The label, signal words, REI and PHI, formulations, toxicity, PPE, drift, spills and calibration: in the manual it's a wall of text. Here every topic fits on one page, with the drawing and what you need to remember. 66 illustrated pages.
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One topic per page, the drawing that shows you how it works, and boxes with what you need to know:
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These are real pages from the book. The table of contents is the full one: 11 parts and 62 topics.
You've read the FIFRA chapter three times. You close the manual...
...and you can't say who registers the product, what the penalties are or where the label fits in. It was just lines of text.
Here FIFRA is one page, drawn as a chain: Congress passes the law, EPA registers the product, and the label carries the law all the way to you.
And on the pages next to it, every rule gets its own drawing: restricted vs general use, supervising noncertified applicators, the Worker Protection Standard and endangered species bulletins.
First you understand why it works that way. Then the order sticks on its own.
The Core exam, pests and IPM, federal laws, the label, formulations, toxicity and first aid, PPE, the environment, storage and disposal, calibration, and field rules and records: 66 pages and 62 topics, all drawn
Picture this:
Instead of rereading half a page about drift, runoff and leaching without being able to picture them...
...you open the page and find droplets drawn on the wind, water moving across the surface and water soaking down past the water table, each with its name.
And the label, the signal words, LD50, PPE layering and calibration turn into drawings and tables you read at a glance.
You stop repeating and start understanding.
That's exactly what The Pesticide Applicator Sketchbook does. It's not “just another manual.” It's 11 parts, 62 drawn topics across 66 pages, and at the end the look-alike terms side by side and an exam-day checklist. Because what your brain sees in order, it remembers.
Because what your brain sees organized, it remembers.
Who needs certification, private vs commercial, the ten federal Core competencies, exam day, state examples and recertification.
Identifying the pest, the six control methods, economic and action thresholds, prevention vs suppression vs eradication, and resistance.
FIFRA, restricted vs general use, supervising noncertified applicators, the WPS at a glance and endangered species bulletins.
Read any label in the same order, every time: label vs labeling, its anatomy, signal words and toxicity categories, first aid statements, mandatory vs advisory, and exactly where the REI and PHI sit.
Liquid and dry formulations with their codes, fumigants, baits and microencapsulates, adjuvants, and mixing compatibility.
Hazard = toxicity × exposure, LD50 and LC50, the four routes of exposure, acute, chronic and delayed effects, first aid by route and heat stress.
The label's PPE statement, unlined chemical-resistant gloves, sleeves and gloves, eyewear, aprons and respirators, and washing and storing PPE.
Particle and vapor drift, temperature inversions, runoff, leaching to groundwater, and protecting bees, wildlife and non-target plants.
Hauling, the locked storage building, the three Cs of a spill, triple and pressure rinsing, and rinsate, excess mix and empty containers.
Planning the application, boom sprayer parts, nozzles and droplet size, measuring the site, the 1/128-acre method and a drift-reduction checklist.
The application exclusion zone, posted signs and oral warnings, decontamination supplies, RUP records, professional conduct and the exam-day checklist.
At the end of the book: Look-alike terms side by side and an exam-day checklist.
One printable page with every part of a pesticide label, the three signal words in hazard order, and exactly where to find PPE, first aid, REI, PHI and storage and disposal.
Review the vocabulary anywhere: the term on the front, a one-line definition and a tiny sketch on the back.
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PDF by email: The Pesticide Applicator Sketchbook reaches your inbox as a PDF, and the two free books come by email too. One-time payment, no installments or hidden costs.
The label, federal laws, toxicity, PPE and calibration, one topic per page, to review after work and before the test.
The whole Core laid out at a glance, with the look-alike terms side by side and an exam-day checklist at the end.
A fast review for retaking the Core or recertifying by exam: what you already do right in the field, drawn the way the exam asks it.
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You have 30 days to try The Pesticide Applicator Sketchbook and the two bonus books. If it doesn't work for you, email us, tell us what didn't work, and we'll refund 100% of what you paid. One-time payment, no subscriptions, no surprises.
By email, at the address you enter at checkout: The Pesticide Applicator Sketchbook as a high-resolution PDF, to read on your phone or print. The two bonus books, The Label Anatomy Card and 250 Pesticide Applicator Terms on Cards, come by email too.
A one-time payment of US$ 37. No installments and no subscription.
For anyone in the US preparing for the federal Core: commercial applicators in landscape, turf, pest control and right-of-way, municipal crews, applicators retaking the Core or recertifying by exam, and private applicators who want the shared basics (the label, safety, PPE, drift). It covers the Core only, not category exams like turf, ornamental or right-of-way, and some states use their own private applicator exam: check your state lead agency. The table of contents above shows every topic.
The federal certification standards (40 CFR Part 171, revised January 4, 2017), the labeling rules (40 CFR 156), the Worker Protection Standard (40 CFR 170), USDA RUP recordkeeping (7 CFR 110), and EPA and extension sources. It follows the federal Core competencies and is meant to be used alongside the official Core Manual and your state's materials.
No. It's an original, drawn study guide. It's not affiliated with or endorsed by EPA, NASDA, PERC, any state department of agriculture or any extension service.
No. It's a review companion. It doesn't replace the official Core Manual, your state's required training or the product label, and it doesn't give you a certificate, a license or recertification credits (CEUs). Exam format, number of questions, passing score and recertification rules vary by state: check your state lead agency.
No. And they're not part of the main book, which is the drawn topics. If you want practice, at checkout you can add Core Exam Practice: 300 Original Questions Explained. Those questions are written for practice and are not official questions from any state exam.
Yes. Print the whole book or just the pages you need, like The Label Anatomy Card for the truck or the shed.
You have 30 days. Tell us what didn't work and we'll refund 100%.
You don't have to reread the same page hoping it sticks this time.
You don't have to memorize rules you can't picture.
And you definitely don't have to walk into the exam not knowing where to start.
There's a simpler way. And it's one click away. Now it's your turn.
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