Commercial Study Guides
Study Materials are included in the application fee for Commercial Applicators. Simply check the boxes on the application for the categories in which you plan to test. Materials will be sent via UPS. Additional materials are available for purchase from OSU Extension office, or the OSU eStore. Study material order forms are available here.
Core Information
- Study Guide: Applying Pesticides Correctly (OSU)
- (optional) Student Workbook (OSU)
Category 1 - Aerial Pest Control
- Study Guide: Aerial Applicator's Manual
Group 2 - Agricultural Pests
Category 2a – Agronomic Pests
- Study Guide: Commercial Agronomic Pest Control (OSU)
Category 2b – Horticulture Pests
- Study Guide: Horticulture Pest Control
Category 2c – Agricultural Weed
- Study Guide: Weed Control Guide for Ohio, Indiana and Illinois (OSU)
Category 2d – Seed Treatment
- Study Guide: Seed Treatment
Category 2e – Tobacco Suckering
- Study Guide: Tobacco Sucker Control
Category 2f – Soil Fumigation
- Study Guide: Soil Fumigation
Group 3 - Aquatic Pests
Category 3a – General Aquatic Pests
- Study Guide: Aquatic Pest Control
Category 3b – Boat Antifoulant
Category 3c – Sewer Root
- Study Guide: Sewer Root Control
Group 4 - Forest Pests
Category 4a – Forest Pests
- Hardcopy: Study Guide for Commercial Forest Pest Control (OSU)
- PDF: Study Guide for Commercial Forest Pest Control (OSU)
Category 4b – Wood Preservation
- Study Guide: Wood Preservation
- (optional) Student Workbook
Category 5 – Industrial Vegetation Control
- Study Guide: Commercial Industrial Vegetation (OSU)
- (optional) Ohio's Noxious Weed Supplemental Guide
Group 6 - Ornamental & Shade Tree Pests
Category 6a – Ornamental Pests
- Study Guide: Commercial Ornamental Applicators (OSU)
Category 6b – Interior Plantscape
- Study Guide: Interior Plantscape
Category 6c – Ornamental Weed
- Study Guide: Commercial Ornamental Weed Applicators (OSU)
Category 6d – Greenhouse Pests
- Study Guide: Greenhouse Pest Control
- (optional) Student Workbook
Category 7 – Vertebrate Animal Pests
- Study Guide: Vertebrate Pest Management
Category 8 – Turf Pests
- Study Guide: Commercial Turfgrass Applicators (OSU)
Category 9 – Pests of Livestock/Animals
- Study Guide: Animal Pest Control
- (optional) Student Workbook
Group 10 - Domestic, Institutional, Structural Pests
Category 10a – General Pests
- Study Guide: General Pest Control
- Color Supplement
Category 10b – Termite
- Study Guide: Termite Control
Category 10c – Fumigation (non-soil)
- Study Guide: Fumigation
Category 10d – Mosquito, House Fly, & Vector Control
- Study Guide: Mosquito, House Fly, and Vector Control
Category 11 – Specialized Pest Control
- No study guide available (USDA employees only)
Category 12 – WDI Diagnostic Inspection
- Study Guide: Wood-Destroying Insect Diagnostic Inspection
Trained Serviceperson Manual
- Guide for Trained Servicepersons
- Spanish Version: Guide for Trained Servicepersons