Structural pest control applicator licenses are issued to applicators who apply pesticides in, on, under, or around structures.
2026 Minnesota Structural Pest Management Conference
You may attend the conference either in person or online. Registration will begin in January.
- In-person:
- March 2, 2026, for special sessions L and P. You must complete the next day’s in-person general session or online sessions to receive credit.
- March 3, 2026, for categories A, SPCA, S, M, and special session N (Fumigation Endorsement).
- The conference will be held at the Heritage Center, 6155 Earle Brown Drive, Brooklyn Center, Minnesota 55430.
- Online: March 18-May 1, 2026
- You must complete the general session to receive credit for the special sessions.
- Categories E and J will be online only this year. They will be in-person in 2027.
For information on the 2026 Structural Pest Management Conference general and special sessions, contact:
- Allison Forcier, Forcier Event Solutions, [email protected], 612-910-1580
- Stephen Kells, [email protected], 612-625-4798
Check the commercial and noncommercial applicator workshops page for individual categories that may apply to this license.
SPCA: Structural Pest Control - Journeyman or Master. People licensed as SPCA Journeyman or Master must attend an MDA-approved recertification training and renew their license every year.
SPCA: Structural Pest Control - Fumigation Endorsement. A licensed SPCA Journeyman or Master must recertify the Fumigation Endorsement at least every other year. Fumigation is offered annually as an add-on program to the main structural conference in March.
Category S: Structural noncommercial. People licensed as Category S (noncommercial) Applicators must attend an MDA-approved recertification training and renew this license every year.
Category M: Food Processing noncommercial. People licensed as Category M (noncommercial) Applicators must attend an MDA-approved recertification training and renew this license every other year. Category M is offered annually at the main structural conference in March and in odd years at the fall stored grain conference.
Category N: Stored Grain and Fumigation. People licensed as Category N Applicators must attend an MDA-approved recertification training and renew this license every other year. Category N is offered annually at the main structural conference in March and in odd years at the fall stored grain conference.
You may recertify in additional categories if you participate in the main SPCA program. The following categories require recertification every other year:
- Category E: Turf & ornamentals
- Category J: Natural areas, forestry & rights-of-way
- Category L: Mosquito and biting fly
- Category N: Fumigation
- Category P: Vertebrate pests