My name is Marie Horner and I am the Vice President of Government Affairs for Arrow Exterminators, a pest control company located in Richmond, VA.  Our company operates in 11 other states and we have seen those states adopt a new tier of Category 8 Public Health certification which more accurately tests commercial applicators knowledge on pesticides, safety and equipment that are used for residential and commercial treatments.

We are in support of the creation of a new certification category in Virginia for those reasons and encourage the department to move forward with this petition.

Best Regards,

Marie Horner, ACE