Spring 2026 LCLM / LLO / O&T Pesticide Prep. Training

The Limited Commercial Landscape Maintenance (LCLM ) license is for professionals who treat ornamental plants and beds around buildings.

• No turf applications allowed.
• Restricted to 3-gallon pressurized and no power equipment.
• No more than a 5-gallon backpack.
• "Caution" labeled products only.
• Proof of insurance is required upon passing the exam.

The Limited Lawn and Ornamental (LLO) license is for applicators who work for government agencies or private companies doing work in lawns/turf and ornamentals around structures.

• Applicators with this license (LLO) are able to apply pesticides in ornamental bedding plants and Turf, in buildings and landscapes owned by their employers.
• Parks, cemeteries, sod farms, golf courses, and athletic fields are NOT permitted under this license.

The Ornamental & Turf License (O&T) License is for applicators that work in the production of ornamental trees, shrubs, flowers, or sod.

• Maintenance of ornamental trees, shrubs, and plants, or sod and turfgrass growing in or on cemeteries, golf courses, parks, or athletic fields.
• Does NOT include lawns or ornamental species around structures.
• On these sites, the use of RUP fumigants requires a “Soil and Greenhouse Fumigation” license.

CEUs (6 in total) Due to Changes

• Core 482: 2
• Core 487: 2
• LLO: 4
• LCLM: 4
• Ornamental & turf: 4
• Private Applicator: 4
• PCO Lawn & Ornamental: 4

Instructor:

• Luis O. Rodriguez, UF/IFAS Extension Small Farms and Pesticide Education Agent, Polk County

Know what’s Happening Next — before everyone else does.

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Host or Publisher UF/IFAS Extension Polk County