MAY 19 (WED) @ 7:45 AM – 10 AM
Please attend the Meeting using the link: https://go.rutgers.edu/hqm7uz8w
To be eligible for the Pesticide Recertification Credits: (CORE #1; PP2 #3; 1A #3 and D&R #2)
STEP 1: pre-registration by NOON MAY 19th using the form at https://go.rutgers.edu/ggrzhnhe
STEP 2: Upload two documents after you submit the above form.
- issued ID (i.e. Driver’s license)
- Your pesticide license.
STEP 3: Attend online Zoom session in its entirety…require logging in within 10 minutes of start. Attendees must participate throughout the entire session. DO NOT leave the meeting early. Please stay logged in until the moderator ends the session for all. Polls will be taken randomly during credit sessions and attendees must answer these questions to be eligible for recertification credits.
PROGRAM
7:45 am – 8:00 am: Identification and verification of registrants eligible for pesticide credits
8:00 am – 8:30 am: Mid-Season Pest Management Practices – based on the scouting results from growers’ orchards. Dean Polk, statewide Fruit IPM Agent, Rutgers NJAES.
8:30 am – 9:00 am: Respiratory Protection Requirements of the Worker Protection Standard: Medical Evaluation, Fit Testing, and Training. Patricia Hastings, Pest Management Office Program Associate, Rutgers NJAES
9:00 am – 9:30 am: Apple and Peach Summer Disease Control: Fungicide Options. Dr. Norm Lallancette, Extension Specialist, Tree Fruit Pathology, Rutgers Uni.
9:30 am – 10:00 am: Management of Powdery Mildew Resistance in Cherry. Dr. Prashant Swamy, Research Associate, Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center, Washington State University
If you have any question regarding above steps please contact Hemant Gohil gohil@njaes.rutgers.edu or Megan Muehlbauer muehlbauer@njaes.rutgers.edu
Note: Licensed applicators with a recertification period expiring October 31, 2021 have been given an exemption from the NJDEP online credit cap of 25% and are eligible for all credits until that date. Otherwise, this exemption does not apply for licenses expiring after 2021.
