Category 3, 5, and 6 Training and Testing
To prepare workers to take the certification exam, we provide six hours of instruction, and at the completion of the training, the Department of Agriculture administers the exam. With the instruction fresh in their minds, 90 percent of the workers pass the exam the first time.
Category 3: Ornamental and Lawn Care
Category 3 licensing and certification is required for persons handling, using or supervising the use of pesticides or fertilizers for insect, weed, and/or disease control in residential and commercial landscapes and lawns.
Category 5: Aquatic Pest Control
Category 5 licensing and certification is required for persons applying or supervising the application of any pesticide purposefully applied to standing or running water, excluding applicators engaged in public health-related activities.
Category 6: Right-of-Way Pest Control
Category 6 licensing and certification is required for persons handling, using or supervising the use of pesticides in the maintenance of public roads, electric power lines, pipelines, railway right-of-ways, or similar areas. This is the certification most often required of state and local government highway workers. To prepare participants to take the certification exam, we provide six hours of instruction. Immediately following the completion of the training, the Department of Agriculture administers the exam.
Individuals who wish to take the pesticide applicator exam in categories 3, 5, or 6
- Test preparation for Categories 3, 5, and 6
- Category 3: Ornamental and Lawn Care
- Category 5: Aquatic Pest Control
- Category 6: Right-of-Way Pest Control
- Test proctored by Department of Agriculture
This fee includes the training course and the administration of the exam.
You (or your agency) will be responsible for license fees if you pass the examination. These will be paid directly to the Kentucky Department of Agriculture.
This course runs from 8:30am to 2:00pm and then you will begin your proctored test.
