Pesticide Recertification Seminar

All Category Recertification Seminar

2010

                           
Dr. Bruce Williams - Instructor

 

 

Seminar Title:

Pesticide Use and Safety for Experienced Applicators: 2010

 

Recertification Credit:

North Carolina Ground Applicators: 6.0 hours Categories: A B G H I K L M N O T D X

North Carolina Structural Pest Control Division: 1 hour "P" and 4 hours "G" categories

South Carolina Pesticide Recertification Credits: 6.0 hours

Virginia Pesticide Credit: 3-A, 3-B, 6, 10, and 60.

West Virginia Pesticide Credit: Categories 2, 3, 4A, 4B, 6, 7, 8A, 8B and 8E

 

 

First Segment:  90 minutes

 

  Introduction

            Class Goals and Objectives

            Recertification/Pesticide Updates

 

   Pesticide Use, Labeling, Formulation, and Activity (PowerPoint Presentation)

 

a.       EPA and Pesticide Labeling: Types of Registration

1.       Classification of Pesticide Uses

a.     Restricted Use Pesticides

b.    Certified Pesticide Applicators

    1. Parts of a Pesticide Label

a.     Identifying Information

b.    Brand Name

c.     Ingredient Statement

d.    Registration and establishment numbers

e.     Name and address of manufacture

f.     Net contents

g.    Type of Pesticide

h.     Type of formulation

3.       Restricted-Use Designation

4.       Front Panel Precautionary Statements

5.       Statement of Practical Treatment

b.       Hazards to Humans and Domestic Animals

1.       Acute effects

2.       Delayed effects

3.       Allergic effects

4.       Personal Protective Equipment

c.       Environmental Hazards

d.       Physical and Chemical Hazards

e.       Directions for Use

1.       Use consistent with labeling

2.       Entry statement

3.       Storage and disposal

4.       Other directions for use

5.       Directions for use by reference

 

  Mixing, Loading, Container Disposal, and Application

 

a.     Safe Mixing and Loading

1.     Select an appropriate area

2.     Protect water sources

3.     Personal protective equipment to wear

4.     Open containers and pesticide transfer

5.     Spills

6.     Combining pesticides-tank mixtures and compatibility testing.

b.    Container Disposal

1.     Empty containers

2.     Non-rinse able

3.     Rinse able

c.     Application and Calibration

1.     PPE Needed.

2.     Calibration

-        How much needed?

-        Equipment – target area?

-        Speed

-        Area Covered

-        Rates

3.     Hand-held applicators

4.     High exposure applicators

5.     Using pesticides in an enclosed space.

6.     Immersion, dipping, and dusting precautions.

d.    After Application

1.     Equipment cleaning and Procedures –benefits

2.     Rinsates

3.     Label Instructions

4.     Personal Clean – up

5.     Recording Keeping

 

  BREAK – 10 minutes

 

Second Segment: 50 minutes

 

  Pesticide Safe Use - Continued

 

Video: Minimum Risk for Pesticide Applicators (28 min)

 

  Emergency Response, Personal Protective Equipment, and Safe Pesticide Handling

 

a.       Emergency Response

1.     Hazard, Toxicity, and Exposure Relationship

2.     Exposure Types, Risks, and Avoidance

3.     Toxicity – acute, delayed, chronic, developmental, systemic, and allergic.

4.     Signs and Symptoms of Harmful Effects

5.     Response to an Emergency

6.     Heat Stress

b.       Personal Protective Equipment

1.     Chemical Resistant PPE

2.     Protecting Your Skin

3.     Protecting Your Eyes

4.     Protecting Your Lungs and Respiratory Tract

a.     Air supplying respirators

b.    Air purifying respirators and styles

                                                                  i.    Dust masks

                                                                 ii.    Cartridge – full and half face types.

                                                                iii.    Fitting respirators.

5.     Disposable or Reusable?

6.     Maintaining PPE and Spray Clothing

c.       Safe Pesticide Handling and Storage

1.     Your Safety

a.     Reading the Label

b.    Avoiding Exposure

c.     What PPE do you need?

2.     Is Your Equipment Safe?

3.     What about emergencies?

4.     Safety of other people and animals

a.     Choice of pesticide

b.    Choice of application equipment

c.     Application site

5.     Storing Pesticides

 

     Video: Pesticide Storage (5 minutes)

 

Third Segment: 30 minutes

 

  Role Playing Scenario: Developing and implementing a Pesticide Safety Program

  for your Company (Role Playing-15 minutes)

 

           

     LUNCH BREAK – 30 Minutes (Lunch Provided)

 

 

Fourth Segment: 90 minutes

 

    PowerPoint Presentation:  Pest Management Strategies

 

  Define IPM and ICM

 

  1. Natural Controls
    1. Climate
    2. Natural enemies
    3. Geographic
    4. Food/Water
    5. Shelter

 

  1. Applied Controls
    1. Host resistance
    2. Biological control
    3. Cultural Control
    4. Mechanical Control
    5. Sanitation
    6. Chemical Control

 

  1. Pest Control Failure
    1. Pest Resistance
    2. Other reasons

             

   Video: Putting IPM into Action (30 min)

              

             Break – 10 minutes

 

Fifth Segment - 50 minutes

 

   Applied Controls – Specific Examples

 

1.  Host Resistance – Genetic resistance: using resistant plant cultivars types will reduce pest populations. Why does it work?

a.     Chemicals secreted by host repel pest from completing their life cycle (e.g. nematode resistance in Ilex and other plant species)

b.    Host is more tolerant or vigorous and able to survive an attack w/o adverse consequences (glyphosate and herbicide resistance/tolerance in plants; bermudagrass tolerance to some insect and nematode pests)

c.     Host has physical characteristics that make pest attack difficult (bahiagrass tolerance to nematodes; crape myrtle tolerance to powdery mildew?)

  

                   2.  Biological Control – involves the use of natural enemies – parasites,                                                                                                                                                  

                        Predators and pathogens

a.              Aphid outbreaks on River birch.

b.              Plant parasitic scale control by restricting ant movement

c.              Entomogenous nematodes for grub control

d.              B.t. for insect control

                   

                   3.  Cultural Control – methods to disrupt/reduce pest populations by altering

                       Pest relationship with the host

a.              Early/late flowering cultivars

b.              Pruning to increase exposure of pest to predator

c.              Microclimate and placement of plants in the landscape (e.g. powdery mildew)

d.              Mulch for weed control

                    

                   4.  Mechanical Control – devices, machines, or other methods used to control

                        pests or alter environment by mechanical or physical means

a.              Weed removal (e.g. submersed aquatic harvest; cultivation)

b.              Sticky cards or strips for rodent or insect control

c.              Traps for rodents or insects

                 

                    5.  Sanitation – prevention and suppression of pests by removal of the

                          pests, their sources of food or shelter

a.              Garbage pick-up and trash can cleaning to reduce stinging insects

b.              Bird feeders and compost pile containment for insect and rodent controls

c.              Vacuum and wash bedding for fleas

d.              Using pest free seed

 

                    6. Chemical Control -- Pesticides are chemicals used to destroy pests,

                          control/suppress pest activity, or prevent them from causing damage.

a.              Insecticides commonly utilized – chemistry, use and precautions

b.              Fungicides commonly utilized – chemistry, use and precautions

c.              Herbicides commonly utilized – chemistry, use and precautions

d.              Others – Nematicide, Algaecides, Piscicides, Termaticides

 

 

Sixth Segment (Group Exercise) - 30 minutes

 

“Developing a Pest Management Program for Your Operation”- Putting all information together in a plan!

 

Seventh Segment - 10 minutes

 

Question/Answer and Sign-out

 

  

Instructional Contact:

 

Classes will begin at 9:00 am and end at 4:00 pm with a 10-minute break in the morning, 60-minute break for lunch, and 10-minute break in the afternoon.

 

                        Time (minutes)             Topic

1st segment       90                                 Introductions; Use, Labels, Mixing/Loading and Calibration.

2nd segment       50                                 PPE, Emergency Response, and Storage

3rd segment       30                                 Group Activity: Setting up a Safety Program

 

4th segment       90                                 Pest Management Strategies-Pro’s and Con’s

5th segment       50                                 Applied Controls: Chemical Pest Control Options

6th segment       30                                 Developing a Pest Control Strategy for Your Operation

7th segment       5-15                              Questions/Answers- Sign Out

 

Educational

Contact             370 (6 hours, 10 minutes)