Knowing how to properly set up your backpack sprayer so it efficiently and accurately applies pesticides is important. This module will provide you strategies to effectively use a backpack sprayer.

Students completing this module will:

• Attain knowledge of modern application techniques to enable effective applications to be made, in particular, improve deposition and reduce drift.
• Understanding that good techniques, based upon sound engineering science, will assist in the selection of appropriate technology.

Successful completion of this module will earn you 1.5 recertification credits for New York State DEC certified pesticide applicators in categories 1a, 3a, 3b, 6a, 9, 10, 21, 22, 23, 24, and 25.

*If you are certified in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, or West Virginia, check the appropriate state-specific credit information page under the "Store Menu" to confirm approval and recertification credit values.

*Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont have approved all DLC courses and awards the same credits as New York.