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Featured Links
- Community Guide to Recognizing and Reporting Pesticide Problems
- Complaints
- Compliance assistance for employers
- Decisions pending and opportunities for public participation
- Environmental Justice
- How to get a license or product registration
- Information for physicians
- School IPM
- Structural Pest Control Board
Reference Links
Publications and Outreach Information
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Publications
- California Restricted Materials Requirements, PDF (17 kb)
- Ground Water Protection Materials, PDF (13 kb)
- Minimal Exposure Pesticides, PDF (14 kb)
- Mosquito Control by Public and Private Entities in California - Questions and Answers, PDF (33 kb)
- Research Authorization Instructions
Study Guides
- Laws and Regulations Study Guide, PDF (3.9 mb)
- Excerpts from USDA Treatment Manual, PDF (5 mb)
- Microbial Pest Control Study Guide, PDF (3.3 mb)
- Pest Control Aircraft Pilot Certification Study Guide, PDF (4.8 mb)
- Sewer Line Root Control, PDF (1.5 mb)
- UC IPM Online: Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program
- Other study materials
Outreach Information
- Renewal Information for Businesses, PDF (72 kb) and Individuals, PDF (47 kb)
- Questions and Answers for Business, PDF (122 kb) and Individuals, PDF (128 kb)
- Guidelines for qualifying courses for Pest Control Advisers
- Adviser and applicator continuing education requirement summary, PDF (20 kb)
If you have questions about California’s licensing, certification, and training requirements to perform pest control work (new applications, renewals, change of address, qualifications, examinations, study materials, and continuing education), please contact the Licensing Program at licensemail@cdpr.ca.gov or by phone at (916) 445-4038