Rutgers University New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES)
- Rutgers Cooperative Extension home page
- NJAES Fact Sheets and publications are available online and updated routinely
- The 2024/2025 Mid-Atlantic Commercial Vegetable Recommendations E001. Pesticide Section E001- Section D: Pesticide Safety 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 Section 1: Pesticide Safety was updated with the 2020 NJ regulation revisions.
- Rutgers University NJAES Plant & Pest Advisory: 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.
- Rutgers NJAES Pest Management Office: (848) 932‐9802. ENROLL IN BLOG.
- Pesticide Applicator Training website:
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- Pesticide Applicator Certification & Licensing Requirements
- Training Manuals online ordering now available with delivery to your home or business; RCE county offices as listed.
- Pesticide Applicator Certification Exam Access
- Pesticide Applicator Recertification Training
- Pesticide Record Keeping (templates in Word, Excel, or pdf)
- Pesticide Spill Report Cards
- Worker Protection website: Created for growers and their employees on the 2015 revised Worker Protection Standard.
- Downloadble EPA-Approved WPS Handler and Worker Safety Videos.
- Downloadable WPS Pesticide Safety Training rosters in Word & pdf.
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Bureau of Pesticide Control
NJ.A.C. 7:30 State pesticide regulations were revised April 6, 2020. Govern the manufacture, distribution, and use of pesticides in New Jersey. Subchapter 8 Private Pesticide Applicator Certification & Licensing; Subchapter 9 Exposure Management; and Subchapter 12 Worker Protection (including revisions for parity with federal WPS).
Licensing & Registration: rivate Applicator links for paying zero invoice online. Check your credit history online. List of registered beekeepers.
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 See all Pesticide Control Program” reports.
NJDEP Worker Protection Unit webpage. 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.
Search for New Jersey pesticide registrations at Kelly Solutions.
NJDEP General information: 609‐984‐6507. Spill report (reportable spills over regulatory thresholds): 1-877-WARNDEP.
The Pesticide Applicator Certification Exam Registration (PACER) system
NJDEP’s approved third party exam administration system managed by the Rutgers NJAES Office of Continuing Professional Education (OCPE). PACER online exam application portal. 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. 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 848-932-9271 Option 7. Fax: 732‐932‐4546. Hours of operation: Monday‐Friday, 8 AM‐4 PM.
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. Contact is NJDA Division of Agricultural and Natural Resources Recycling Program Manager Tim Fekete at 609-913-6490.
Pesticide Safety Data Sheets (SDS)
CDMS. See also pesticide manufacturer websites for SDS. See also comprehensive list of pesticide manufacturers.
Pesticide Educational Resources Collaborative (PERC)
Develops or coordinates the development of pesticide education resources with online access for Worker Protection Standard compliance. Houses both EPA‐approved and non‐approved resources.
National Pesticides Safety Education Center (NPSEC)
NPSEC 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.
EPA Pesticide Program
EPA Homepage. Downloadable REVISED EPA Pesticide Poisoning Handbook ‘Recognition and Management of Pesticide Poisonings 6th Edition’ .EPA Office of Pesticide Programs ‘Pesticide Chemical Search’ webpage for conventional, antimicrobial, and biopesticide active ingredients; has label product label search function.
National Pesticide Information Center (NPIC)
Provides general and technical information about pesticides on their NPIC home page. See also their comprehensive list of pesticide manufacturers to request specific pesticide product information.
New Jersey Pesticide Information and Education System (NJPIES)
The designated regional Poison Control Center with a national number: (1‐800‐poison1/)/ (1‐800‐222‐1222). Website: https://www.njpies.org/.