Friday, September 23, 2016

Public Health Mosquito Control License Exam Prep and Exam Session

I have been contacted by several county and city Code Enforcement Departments in reference to the Public Health Pest Control License (PHPC). Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services requires the PHPC pesticide license if you are performing any mosquito control activities on private, business or commercial property. This includes treatments to abandoned/foreclosed and vacant properties, i.e.: stagnant water, swimming pools, ponds, fountains, etc.

 

To facilitate this process, I am offering an PHPC and General Standards Core (Core) exam prep training and exam session on October 12 at the UF/IFAS Extension Hillsborough County Office. To be eligible for the license, one must pass both the Core and PHMC exams. 

 

The training and exam session will be from 8:30 am - 4:45 pm (lunch is included). Registration is at:

http://www.prohort.eventbrite.com

 

The Core covers pesticide safety: mixing, loading, storing, disposing of pesticides; personal protective equipment; exposure; spill cleanup; pesticide labels; equipment calibration. The PHPC covers history in FL; types of mosquitoes and their environments; mosquito life cycle; important mosquito borne diseases; integrated mosquito management; methods of control; other pests of public health importance.

I highly recommend studying the training manuals for the license in advance of the exam prep and exam session. Materials are available at:

 

PHPC is a free download at the link below:

http://freshfromflorida.s3.amazonaws.com/PublicHealthManual2011.pdf

 

Applying Pesticides Correctly

Available as a manual or DVD (manual and chapter presentations). Purchased from the UF/IFAS Extension Bookstore at the link below:

http://ifasbooks.ifas.ufl.edu/c-76-pesticides-exam-study-materials.aspx

 

Let me know if you have any questions or if I can be of further assistance. I will be out of the office from September 26-October 3, so email will be the best way to contact me.

 

 

Save the date: November 1, 2016

Core/Fertilizer License Renewal CEU Day

Register at: www.prohort.eventbrite.com

 

Check and register for current ProHort training programs:

www.prohort.eventbrite.com

  

Respectfully,

 

Susan Haddock

Commercial Hort/IPM/Small Farms Agent III

UF/IFAS Extension Hillsborough County 

 

(813)744-5519 ext. 54103

 

Solutions for Life

For Commercial Horticulture Professionals

 

Please note: 

All correspondence to or from this office is subject to Florida's Public Records laws.

Upcoming IPM for Hydroponics and Protected Ag Training

 

 

 

 

Integrated Pest Management (IPM)

for Hydroponics and Protected Agriculture

 

Managing Greenhouse and Protected Ag vegetable pests -
Good and bad bug identification

Hands-on microscope observation and more!

 

 

October 6, 2016 from 8:30am-4:00pm

At the Suwannee Valley Ag Extension Center

Registration cost: $120, and $80 for secondary participant
Registration includes lunch and refreshments

Registration deadline September 30th

More information and Registration here

 

 

 

Presented by

The University of Florida IFAS Extension

Small Farms Academy

 



 

 

 

 

Small Farms and Alternative Enterprises Team, PO Box 110690, Gainesville, FL 32611

 

 

 

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