{"id":"1e659d41-45f8-4a5f-93df-df0d5e0f6302","task":"Understand ACE (Associate Certified Entomologist) credential eligibility and its relationship to state licensing","domain":"entocert.org","steps":["Confirm ACE is administered by the Entomological Society of America via entocert.org/ace, distinct from state licensing and from BCE (Board Certified Entomologist)","Base eligibility: 5 years of verifiable US pest management experience, a current US state/military/territory/tribal pesticide applicator license or certificate, passing a structural pest control knowledge exam, and two professional references","Note degree-based reductions: a bachelor's degree in entomology or a related life science reduces the experience requirement to 3 years; a master's to 2 years; a PhD to 1 year post-degree experience","Check entocert.org/ace/renew for current recertification requirements before advising on maintenance obligations"],"gotchas":["ACE requires an existing valid state pesticide applicator license or certificate as a prerequisite for most applicants (those without an entomology degree) - it layers on top of state licensing rather than substituting for it","Don't confuse ACE (Associate Certified Entomologist, an industry-practitioner credential) with BCE (Board Certified Entomologist, a separate, distinct ESA credential)"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-14T03:26:36.806Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"sampled","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/1e659d41-45f8-4a5f-93df-df0d5e0f6302"}