Gary Fish Maine Board of Pesticides Control 2877545 garyfishmainegov Where do you start Read the labels The label must list the site to be treated Should also list the pest to be controlled eg weed insect fungus rodent germ etc ID: 1011537
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1. Pesticide Choice for SchoolsGary FishMaine Board of Pesticides Control287-7545gary.fish@maine.gov
2. Where do you start?Read the labelsThe label must list the “site” to be treatedShould also list the pest to be controlled, e.g., weed, insect, fungus, rodent, germ, etc.Once you determine the above, then you can look at other product characteristics.
3. What chemical characteristics are important?Toxicity – To humans (children especially), pets, bees and other pollinators, wildlife, plantsAcute and chronicFormulation – granular, spray or baitDrift potentialVolatilityOdorsEquipment used to applyInjected in crackSprayedIncorporated into soilWatered into the soilNo endorsement intended or implied
4. Reduce exposure by using targeted materialsEnclosed baits & gelsSpot treatmentsBroadcast treatmentsBestWorst
5. Environmental FateWill it runoff?Is it leachable?Is it volatile?Will it leave a residue on the surface?No endorsement intended or implied
6. Which characteristics do you think are most important?ToxicityPersistenceFormulationCostEfficacyRisk/HazardResiduesEnvironmental Fate
7. Where can you find this information?Pesticide labelSignal word (Caution, Warning or Danger)Precautionary statementsPPE requirementsRe-entry statementsEnvironmental hazardsApplication restrictionsMode of actionNo endorsement intended or implied
8. Where can you find this information?MSDS or SDSFlammabilityReactivityPPELong term health effectsCarcinogenTeratogenMutagenReproductive effectsVapor pressure No endorsement intended or implied
9. Where can you find this information?Windows Pesticide Screening Tool WIN-PSTRelative leaching potentialRelative surface loss potentialPotential loss attached to eroded soilRelative risk to humans in drinking waterRelative risk to aquatic organisms in water or sedimentsNo endorsement intended or implied
10. Where can you find this information?Turf Pesticide & Cancer Risk Database - Cornell UniversityPesticide Action Network Database - PANNANo endorsement intended or implied
11. Which product is least hazardous to humans?AceleprynDyloxEliminateNo endorsement intended or implied
12. Which product is more likely to leave a residue that poses some risk to students? Acelepryn Dylox EliminateNo endorsement intended or implied
13. Which product has the lowest drinking water risk?AceleprynDyloxEliminateNo endorsement intended or implied
14. Which product has the greatest risk to aquatic life if it gets into a stream?AceleprynDyloxEliminateNo endorsement intended or implied
15. Which product is more likely to give off vapors?AceleprynDyloxEliminateNo endorsement intended or implied
16. Which product would you choose if you identified European chafer grubs in an athletic field at 10/sq. ft. in late July?AceleprynDyloxEliminateNo endorsement intended or implied
17. What about persistence?
18. WIN-PST shows half-life in days
19. Where can you go for product efficacy and pest management information?School IPM websiteGot Pests websiteUniversity of Maine Pest ManagementYardScaping websiteU-Mass Turf ProgramU-Mass Landscape & Nursery ProgramThe labelResearch articles in journalsPesticide dealerPesticide manufacturer
20. Which product is least likely to leach into groundwater?AceleprynDyloxEliminateNo endorsement intended or implied