Ohio changes licensing categories for pesticide applicators

Ohio Dept. of Agriculture has reduced the number of licensing categories for private pesticide applicators from 13 to seven. Several smaller-use categories have been combined for applicators. The new categories for as private license include: Category 1 Grain and Cereal Crops; Category 2 Forage Crops and Livestock; Category 3 Fruit and Vegetable Crops; Category 4 Nursery and Forestry Crops; Category 5 Greenhouse Crops; Category 6 Fumigation and Category 7 Specialty Uses.
Some applicators will have fewer categories on their license, but will still be able to purchase and use the same pesticides.