Mosquito/Public Health Pest Management Course offered Oct. 25

Harrison Extension Office will host a Mosquito/Public Health Pest Management Continuing Instructional Course for commercial pesticide applicators Thursday, Oct. 25. The program will be shown at locations across Iowa through the Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Pest Management and the Environment program.

The local site for the Oct. 25 CIC is the Harrison County Extension Office, 304 East 7th Street, Logan, Iowa. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m., followed by sessions from 9 to 11:30 a.m. The registration fee is $35 before Oct. 18 and $45 after Oct. 18. To register or to obtain additional information about the CIC, contact the Harrison County Extension office at 712-644-2105.

The 2012 course will provide continuing instructional credit for commercial pesticide applicators certified in categories 7D (Community Insect Management), 8 (Public Health Pest Control) and 10 (Demonstration and Research). The course will cover topics such as equipment calibration, safe application techniques and drift, pests and pest management, and pesticide labels.

Additional information about this and other courses offered through the PME Program may be accessed at http://www.extension.iastate.edu/PME.

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Mosquito/Public Health Pest Management Course offered Oct. 25