Studying for a BCE Specialty Exam

 

Pesticide Development, Analysis and Toxicology Specialty Exam

To become a BCE specializing in Pesticide Development, Analysis and Toxicology, you must pass the qualifying exam as well as this specialty exam. You must have applied and been accepted into the BCE program prior to taking this exam. When you are ready to take the exam, choose a test date with your proctor and inform the ESA Certification Coordinator. This exam is administered through paper examination. One week prior to your exam date, the examination will be mailed to your proctor. You will take the examination at their location, and the proctor will mail the examination back to the ESA Certification Coordinator at the completion of the test.

Recommended Study Materials

The Pesticide Book 4th Edition, 1994 by G.W. Ware, Thomson Publishing

Pesticide Bioassay with Arthropod, 1992, by J. Robvertson, CRC Press

Destructive and Useful Insects 5th Edition, 1992, by R. Metcalf, McGraw-Hill Co.

Toxicology of Insecticides, 2nd Edition, 1985, by F. Matsumura, Plenum Press

The New Pesticide User's Guide, by B.L. Bohmont, Reston Publisher

Pest Resistance to Pesticides, 1983, by G.P. Georghiou and T. Saito, Plenum Publisher

Insecticide Mode of Action, 1982, by J.R. Coats

1997 Farm Chemical Handbook, Meister Publishing Co.