Pesticide update [2023 : spring, v.37, no.1]

North Carolin. f Agriculture & Consumer Services ♦ Steve Troxler, Commissioner Vol. ХХХ1П - No. 1 Spring 2023 Structural Pest Control & Pesticides Division In this Issue: . SPCAP New Director • New Forest Pest Management Manual • UAV Pesticide Applicator • NC Pesticide Board Actions New Structural Pest Control and Pesticides Division Director: J. Patrick Jones On May 31st, the SPCAP Division sadly said our goodbyes to former division director James W. Burnette Jr. Jim was a pillar of the agricultural regulatory community in North Carolina for 45 years. Not all news is sad however, because on July 1st we welcomed with great excitement, J. Patrick Jones as our new director. Patrick graduated from NC State University with a Bachelor of Science in Agronomy. He started his career with NCDA&CS in 1983 as Pesticide Inspector and has served as the division’s Deputy Director of Pesticide Programs since New Forest Pest Management Manual Starting July 1, 2023 all Forest Pest Control Exams given will be the new exam created from the new Forest Pest Management Manual. You can find this new manual at www.pesticidemanuals.com.