Course will cover at least two (2) hours of training in each of the following general standards training subjects as required for licensing by the Texas Department of Agriculture as written in the Texas Administrative Code Chapter 7.132.
(A) federal and state laws regulating structural pest control and pesticide application;(B) recognition of pests and pest damage;(C) pesticide labels and label comprehension;(D) pesticide safety;(E) environmental protection;(F) application equipment and techniques;(G) pesticide formulations and actions;(H) emergency procedures, pesticide cleanup, and procedures for immediate reporting of spills and misapplication;(I) basic principles of mathematics, chemistry, toxicology, and entomology; and(J) non-chemical pest control techniques, including biological, mechanical and integrated pest management techniques.
