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Recertification

Wednesday, March 26, 2025

8:30am - 3:30pm

Thursday, March 27, 2025

8:30am - 3:30pm

 

Credits requested for each full day:
6 WSDA

 

Continuing Education Units (CEUs) under the
International Society of Arboriculture
Certification Program will also be offered.

 

Event will be located at:

Western Washington University

516 High St

Bellingham, WA 98225

 

EVENT INFORMATION

How do I sign up?

We are asking all attendees to fill out the registration form with their information.

 

Spots are limited so please sign up as soon as possible!

 

Early bird registrations receive a discounted registration fee of $60.00 per day.

Regular registration fees increase to $90.00 per day, 14 days prior to the event.

Cancellation, Refund, and Transfer Policy

If you have changes to this registration, please notify us at pest@wsu.edu or 509-335-2830.

Transfers/substitutions are accepted until 8:00 am on the day of the course.  Transfers are limited to WSU Pesticide Resources and Education courses offered before June 30, 2025 (see pep.wsu.edu for a complete list of courses).

Cancellations with refund requests can be made until 10 days prior to the first day of the course for which you are registered; after that time, course fees are forfeited.

 

There is a cancellation fee of $10 per registration.

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EVENT AGENDA

Recertification Day 1
8:30 – 8:40 AM   |   Introductions
8:40 – 9:30   |   Endangered Species and Pesticide Label Changes in WA
9:40 – 10:30   |   Improving Habitat for Pollinators
10:40 – 11:30   |   Update from WSDA Compliance
11:30 – 12:30 PM   |   Lunch (On Your Own)
12:40 – 1:30   |   Insect Pests In and Around Dwellings
1:40 – 2:30   |   What’s the Fuss about PFOS, PFOA and PFAS in Pesticides
2:40 – 3:30   |   Biopesticides: Technology Overview and Regulatory Boundaries
Recertification Day 2
8:30 – 8:40 AM   |   Introductions
8:40 – 9:30   |   Update from Washington State Labor & Industries
9:40 – 10:30   |   Signs and Symptoms of Insect Damage to Trees
10:40 – 11:30   |   WSDA Certification and Training Updates
11:30 – 12:30 PM   |   Lunch (On Your Own)
12:40 – 1:30   |   WA’s Holistic Approach to Preventing Aquatic Invasive Species
1:40 – 2:30   |   Entomology Basics for Pest Management Professionals
2:40 – 3:30   |   Diamide toxicity to the freshwater standard surrogate species Daphnia magna and a native daphnid Simocephalus vetulus