP Program can be accessed at www.extension.iastate.edu/PSEP.