{"id":3729,"date":"2023-06-02T10:27:33","date_gmt":"2023-06-02T15:27:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fyi.extension.wisc.edu\/pat\/?page_id=3729"},"modified":"2026-07-13T11:33:47","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T16:33:47","slug":"university-of-wisconsin-pesticide-applicator-training","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fyi.extension.wisc.edu\/pat\/","title":{"rendered":"University of Wisconsin Pesticide Applicator Training"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The University of Wisconsin Pesticide Applicator Training (PAT) Program provides educational materials for the purpose of pesticide applicator certification in Wisconsin.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-uw-light-gray-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-uw-light-gray-background-color has-background is-style-medium-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-uw-dark-gray-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-333cbe02f9779315b38b04debefe9a63 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--two);flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-red-underline\">Pesticide Applicator Training News Alerts<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"theme-discovery\"><div class=\"post-list-magic-wrapper  post-list-magic-stacked integrated\"><div class='stickies ext-adv-post-list-sticky-grid sticky-mod-even'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<article class='sticky'>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-thumbnail\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fyi.extension.wisc.edu\/pat\/2026\/10\/05\/changes-for-private-pesticide-applicators-in-2027\/\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"275\" src=\"https:\/\/fyi.extension.wisc.edu\/pat\/files\/2026\/09\/Changes-for-Private-Pesticide-Applicators-in-2027-440x275.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Banner titled &quot;Changes for Private Pesticide Applicators in 2027&quot; with one lit yellow lightbulb among white unlit bulbs and UW crest.\" \/> <\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sticky-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class='featured-notice'>Featured Update<\/p>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fyi.extension.wisc.edu\/pat\/2026\/10\/05\/changes-for-private-pesticide-applicators-in-2027\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Changes for Private Pesticide Applicators in 2027<\/a><\/h1>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\r\n\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-excerpt\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Important updates for 2027.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<article class='sticky'>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-thumbnail\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fyi.extension.wisc.edu\/pat\/2026\/09\/09\/atcp-29-update-changes-to-5-0-aquatic-mosquito-certification-category\/\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"275\" src=\"https:\/\/fyi.extension.wisc.edu\/pat\/files\/2026\/09\/ATCP-29-Update-Changes-to-5.0-Aquatic-Mosquito-Certification-Category-440x275.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Torn brown paper reveals &quot;Update&quot; text, above title &quot;ATCP 29 Update: Changes to 5.0 Aquatic &amp; Mosquito Certification Category&quot; with UW-Madison crest.\" \/> <\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sticky-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class='featured-notice'>Featured Update<\/p>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fyi.extension.wisc.edu\/pat\/2026\/09\/09\/atcp-29-update-changes-to-5-0-aquatic-mosquito-certification-category\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">ATCP 29 Update: Changes to 5.0 Aquatic &amp; Mosquito Certification Category<\/a><\/h1>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\r\n\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-excerpt\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Changes regarding the 5.0 Aquatic &amp; Mosquito certification category.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"post-list-magic-stacked-post\"><div class='thumbnail-container'><a  href='https:\/\/fyi.extension.wisc.edu\/pat\/2026\/08\/03\/atcp-29-rule-change-minimum-age-requirements\/'><img src ='https:\/\/fyi.extension.wisc.edu\/pat\/files\/2026\/08\/ATCP-29-Rule-Change-Minimum-Age-Requirements-440x275.jpg' alt='ATCP 29 Rule Change: Minimum Age Requirements' loading='lazy' \/><\/a><\/div><div class='excerpt-content-thumbnail'><h3><a class = 'entry-title'  href='https:\/\/fyi.extension.wisc.edu\/pat\/2026\/08\/03\/atcp-29-rule-change-minimum-age-requirements\/'>ATCP 29 Rule Change: Minimum Age Requirements<\/a><\/h3><div><p>In July 2026, ATCP 29 was updated by the DATCP to meet federal pesticide regulations established by the EPA.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><p class='clear'><\/p><div class=\"post-list-magic-stacked-post\"><div class='thumbnail-container'><a  href='https:\/\/fyi.extension.wisc.edu\/pat\/2025\/11\/10\/sign-up-for-2026-landscape-pesticide-registry-by-february-1st-2026\/'><img src ='https:\/\/fyi.extension.wisc.edu\/pat\/files\/2025\/11\/Sign-Up-for-2026-Landscape-Pesticide-Registry-by-February-1st-2026-440x275.jpg' alt='Sign Up for 2026 Landscape Pesticide Registry by February 1st, 2026\u00a0' loading='lazy' \/><\/a><\/div><div class='excerpt-content-thumbnail'><h3><a class = 'entry-title'  href='https:\/\/fyi.extension.wisc.edu\/pat\/2025\/11\/10\/sign-up-for-2026-landscape-pesticide-registry-by-february-1st-2026\/'>Sign Up for 2026 Landscape Pesticide Registry by February 1st, 2026\u00a0<\/a><\/h3><div><p>Each year, the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) allows homeowners and renters to sign up for the Landscape Pesticide Registry. To register for 2026 growing season notices, sign up between November 1, 2025, and February 1, 2026. Notifications for the 2026 growing season will begin March 15, 2026. What is the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><p class='clear'><\/p><div class=\"post-list-magic-stacked-post\"><div class='thumbnail-container'><a  href='https:\/\/fyi.extension.wisc.edu\/pat\/2025\/11\/03\/explore-2025-highlights-for-wisconsin-pesticide-training\/'><img src ='https:\/\/fyi.extension.wisc.edu\/pat\/files\/2025\/11\/Explore-2025-Highlights-for-Wisconsin-Pesticide-Training-440x275.jpg' alt='Explore 2025 Highlights for Wisconsin Pesticide Training' loading='lazy' \/><\/a><\/div><div class='excerpt-content-thumbnail'><h3><a class = 'entry-title'  href='https:\/\/fyi.extension.wisc.edu\/pat\/2025\/11\/03\/explore-2025-highlights-for-wisconsin-pesticide-training\/'>Explore 2025 Highlights for Wisconsin Pesticide Training<\/a><\/h3><div><p>As the 2026 pesticide applicator training season approaches, let\u2019s look back on some highlights from our 2025 training season. Timeline &amp; training sessions Our 2025 training season ran from January 1st, 2025 to June 12th, 2025. During those 162 calendar days, the University of Wisconsin Pesticide Applicator Training (PAT) Program hosted: Commercial Pesticide Applicator training [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><p class='clear'><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\"><em>&#8220;What type of Pesticide Applicator am I?&#8221;<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-uw-link-blue-border-color has-light-accent-blue-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-width:3px;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--one);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--one);box-shadow:var(--wp--preset--shadow--lower-highlight)\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-accentfont-font-family\">Private Pesticide Applicator<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-spacious-list\">\n<li>You produce an agricultural commodity <strong>AND<\/strong> apply pesticides on land you\/your employer owns or rents.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u27a1\ufe0f <em><a href=\"https:\/\/fyi.extension.wisc.edu\/pat\/private-applicators\/\">Click <strong>Private Applicator<\/strong> in the menu above<\/a>.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-uw-link-blue-border-color has-light-accent-blue-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-width:3px;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--one);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--one);box-shadow:var(--wp--preset--shadow--lower-highlight)\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-accentfont-font-family\">Commercial Pesticide Applicator<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-spacious-list\">\n<li>You do not exactly match the Private Applicator criteria.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u27a1\ufe0f <em><a href=\"https:\/\/fyi.extension.wisc.edu\/pat\/commercial-pesticide-applicators\/\">Click <strong>Commercial Applicator<\/strong> in the menu above<\/a>.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:45px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-before-after-lines\">Educational Articles<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"theme-discovery wp-elements-5740c27b8568ca8518347dc246f1de62\"><div class=\"post-list-magic-wrapper has-text-color has-uw-dark-gray-color wp-elements-5740c27b8568ca8518347dc246f1de62 post-list-magic-grid integrated\"><div class=\"post-list-magic-grid-post\"><div class='thumbnail-container'><a class = 'entry-title'  href='https:\/\/fyi.extension.wisc.edu\/pat\/articles\/esa-pesticide-label-changes-what-you-need-to-know-for-the-2026-growing-season\/'><img src ='https:\/\/fyi.extension.wisc.edu\/pat\/files\/2026\/05\/ESA-Pesticide-Label-Changes_What-You-Need-to-Know-for-the-2026-Growing-Season-440x275.jpg' alt='ESA Pesticide Label Changes \u2013 What You Need to Know for the 2026 Growing Season' loading='lazy' \/><\/a><\/div><h3><a  href='https:\/\/fyi.extension.wisc.edu\/pat\/articles\/esa-pesticide-label-changes-what-you-need-to-know-for-the-2026-growing-season\/'>ESA Pesticide Label Changes \u2013 What You Need to Know for the 2026 Growing Season<\/a><\/h3><\/div><div class=\"post-list-magic-grid-post\"><div class='thumbnail-container'><a class = 'entry-title'  href='https:\/\/fyi.extension.wisc.edu\/pat\/articles\/restricted-use-pesticides\/'><img src ='https:\/\/fyi.extension.wisc.edu\/pat\/files\/2025\/06\/Restricted-Use-Pesticides-440x275.jpg' alt='Restricted Use Pesticides' loading='lazy' \/><\/a><\/div><h3><a  href='https:\/\/fyi.extension.wisc.edu\/pat\/articles\/restricted-use-pesticides\/'>Restricted Use Pesticides<\/a><\/h3><\/div><p class='clear'><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The University of Wisconsin Pesticide Applicator Training (PAT) Program provides educational materials for the purpose of pesticide applicator certification in Wisconsin. 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