Does this library have anything to help me pass the California Pest Control Advisors License?
Answer
Websites:
- PCA list of study materials (Best listing, lots of links to free full text)
- Agricultural Pest Control Advisor page
- California PCA Exam Helper
- Purchase exam study books (those published by UC; we have some, see below)
- Knowledge Expectations for Pest Control Advisors
- California Association of Pest Control Advisors
- Youtube search: California Pest Control Advisors License
Books in the Cal Poly Library:
- Mainstream publishers:
- Entomology and Pest Management (3rd/1998 or higher Edition).
- Plant Pathology (4th/1997 or higher Edition)
- Principles of Weed Control, 3rd Edition (2002)
- Applied Weed Science (2008)
- UC Publications:
- Wildlife Pest Control Around Gardens and Homes, 2nd Ed. (2006)
- Weeds of California and Other Western States (2007)
- Harvest Aid Materials and Practices for California Cotton (2003) also free on the web: http://anrcatalog.ucdavis.edu/Items/4043e.aspx
- IPM in practice : principles and methods of integrated pest management (2012)
- Natural Enemies handbook (1998)
- Plant Growth Regulators (2003)
- The Safe and Effective Use of Pesticides, 2nd Edition (2000)
Notice: This page is not updated very frequently. Check with the websites above for updated information about requirements and study materials, especially the PCA list of study materials