# Pest treatment foundations for buyers

Understand pest identification, prevention, treatment types and safe access before you buy a service.

- Level: Foundations
- Length: 48 minutes
- Exam questions: 8, pass mark 80%, up to 3 attempts
- Certificate: valid for 12 months

## What you will learn

- Explain identification and action thresholds.
- Distinguish prevention, mechanical controls, baits and targeted treatments.
- Request product information and treatment-specific access instructions.

## Lessons

1. [Identify the pest before choosing a treatment](https://pesttreatment.fyi/academy/pest-treatment-foundations/identify-before-treatment.md) (12 minutes)
2. [Prevention, baits and targeted treatments](https://pesttreatment.fyi/academy/pest-treatment-foundations/prevention-and-treatment-types.md) (12 minutes)
3. [Read the label and plan safe access](https://pesttreatment.fyi/academy/pest-treatment-foundations/safe-treatment-brief.md) (12 minutes)

## Questions

### Does this certificate authorise pesticide work?

No. It is a certificate of completion from pesttreatment.fyi, not a licence, accreditation or qualification. This is a buyer course, not a trade licensing course.

### Does this course give local legal or price advice?

No. Ask your local pesticide authority about requirements and obtain site-specific quotes from providers. The lessons use US EPA guidance and do not supply universal prices or legal requirements.

Also on the [web page](https://pesttreatment.fyi/academy/pest-treatment-foundations).