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Integrating research and outreach education from UMass Amherst
PLEASE NOTE: If you are planning to take your pesticide exam in 2021 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 UMass Extension Bookstore
using check or money order and a printout of the order form.
Study 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 applicator.
Pesticide Applicator License
These exams prepare you for applying restricted use pesticides on your own property. (This license is usually obtained by farmers.)
This exam is intended for individuals that will be selling pesticides.
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 exam.
