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PLEASE NOTE: If you are planning to take your pesticide exam in 2022 you will have to purchase the 3rd edition of the Core Manual and 2014 Massachusetts Core Supplement. You will also need to obtain the Massachusetts Pesticide Control Act (2015) and Massachusetts Pesticide Regulations (2016)
There are two ways to purchase Study Manuals for the pesticide exam:
Credit card purchases are accepted through the UMass Extension bookstore.
State Pesticide Exam Study Manuals on Extension Sales Portal
using check or money order and a printout of the order form.
2023 UMass Pesticide Exam Manuals Order form
This exam prepares you for general pesticide applications on property other than your own. It does not permit you to apply RESTRICTED USE PESTICIDES unless under the direct supervision of a commercial certified applicator or private certified applicator.
Purchase the Core Manual, MA Core Supplement, MA Pesticide Control Act, and MA Pesticide Regulations
These exams prepare you for applying restricted use pesticides on your own property. (This license is usually obtained by farmers.)
Purchase the Core Manual, MA Core Supplement, MA Pesticide Control Act, MA Pesticide Regulations, EPA Worker Protection Standard (WPS) How To Comply Manuals, and one Private Category Manual (Livestock/Dairy, Cranberry, Tree Fruit, Small Fruit, Nursery, or Greenhouse)
This exam is intended for individuals that will be selling restricted use pesticides.
Purchase the Core Manual, MA Core Supplement, MA Pesticide Control Act, MA Pesticide Regulations, and Dealer's License Packet.
These exams prepare you for RESTRICTED USE PESTICIDE applications on property other than your own. Note: You usually need to have held an applicators license for two years before you are eligible to sit for this/these exam(s).
Purchase the Core Manual, MA Core Supplement, MA Pesticide Control Act, MA Pesticide Regulations, and one a Commerical Category Manual (i.e. Termite or Turf). The descriptions of the Commercial Certification Category are found in Section 10 of the Mass Pesticide Regulations (333 CMR 10.00)
