Department of Pesticide Regulation Continuing Education Seminar

Past Workshop Presentations

2023 Summer Integrated Pest Management Workshop 8/3/23

• Bee Safe Pollinator Protection
• PPE Spray Safe 2023
• Mariposa Mosquito Presentation

2022 Integrated Pest Management Workshop 12/8/22

• CalAgPermits Reporting
• CE Requirements
• Drift Mitigation DPR
• Fire and Grazing for Weed Control
• Pesticide Handler Training DPR
• Post Fire Management
• Rights of Way Application Cal Trans
• Weed Project Updates

2021 Winter Hot Topics in Integrated Pest Management

• Breakdown Of A Pesticide Lable
• Brush Spraying Maintenance of Fire Breaks
• DPRs Top 10 Violations
• Non-chemical Options for Weed Control
• Oak Tree Management & Common Diseases
• Use of Fire for Weed Management

2021 Hot Topics in Integrated Pest Management

• CE Requirements
• Annual Registration and Mandatory Reporting
• Worker Health & Safety, PPE, Closed Systems
• Protection of Endangered Species and their Habitats
• Laws and Regulations Update
• Principles of Integrated Weed Management
• Poisonous Plants on Rangelands

2019 Winter Integrated Pest Management 12/5/19

• Continuing Education and Renewal Requirements
• Drift (Treat Smart)
• Pest Control Business Headquarters Inspection
• Pest Control in Foothill Orchards
• Endangered Species and Pesticides Mariposa
• Annual Registration and Mandatory Reporting
• Using Fire for Weed Control and Vegetation Management

2019 Hot Topics in Integrated Pest Management 7/25/19

• Continuing Education and Renewal Requirements
• Second Generation Anticoagulant Rodenticide Regulations
• Drift--Off-Site Movement
• Bee Safe
• Invasive Aquatic Pests - Nutria
• Invasive Aquatic Weeds
• Controlling Major Rangeland Weeds

2018 Hot Topics in Pest Management 10/25/18

• Continuing Education and Renewal Requirements
• How will Integrated Vector Management Affect Your Mosquito Control Options
• California Agricultural Commissioner Pesticide Use Enforcement
• Controlling Major Rangeland Weeds in the Face of Climate Change

2018 Hot Topics in Integrated Weed Management 7/19/18

• Continueing Education Requirements
• DPR's California Pesticide Residue Monitoring Program
• DPR's Worker Health and Safety Updates
• Why Weeds Adapt to Control Practices
• Use of Fire for Management of Invasive Plant Species

2017 Hot Topics in Integrated Weed Management 9/20/2017

• Hot Topics CE and Renewal Requirements
• Protecting Ground and Surface Water from Pesticide Contamination
• 2017 Updates on DPR Laws & Pesticide Regulations
• Identification and Biology of Aquatic Weeds Including those Growing Near Water
• Targeted Grazing for Weed Control

Hot Topics in Forest Pest Management 11/17/16

• Continuing Education -QALQACPAC Forms
• Department of Pesticide Regulation 2016 Licensing Renewal Requirements
• Worker Protection Standars Changes in Worker Safety Regulations & Laws & Regulation on Licensing Requirements and Updates on Categories
• Respirator Safety - Gloves and Glove Selection
• Identification and Management of Forest Insects Associated with Recent Tree Mortality in the Sierra Nevada
• Emerging Forest Pests Issues in California
• Identification and Biology of Blackflies, & Spiders
• The Status of Sudden Oak Death Control in California
• Fire Ecology and Invasive Weed Species

2016 Hot Topics in Integrated Weed Management 7/21/16

• Continuing Education and Renewal Requirements
• DPR Renewal Dates
• Food Safety & Monitoring - Pesticide Residue Monitoring
• Changes in the Closed System & PPE Requirements
• Use of Owls as a Supplement to Rodent Control
• Bat Biology, Identification and Management
• Less Conventioanl Approaches to IPM
• Scotch Broom Gall Mite: A New Partner for Broom Management in California
• Medusahead - The Latest on Research and Control Efforts

Hot Topics & Updates on Integrated Pest Management 11/18/15

• Continuing Education and Renewal Requirements
• Pollinator Protection in California
• Trespass Cannabis Grow-Wildlife, Environmental, and Regulatory Issues
• Investigation of Wildlife Losses from Pesticides
• Field Rodenticides-Safety and Responsible Use Guidelines--PRESCRIBE and Endangered Species Considerations
• Aedes Aegypti-A New Invasive Mosquito in California of Public Health Importantce -- Hontavirus
• Plague-A Review and Update
• How does California Respond to Invasive Insect Pests

  

Hot Topics in Integrated Pest Management 7/22/15

• CE and Renewal Requirements
• Restricted Materials Permits and Opertator Identification Numbers
• Stinging Insects and Arthropods in Homes & Landscapes
• Laws and Regulations Surrounding Rodenticides, Vertebrate Pest Detection and Control
• Medusahead Identification and Control
• Emerging Weed Problems in California
• Wildlife Control without Pesticides

Hot Topics on Vertebrate Pest Management 11/19/14

• Burrowing Rodent Management
• Pesticide Label Pollinator Protection Statements
• Definitions and Difference between Drift and Volatilization and Methods to Mitigate Drift

Hot Topics in Integrated Weed Management 7/16/14

• Global Harmonization of Safety Data Sheets
• Second Generation Anticoagulant Rodenticide Regulatory Changes
• Closed System - New Regulations
• Definition and Classification of Spray Adjuvants
• Factors Affecting Herbicide Efficacy - Right-of-Way Vegetation Management
• Idenfitication of Grasses-Plants-Weeds Common in Rangeland
• Control Grasses-Plants-Weeds Common in Rangelands
• Medusahead Guidelines

Hot Topics in Pest Management 12-11-13

• Identification, Biology, & Control of Medically Important Spiders & Scorpions
• Pesticide Safety Training: Requirements and Ways to Make it More Effective
• Endangered Species and Pesticides
• Landscape Pest Identification
• Emerging Insects and Diseases of California Forests

2013 Vegetation Management Seminar 7-10-13

• Choosing Your Personal Protective Equipment
• Snake Identification, Biology, & Control
• CEQA Compliance
• Protecting Non-Target Wildlife from Pesticide Posoning
• Identification of Toxic Plants in the San Joaquin Valley and Surrounging Area

Invertebrate Pests Identification and Management Seminar 12/14/12

• Pesticide Label Interpretation
• UC Research Update on Troublesome Ants
• UC Research Update on Wood-boring Beetles
• Importance of Written Pest Control Advisor Recommendations for Pesticide Use
• Bed Bugs Resurgence of an Old Pest Biology & Ecology
• Ectoparasites of Livestock and Pets
• Common Pesticide Use Enforcement Violations of Mariposa

Challenges for Rangeland Management & Livestock Disease 7-12-12 Workshop

• Dealing Effectively with Rangeland Weeds Dennis Dudley
• Drift Prevention Leonard Herrera
• Update on Surface & Groundwater Regulations Parry Klassen
• Animal Health Dr. Daniel Rolfe,DVM, MPVM
• Medusahead Control 7-12-12 Scott Oneto

Climate Change and the Challenge to Inasive Pest Management Workshop

• C.Albrecht Invasive Species and Climate Change
• K.Silva Agrian Electronice Ag Data Management
• L.Herrera DPR Personal Protective Equipment & Training Regulations
• M.Conover Laws & Regulations for complying with pesticide use reporting
• M.Niemela Climate Change and Vector-Borne Diseases-Niemela
• P.VanDeWater Climate Change Impacts on CA Agriculture
• A.Morris CDFA Regulations & Invasive Species

Invasive Weed Workshop 7/20/11 PPT

• Yellow Starthistle Wendy West
• So.Amer.spongeplant Maly-Akers
• HydrillaThreat&StatusInCA-Florence Maly
• Closed System, Laws & Regs. Leonard Herrera
• 2011 Hanson_ Glyphosate Resistant Weeds
• Endangered Species and Pesticides

Forest Pest Management PPT

• Brian Mattos Presentations
• Firewood exchange B.Mattos
• Firewood PDF
• Gold Spotted Oak Borer
• Restricted Materials
• Bark Beetles
• Misletoes & Decays
• Sudden Oak Death Regulations