Pesticide safety

News

• 'Flag the Technology' aids herbicide application
  Friday, April 26, 2013
  COLUMBIA, Mo. – There is a simple, inexpensive way to reduce errors in herbicide applications and limit off-target chemical drift, says a University of Missouri Extension weed management specialist.
  
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• Atrazine has a huge impact on Missouri economy
  Tuesday, January 22, 2013
  COLUMBIA, Mo.–Atrazine, presently used on more than 85 percent of the corn acres in Missouri, is considered one of the most effective and least costly herbicides in use. University of Missouri Extension is helping farmers and communities manage atrazine runoff so the herbicide remains available.
• Detecting and controlling red imported fire ants
  Thursday, September 6, 2012
  COLUMBIA, Mo. – Drought-affected farmers forced to buy hay from out of state can take steps to avoid introducing red imported fire ants to their farms.
  
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Websites

Browse these University of Missouri websites:

• AgEBB: Missouri Grain Storage
• AgEBB: Occupational Medicine
• CARES - Center for Applied Research and Environmental Systems
  Aids interested public and private parties in learning about and managing our resources.
• Delta Research Center
• Integrated Pest Management
• Missouri Watershed Information Network
  Partnership of organizations working together to locate and access information related to Missouri watersheds.
• Pesticide Applicator Training
• Plant Sciences Extension

Publications

• G1270, Calibrating Field Sprayers
• G1272, Spray Mix Calculations
• G1273, Calibrating Granular Pesticide Applicators
• G1914, Laundering Pesticide-Contaminated Clothing
• G1915, Pesticide Poisoning Symptoms and First Aid
• G1916, Pesticide Application Safety
• G1917, Personal Protective Equipment for Working With Pesticides
• G1918, Using Pesticides Safely Around the Home
• G1920, Using Agricultural Anhydrous Ammonia Safely
• G1921, Temperature Effects on Storage of Agricultural Pesticides
• G7510, Pesticide Dilution Table
• G7512, Pesticides: Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know
• G7520, Pesticides and the Environment
• M87, Private Pesticide Applicator Reference Manual
• M88, Right-of-Way Pest Control (Category 6)
• M89, Ornamental and Turf Pest Control (Category 3) - PDF only
• M90, Agricultural Animal Pest Control (Category 1B)
• M91, Demonstration and Research Pest Control (Category 10)
• M92, Seed Treatment Pest Control (Category 4)
• M93, Agricultural Plant Pest Control (Category 1A)
• M94, Forest Pest Control
• M95, General Structural Pest Control (Category 7A)
• M96, Wood-Destroying Pest Management (Category 7B)
• M97, Fumigation Pest Control (Category 7C)
• M98, Public Health Pest Control (Category 8)
• M99, Aquatic Pest Control (Category 5)
• M100, Pesticide Dealers Manual
• MP692, USDA Pesticide Record-Keeping Requirements for Certified Private Applicators of Federally Restricted-Use Pesticides
• MP693, Restricted-Use Pesticide Record-Keeping Form
• MP736, USDA Pesticide Record Keeping Requirements
• MX328, National Pesticide Applicator Certification Core Manual
• MX331, Private Applicator Pesticide Training Study Guide
• NRAES34, Pesticides and Groundwater

You may be interested in these related publications:

• G855, Pesticide Laws and Regulations
• G856, Worker Protection Standard for Agricultural Pesticides — Key Features
• G857, Worker Protection: Employer’s Guide to Worker Protection Standard Compliance
• G858, Agricultural Owners, Family Labor and the Worker Protection Standard
• G1886, Controlling Drift of Crop Protection Materials
• G1911, Understanding the Pesticide Label
• G1913, Understanding the Material Safety Data Sheet
• G4852, Cleaning Field Sprayers to Avoid Crop Injury
• G7501, Selecting a Professional Pest Control Service
• IPM1012, Temperature Effects on Storage of Greenhouse, Ornamental and Turf Pesticides
• IPM1013, Pesticide Storage
• IPM1017, Effects of Water pH on the Stability of Pesticides
• M101, Wood Preservation (Category 11)
• NCR158, Herbicide Symptoms in Dry Edible Beans
• PS150, Corn Herbicide Injury 1
• WQ551, Calibrating Home Garden Equipment