IF AN AERIAL APPLICATOR TAKES AN EXAM AND FAILS THE EXAM, THE AERIAL APPLICATOR MUST WAIT A MINIMUM OF TWO WEEKS BEFORE RETAKING THE EXAM. THE PASSING SCORE FOR ALL EXAMS IS 70%.

Exams required for a pilot’s initial licensing:

• The General Standards exam, which covers the basic knowledge about pesticide use for commercial applicators as required by the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act of 1972.
• The Aerial Application (Category 11) exam covers the basic knowledge concerning the application of pesticides by aircraft, and one or more of the following categories:
  • I(A) – Agricultural Plant
  • II – Forest
  • V – Aquatic
  • VI – Right-of-Way
  • VIII – Public Health

For information and study materials for the Aerial Exams, you must order the study materials by completing an online order form found at this link https://extension.msstate.edu/agriculture/pesticide-applicator-certification/category-manuals.

Beverly Catchot
Mississippi State University Extension
Phone: 662-325-0795
Fax: 662-325-8837
Email: bdc12@msstate.edu

Price List for Training Materials for Testing and Certification were updated June 15, 2026, by the Pesticide Safety Education Program, Mississippi State University Extension Service.