Training Materials & Exams

Training Manuals for Wyoming Commercial Pesticide Applicators

Electronic Versions are available as downloadable PDFs using the links below.

Please contact cespubs@uwyo.edu if you are having difficulties accessing the downloadable copies of the training manuals listed below. Printed manuals are available for free.  However, we do charge $10 per manual to cover shipping.  To order print copies:

  • Print and complete the Order Form (pdf).
  • Make your check or money order payable to University of Wyoming Extension-PSEP.
  • Return your completed form and payment to:
    Attn: Pesticide Applicator Training Coordinator
    Ag Communications and Technology
    University of Wyoming
    Dept. 3354
    1000 E. University Ave.
    Laramie, WY 82071
  • Or call (307) 766-5157

For questions, please contact Jeff Edwards, the Pesticide Safety Education Program Coordinator at (307) 837-2956.


License Categories, Exam, Training Manuals

The following table outlines the State of Wyoming License Categories, Pesticide Applicator Exams, and corresponding study manuals for Commercial Pesticide Applicators. Training Manuals are available for download through this website or print versions can be ordered from UW Ag Communications and Technology using this Order Form.

EXAM LICENSE CATEGORY STUDY MANUAL
CORE – including the Wyoming State Statutes

The material in this manual is required for all Private and Commercial Exam takers.

  • Commercial Applicators must pass the CORE exam prior to taking any other category exams.
  • Private Applicators only need to obtain Category 1001 (the CORE) if they intend to purchase or apply Restricted Use Pesticides (RUP) (including Herbicides, Insecticides, Fungicides, Rodent Baits).
    • Private Applicators can receive their 1001 license through one of the following methods:
      • Attending an in-person UW Extension program,
      • Reading the CORE manual and testing at a County Extension Office
    • A 1001 license also allows private applicators to apply Fumigants for Rodents and Grain Bins until the date the license expires after December 31, 2024.
    • Private Applicators must also obtain specific category endorsements for:
      • Category 1002 Specific Use
      • Category 1003 M-44 (see study information for category 909 J)
      • Category 1005 Chemigation (see study manual information for category 901 F).
      • Effective January 1, 2025.  Category 1007 Non-soil Fumigation (for Prairie Dog and Grain Bin Pest Management).
Commercial CORE

Private 1001 CORE

Wyoming Pesticide Applicator Certification CORE manual cover

Download PDF: Wyoming Pesticide Applicator Certification CORE manual

Wyoming Agricultural Pest Control: All 901 Categories

Private applicators who chemigate must have the 1005 Chemigation category – Study all introductory material in this manual (sections 1-5) plus all of section 901 F and successfully (70% or better) complete the 901 F Chemigation exam at your local Extension office to receive this endorsement from the WDA.

All 901 Categories:

  • 901 A Weed Control
  • 901 B Insect Control
  • 901 C Disease Control
  • 901 D Animal Pest Control
  • 901 E Rodent Control
  • 901 F Chemigation = 1005 Chemigation for Private Applicators

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Download PDF: MP-127-901

Forest Pest Control 902
 

Wyoming Ornamental and Turf Pests

All 903 Categories

  • 903 A Weed Control
  • 903 B Insect Control
  • 903 C Disease Control
  • 903 E Rodent Control
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Download PDF: MP 127.903
Seed Treatment – This manual is only available by ordering from campus. The PDF version is not available. 904

Category 904

Aquatic Pest Control 905 Blue cover with white algae icon on it.

Download PDF: Category 905

Right-Of-Way Pest Control (released April 2016) 906 Wyoming Right-of-Way Vegetation Management

Download PDF: Category 906

Industrial, Institutional, Structural and Health-Related Pest Control, (X) 907 X
Industrial, Institutional, Structural and Health-Related Pest Control, (G) Fumigation 907 G
Industrial, Institutional, Structural and Health-Related Pest Control, (H) Bird Control 907 H

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Category 907 H

Public Health Pest Control (government employees only) 908
Regulatory Pest Control, (X) General (government employees only) 909 X All Category Manuals must be studied
Regulatory Pest Control, (E) Rodent Control, (H) Bird Control, (I) Vertebrate Pest Control (government employees only)

909 E, H and I Categories

  • 909 E Rodent Control
  • 909 H Bird Control
  • 909 I Vertebrate Pest Control

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Category 909 E, H and I

Regulatory Pest Control, (J) M-44 (government employees only)

Private applicators who use M-44 – Must contact the Wyoming Department of Agriculture to complete training and testing. 

909 J Wyoming Department of Agriculture provides training
Demonstration and Research Pest Control 910

Category 910

Specific Use Pest Control, (L) Wood Preservation and Wood Products Treatment 911 L

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Category 911L

Specific Use Pest Control, (M) Non-Government M-44 911 M Wyoming Department of Agriculture provides training
Specific Use Pest Control, (O) Mosquito Control 911 O
Specific Use Pest Control, (P) Sewer Line Root Control 911 P
Aerial Application – This manual is only available by ordering from online. The PDF version is not available. Use the Category 912 link under the manual. 912 Cover for Aerial Applicators training manual. Yellow plane flying low over corn field.

Category 912

What are my options if I fail one or more exams?

  1. Testers are given 2 attempts total per category (ie. core, 901a, 901b, etc.).  If the tester does not pass their required categories in the allotted attempts, the tester is required to submit an affidavit of training, signed by their supervisor (or provide a certificate of completion with the affidavit of training) prior to being reset by PSEP or WDA.
  2. If the tester does not pass on the third (3rd) attempt, the tester will be required to wait 45 days to retest or must attend a training approved by WDA and submit a certificate to WDA prior to retesting.  A list of approved trainings is located at http://agriculture.wy.gov/online-training/pesticide-applicator
  3. Wyoming does have a “direct supervision” regulation that allows a non-certified applicator to work under the direct supervision of a certified applicator. The supervised employee must be within 50 miles or 1 hour of Supervisor, direct phone or radio contact, AND all instructions for the employee must be in a written document.
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