LLO Exam Prep Training - March 2026

This program is intended for personnel who maintain parks, greenways, athletic fields, libraries, and other facilities that may need to use pesticides. This program will provide training to prepare attendees for a Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Sciences (FDACS) Limited Lawn and Ornamental (LLO) certification. Exams are no longer proctored by UF/IFAS personnel. Instructions on how to take exam will be provided to attendees.

Contact:

Mark Tancig, UF/IFAS Leon County Extension

850-606-5200 or [email protected]

Fees:

Training = $10 (does not include lunch) for each attendee payable to UF/IFAS Leon County Extension (companies can combine payment for multiple employees through Eventbrite).

8:00 – 8:30 – Welcome, Introduction (Speakers and IVM/LLO Program), Paperwork

8:30 – 9:20 – Florida Pesticide Applicator Laws and Regulations (1 CORE) - Review Florida Laws & Licensing, Statutes 482 & 487, FDACS, Penalties, Signage, Requirements, Renewal

9:20 – 10:10 – Pesticide Safety and Handling (1 CORE) - Review safety during Transportation & Handling, PPE, Storage, Disposal, Spill Control

10:10 – 10:30 – Break

10:30 – 11:20 – Introduction to IPM – Identification and Control of Insects and Diseases (1 LLO, O&T, ROW, L&O) - Review Pest I.D. & IPM, Mouthparts, Common Insects, Strategies, Control Options

11:20 – 12:10 – Integrated Vegetation Management (1 LLO, O&T, ROW, L&O) - Review W**d Control in Plant Beds, I.D. and Management, Herbicide Terminology

12:10 – 1:10 – Lunch

1:10 – 2:00 – Reading a Label and Calculating Application Rates (1 CORE) - Review Label Reading, Label is Law, Calculations, Exceptions to Label, MSDS Requirements

2:00 – 2:30 – Water Quality Protection – Pesticides and Fertilizers (1 CORE, LUF) - Review Proper Application of Pesticides for Water Protection, Environmental Fate of Pesticides, Non-Point Source Pollution

2:30 – 3:00 – Review/Questions/Break

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Host or Publisher UF/IFAS Leon County Extension