Don't you just love a bug that tries to mimic fuzzy excrement.
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I got a score of 86 on the Turf and Ornamental section and a score of 92 on the core exam. Not bad for a single quick reading of the manuals.
I don't know what this bug is, but it sure likes the Goldenrod. Great stripes!
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Now I just sign the form and send them $50 and I am licensed until December 31st 2007. Excuse me?
This is an annual fee that expires every year on December 31st. Further reading says If I do not plan to apply any pesticides during one year of the five year certification period I do not need to purchase a license for that year.
I think I need to give the NCDA & CS a buzz.
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Fifty dollars a year for some paper work sounds a bit predatory to me. And I have to take 10 hours of continuing recertification credits over the five year certification period to renew the license. That's not so bad. It could be interesting.
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Perhaps they need that annual $50 to help run this program so a bunch of yahoos don't kill off all the pretty creatures we share the planet with.
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Still it stings a bit.
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I wonder if this partial year will be one of my five year certification period? I am still gainfully unemployed and it is about to get cold. The chances of me needing to kill any bugs on a commercial basis this year are nil. Losing a whole year could sting a bit too.
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Oh well I passed the test.
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One more thing to scratch off the list on becoming a valuable citizen of a new place.
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There sure are a lot of bugs and pretty butterflies here and these are just the ones I was able to capture on film.
I don't really want to kill them. At least the ones that have the good sense to live outside.