Forest, Aquatic, and Right of way Continuing Instruction Course is Oct. 19

Washington — Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Washington County office will host a Forest, Aquatic, and Right of way Continuing Instruction Course (CIC) for commercial pesticide applicators on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022. The program provided by the ISU Extension and Outreach Pesticide Safety Education Program (PSEP) can be seen at office locations across Iowa.

The local attendance site is the Washington Extension Office at 2223 250th St. Washington Iowa. Preregistration is required and walk-ins on the day of the program will only be admitted if room allows. The course runs from 9 to 11:30 a.m. The registration fee is $35 on or before Oct. 12 and $45 after Oct. 12. To register or to obtain additional information about the CIC, contact Brandi Dawson at the ISU Extension and Outreach 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), and 6 (Right of way Pest Control). Topics to be covered are: pesticide use and the environment, pesticide labels and comprehension, including restricted entry interval and preharvest interval, when applicable, and category-specific pests, pest management and pesticides.

There will be NO reshows in Washington Co. this year. They are offering online reshows at the state level.

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

Online registration for this course can be found at https://go.iastate.edu/ZINGDK.