DATE:     11/1/02
CONTACT:  Henry Nunnery, (803) 684-9919; hnnnry@clemson.edu
WRITER:   Diane Palmer, (864) 656-4741; spalmer@clemson.edu

Recertification training set
for pesticide applicators

     CLEMSON -- Clemson Extension is offering training in five counties
in December for private, non-commercial and commercial pesticide
 applicators.
     The classes will be Dec. 2 in the Fairfield County Extension
office in Winnsboro, Dec. 3 in the Chester County Extension Market
Building in Chester, and Dec. 4 in the York County Extension office in
York. Classes begin at 9 a.m. and conclude around 3 p.m. each day.
     Topics for each class will include: drift, personal protective
equipment, security, storage, disposal and fire ant control.
     Cost is $35, including lunch. Five recertification credits will be
awarded to each participant upon completion of the class.
     Sessions will also be held Dec. 2 in the Lancaster County
Extension office and Dec. 3 in the Union County Extension office. Hours
for each will be 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
     Speakers will cover the same subjects as in the daytime meetings,
except for fire ant control.
     Cost is $20. Three recertification credits will be awarded upon
completion of the class.
     Instructors will be Bob Bellinger and Tim Davis, Clemson Extension
entomologists.
     For more information, contact the Extension offices at York County
(803) 684-9919; Chester County (803) 385-6181; Lancaster (803)
283-3302; Union (864) 427-6259; and Faifield (803) 635-4722.
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