Public Health Pest Management

This Commercial Pesticide Applicator's Safety Guide is an approved training material for the Georgia Commercial Pesticide Applicator's Examination (Category 31). This manual will provide you with important information on public health pests, including: effects of public health pests on man; recognition of pests and vectors; pest/vector lifestyles and habitats; methods you can use to control pests and vectors without pesticides; using pesticides in combination with other methods; and the effect of pest control on the environment. For more information, visit gapestexam.com. Questions? Call the Georgia Department of Agriculture at 1-800-282-5852 or (404) 656-3645.

Developed by UGA Cooperative Extension in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture. Revised October 2019. Coil-bound; 157 pages. Photos in color.