Resources for New Jersey Licensed Private Pesticide Applicators & Growers

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  1. Rutgers University New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES) Cooperative
    Extension website: https://njaes.rutgers.edu/. NJAES Fact Sheets and publications are available online and updated routinely at https://njaes.rutgers.edu/pubs/. The 2024/2025 Mid-Atlantic Commercial Vegetable Recommendations E001. Pesticide Sections of the Mid-Atlantic Veg Recs were wholly revised in 2020, updated for 2022, and new sections added in 2024. The 2023 Rutgers New Jersey Commercial Tree Fruit Production Guide E002 Pesticide Safety Section was updated with the 2020 NJ regulation revisions.
  2. Rutgers University NJAES Plant & Pest Advisory: https://plant-pest-advisory.rutgers.edu/. Timely seasonal updates focusing on insects, diseases, and weeds of importance to NJ Commercial Growers & Nursery/ Landscape/Ornamental/Turf. FREE. Subscribe by email or RSS.
  3. Rutgers NJAES Pest Management Office: (848) 932-9802. ENROLL IN BLOG.
    a. Pesticide Safety Education Program: https://pestmanagement.rutgers.edu/PAT/. GOOGLE “RUTGERS PSEP”
  • Pesticide Applicator Certification & Licensing Requirements
  • Training Manuals online ordering now available with delivery to your home or business
  • Pesticide Applicator Certification Exam Access
  • Pesticide Applicator Recertification Training
  • Pesticide Record Keeping (templates in Word, Excel, or pdf)
  • Pesticide Spill Report Cards
    b. Worker Protection website: https://pestmanagement.rutgers.edu/worker-protection/. Created for growers and their employees on the 2015 revised Worker Protection Standard. FREE. Pesticide
    Applicator Certification & Licensing Requirements
  • Rutgers “Quick Connect” for WPS videos for both handlers & workers in both English &
    Spanish.
  • Downloadable WPS Pesticide Safety Training rosters in Word & pdf.
  1. New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection:
    a. N.J.A.C. 7:30 State pesticide regulations were revised April 6, 2020. Govern the manufacture,
    distribution, and use of pesticides in New Jersey; see
    https://www.nj.gov/dep/enforcement/pcp/pcp-regs.htm Subchapter 8 Private Pesticide
    Applicator Certification & Licensing; Subchapter 9 Exposure Management; and
    Subchapter 12 Worker Protection (including revisions for parity with federal WPS).
    b. Licensing & Registration: https://www.state.nj.us/dep/enforcement/pcp/bpo.htm. Private
    Applicator links for paying zero invoice online. Check your credit history online. List of
    registered beekeepers.
    c. NJDEP DataMiner web portal provides online license fee payment and reports for
    applicators, operators, dealers, and businesses (e.g., recertification courses, license,
    or certification status); also lists of registered pesticides See all “Pesticide Control Program” reports at https://njems.nj.gov/DataMiner/Search/SearchByCategory?isExternal=y&getCategory=y&catName=Pesticide+Control+Program.
    d. NJDEP Worker Protection Unit webpage at https://www.state.nj.us/dep/enforcement/pcp/pcp-wps.htm.
    Templates for Worker & Handler Training Rosters/Records; WPS Trainer Verification Form. For specific questions about NJDEP’s implementation of the revised WPS, please contact the Worker Protection Unit
    at 609-984-6568, or by email at pcp@dep.nj.gov.
    e. Search for NJ pesticide registrations at http://www.kellysolutions.com/NJ/.
    f. NJDEP General information: 609-984-6507. Spill report (reportable spills over regulatory
    thresholds): 1-877-WARNDEP.
    g. The Pesticide Applicator Certification Exam Registration (PACER) system is the NJDEP’s approved third party exam administration system managed by the Rutgers NJAES Office of Continuing Professional Education (OCPE). This online exam application portal is located at https://pacer.rutgers.edu. Set up account and apply for exams 24/7. When you create an online account, you will have an online “Dashboard” to track your exam(s).

Payment for exams is required prior to approval; approval turnaround is approximately 48 hours. The fee
to take the Private applicator exam is $50 each; commercial applicator CORE and category exams are
$135 each (effective 3/1/2024). Payment by credit card, electronic checking, or Purchase Order.
Pesticide exams may now be taken online 24/7. See in-person exam schedule at PACER website (April
2024 dates in Cumberland and May 2024 dates in New Brunswick). Exams have a maximum time
allotment of 1 hour 45 minutes. OCPE contact is Jill Sullivan; pacer@njaes.rutgers.edu. Phone: 848-932-
7443 or 848-93209271 Option 7. Fax: 732-932-4546. Hours of operation: Monday-Friday, 8 AM-4 PM.

  1. New Jersey Department of Agriculture Division of Agricultural and Natural Resources: Agricultural
    Recycling Programs – Pesticide container disposal is offered to agricultural, professional, and commercial pesticide applicators who hold a NJDEP pesticide license. One core credit will be given to pesticide license holders who follow required processing steps and bring their license with them at time of collection. Requires mailing in completed recycling form to NJDA in postage paid envelope.
    The program accepts non-refillable, high-density polyethylene #2 (HDPE) containers that are no larger than 55 gallons and that have been triple rinsed. For more details on recycling requirements, scheduling, and locations, see the NJDA webpage at https://www.nj.gov/agriculture/divisions/anr/nrc/recycling.html. Contact is NJDA
    Division of Agricultural and Natural Resources Recycling Program Manager Tim Fekete at 609-913-6490.
  2. New Jersey Pesticide Information and Education System. The designated regional Poison Control
    Center with a national number: (1-800-poison1/)/ (1-800-222-1222). Website: https://www.njpies.org/.
  3. Pesticide Safety Data Sheets (SDS) for Revised Worker Protection Standard: CDMS at
    http://www.cdms.net/LabelsSDS/home; and Agrian (now TELUS Agronomy): https://agrian.com/labelcenter/results.cfm?q=. See also pesticide manufacturer websites under #8 below.
  4. National Pesticide Information Center (NPIC) provides general and technical information about pesticides; see home page at http://npic.orst.edu/index.html. See also their comprehensive list of pesticide manufacturers to request specific pesticide product information: http://ace.orst.edu/info/npic/manuf.htm.
  5. Pesticide Educational Resources Collaborative (PERC) – develops or coordinates the development
    of pesticide education resources with online access for Worker Protection Standard compliance at https://www.pesticideresources.org/wps/. Houses both EPA-approved and non-approved resources at https://www.pesticideresources.org/perc-projects/. See #3 Rutgers PSEP for EPA-approved “Quick Connect” WPS training videos.
  6. National Pesticides Safety Education Center (NPSEC) – https://npsecstore.com/. Online store for
    pesticide publications including EPA 2015 Revised WPS manuals, DVDs, thumb drives, bundles, and respiratory protection resources. Order laminated WPS Pesticide Safety Posters for Central Posting Area. Multi-lingual resources.
  7. EPA Pesticides Homepage at https://www.epa.gov/pesticides. REVISED EPA Pesticide Poisoning
    Handbook ‘Recognition and Management of Pesticide Poisonings 6th Edition’ downloadable from
    https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-worker-safety/recognition-and-management-pesticide-poisonings.
  8. EPA Office of Pesticide Programs ‘Pesticide Chemical Search’ webpage for conventional, antimicrobial, and biopesticide active ingredients; see https://iaspub.epa.gov/apex/pesticides/f?p=chemicalsearch:1. Has label product label search function http://iaspub.epa.gov/apex/pesticides/f?p=PPLS:1.
  9. The Seventh Annual National Pesticide Safety Education Month – February 2024. Always follow all
    federal and state laws and policies regarding educational content and trainer credentials. The purpose of National Pesticide Safety Education Month is to reinforce core principles of safe pesticide use with many audiences and raise awareness of and support for the land-grant university Pesticide Safety Education Programs (PSEPs). https://pesticidestewardship.org/national-pesticide-safety-education-month/.https://twitter.com/pesticidesafete.