PPT-Proper Pesticide Application

Stewart Swanson and Matt VanWeelden The Importance of YOU and what you DO Pest control is a critical factor in crop production Proper pesticide application protects the crop saves money and protects the health of humans and the environment. Formulating a pesticide involves processing it to improve its storage handling safety application or effectiveness See the text box on Some Formulations What makes up a formulation The pesticide formulation is a mixture of active and other ingredien 1. History of Pesticides. The first pesticides developed 4500 years ago: crop dusting with elemental sulfur.. Modern pesticides. Main development/discovery period, 1870’s to 1945. . DDT first synthesized in 1874, used as a pesticide in 1939, became the most widely used pesticide in the world. . Flow Chart 1: Is this container a service container or a. Is the container going to be filled as a service container (when an applicator transfers pesticide into a container for the purposes of . that applicator. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. A . crop-duster.  spraying pesticide on a field. A . Lite-Trac.  four-wheeled self-propelled crop sprayer spraying pesticide on a field. Pesticides.  are substances meant for attracting, seducing, and then destroying any . March 16, 2016. Oregon Pesticide Symposium. All About Groundwater. Pesticides in groundwater has been a concern. for several decades. National programs have been proposed to . address these concerns. Wayne Buhler, Ph.D.. Pesticide Safety Extension Specialist. North Carolina State University. Raleigh, NC. http://pesticidestewardship.org. “…emblematic”. Website Topics. Calibration. Container Management. . Please complete the “Participant Card”. 2. Put your student hat on. Experience the kit. Put your teacher hat on. Envision classroom use. Curriculum integration. Support for students. 3. . A Case of Pesticide Poisoning. Wayne Buhler . and . Mary Christie. , NC State University, and . Mark . Shour. , Iowa State university. (. Based on a fact sheet by . Fred . Fishel. , Univ. of Florida). Pesticides…. …important tools used to manage pests. Penn State Pesticide Education Program. extension.psu.edu/pesticide-education. Importance of Pollinators. Fruit and seed production needed for the survival of the majority of flowering plants in our environment.. What is pesticide resistance?. How does it occur?. Resistance to:. Insecticides. Fungicides. Herbicides. How to delay resistance. © Marlin E. Rice. What is pesticide resistance?. The population of a single kind of pest is made up of biotypes of that organism.. Unit 7. Personal Protective Equipment. What is Personal Protective Equipment?. Clothing and devices that are worn to protect the human body from contact with pesticides or pesticide residue. Types of PPE. in Developing Countries Yene T. Belayneh, Ph.D., Technical AdvisorJoe Vorgetts, Ph.D., Technical CoordinatorUSAID/AFR/SD/CMRybelayneh@afr-sd.org jvorgetts@afr-sd.org OECD-FAO-UNEP Workshop on Obsolete 1 This fact sheet describes used as a pesticide in sprays, granules, and other products. crops are dierent. They’re called “genetically engineered” or “transgenic” crop Dr. Rakesh . Ghimire. , MBBS, MD . Assistant Professor, IOM, TU. Principal Investigator (Nepal). , . HOPE . GRID. . Nepal Public Health Foundation. Centre . for Pesticide Suicide Prevention. University of .