Pesticide Applicator Training Manuals

Preparation to take the required exams for pesticide applicator certification in New Jersey should include reading and studying the information contained in the training manual(s) specific to the type of certification desired. Private applicators need only the ‘Private’ manual; pesticide dealers need only the ‘Dealer’ manual; commercial applicators will need the ‘Core’ manual plus the corresponding manual for each of the commercial categor(ies) for which they desire certification.

The list of Pesticide Training Manuals for each of the exams is listed below. These manuals can be ordered online (effective 10/23/2019), OR obtained from your Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station County Cooperative Extension Office. 

ORDER MANUALS ONLINE HERE. Clicking on this link will redirect you to a webpage (outside the Pest Management Office) hosted by the Rutgers Division of Continuing Studies where there is a full listing of all manuals for sale.  Prior to purchase, you will be directed to set up an account. To return to the manual order, see the menu to the left and select “Product Search” to access a “Product Categories” webpage. Here you select “Pesticide Applicator Training Manuals” to to begin the online order process.

Manuals for all categories are also sold at 19 of twenty-one County Cooperative Extension offices. If you intend to pick up your manual(s) in person, be sure to call first and check manual availability as well as County office operational status (due to possible emergency closures due to COVID-19).  Manuals are not sold at the Rutgers Cooperative Extension Hudson County office; Gloucester County reports that they no longer are selling manuals (4/30/2024)

If you you need assistance with locating a County office that carries the Pesticide Applicator Training Manuals or require assistance with online ordering, please contact our office at 848-932-9802.

The table below identifies each manual title with its corresponding Certified Pesticide Applicator number (CPA #). It also specifies the current revision date and cost (effective February 1, 2017) of each manual. These versions of the manuals contain information from which the Private, Dealer, and Commercial and twenty-seven separate commercial category certification exams are derived.  So, verify that the print date of the manual that you are using to study for your exam(s) matches the date(s) in the table below.