Structural Module

Basic Knowledge Requirements for Pesticide Education in Canada

ISBN: 0-662-22815-4
Cat. No.: H50-4/1001995E

To obtain an electronic copy of the document, Structural Module, please contact publications@hc-sc.gc.ca.

Should you require further information please contact the Pest Management Information Service.

Summary

The Structural Category includes the use of pesticides for the prevention or control of pests that impact a structure or its inhabitants. This category includes:

• control of pests of wood,
• rodent control away from structures,
• vertebrate pest control in and around structures and
• the use of pesticides in and around greenhouses, mushroom houses and barns, except not on plants, crops or animals housed or grown in these structures.

It does not include:

• the use of fumigants other than sulphur bombs,
• the use of herbicides,
• pesticides used in water bodies, or
• control of termites.

The knowledge requirements described in this module are additional to the knowledge requirements detailed in the Applicator Core, common to all certification categories. This module adds details to sections of the Core, where it is necessary to include Structural specific information. An outline of the knowledge requirement for the Structural module is presented on the following page. This outline shows which sections of the Core have been expanded in the module.

The knowledge requirements provided here is the information a trainer would use to provide training to an applicator on the responsible use of pesticides. It is targeted to the trainer for teaching purposes and is not intended as an applicator manual.

In addition to the applicator core, modules have been developed for the following categories:

• Aerial
• Agriculture
• Aquatic Vegetation
• Forestry
• Fumigation
• Greenhouse
• Industrial Vegetation
• Landscape
• Mosquito and Biting Flies
• Structural