PESTICIDE

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PESTICIDE
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PEST NAME CIDE
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TYPES of PESTICIDES

• Insecticide
• Herbicide
• Acaricide
• Molluscicide
• Rodenticide
• Avicide
• Fungicide
• Neighborcide

• Piscicide
• Nematicide
• Miticide
• Repellent
• Attractant
• Growth Regulator
• Bactericide

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PESTICIDE PRODUCTCLASSIFICATION

• Restricted Use Pesticide
• General Use Pesticide

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REASON for RUP

• Toxicity to mammals
• Type of formulation
• Way the pesticide is used
• Potential for environmental harm

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RESTRICTED USE PESTICIDE
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CERTIFICATION CATEGORIES

• General Pest
• Structural Pest
• Fumigation
• Food Processing
• Demonstration Research
• Bird Predatory Animal

• Private Applicator
• Service Technician
• Agricultural Plant
• Forestry
• Ornamental Turf
• Right-of-Way
• Aquatic

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PESTICIDE LABELS

• The pesticide label is the law!

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INFORMATION on LABELS

• Classification - Restricted or non-classified
• Signal Word
• Registration establishment numbers
• Directions for use
• Other information

• Ingredient statement
• Name address of registrant
• Brand or trade name
• New weight or measure of content

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PESTICIDE LABELS

• Ingredient Statement
• Label must list active ingredient(s) in the
  product.
• Product(s) listed by official chemical and/or
  common name(s)
• Label must show the percent of the total contents
  the product(s) comprise

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INGREDIENT STATMENT

• 2,3-O- diethyl, gotu 47.5
• Inert .. 52.5
• _____________________________
• Total . 100

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PESTICIDE LABELS

• Chemical Name
• Complex name that identifies chemical components
  and structure
• Example Tempo cyano(4-fluoro-3-phenoxyphenyl)
  methyl 3-(2,2-dichloroethenyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopr
  opanecarboxylate

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PESTICIDE LABELS

• Common Name
• Used to shorten chemical name
• Example Tempo 20 WP
• (common name cyfluthrin)
• Label reads
• Active ingredient Cyfluthrin

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PESTICIDE LABELS

• Parts of Label
• Brand, Trade or Product Names
• Tempo, Baythroid Cyfluthrin
• Weed B Gon Calcium MSMA
• Weed B Gon Mecoprop Dicamba 2,4-D
• Bug-B-Gon Diazinon
• Isotox Acephate Fenbutain-Oxide

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ISOTOX

• Toxaphene
• Toxaphene Lindane
• Chlorpyrifos
• Acephate Kelthane Meta-systox
• Cyfluthrin

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PESTICIDE LABELS

• Type of Pesticide (usually listed on front panel)
• Insecticide
• Fungicide
• Herbicide
• Algaecide

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PESTICIDE LABELS

• Registration Number
• Appears on most pesticide labels not 25b labels
• Indicates the pesticide has been approved by the
  federal government.
• Establishment Number
• Identifies the facility that produced the
  product.
• Appears either on pesticide label or container

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EPA Registration Number

• EPA Reg No xxx-xxx-xxxx
• Company-product-Company

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EPA Establishment Number

• EPA Est. No xxx-AL-1
• Company-State-Production Plant

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USE SITES

• Shade Trees
• Oaks
• Pines
• Ornamentals
• Cucurbits
• Fruit Trees
• Pome
• Stone

• Indoor vs. Outdoor
• Lawns
• Bermuda
• Cool Season Grasses
• Flowering Plants

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MALATHION

• Product A B C D
• Cole Crops x
• Broccoli x x
• Cabbage x x
• Cauliflower x x x
• Brussels Sp x

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ITS THE APPLICATORS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE
SAFETY OF THE PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENT AND PESTS
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PESTICIDE LABELS

• Environmental Hazards
• Listed on labels of products known to pose
  certain and specific hazards to the environment.

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LABEL INFORMATION

• This product is toxic to bees. Do not apply when
  bees are present.

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LABEL INFORMATION

• Apply when necessary.
• Apply every 7-10 days.

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LABEL INFORMATION

• Do not apply when runoff is likely.

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LABEL INFORMATION

• Do not harvest for seven (7) days.

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PESTICIDE LABELS

• General Environmental Statements
• Reminders of common sense and specific actions to
  follow to avoid contaminating the environment.
• Examples
• Do not apply to American Elm
• Do not allow drift to desirable plants or trees

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PESTICIDE LABELS

• Physical or Chemical Hazards
• Not on all labels
• Specifies if there are any special fire,
  explosion, or chemical hazards posed by the
  product.
• Examples
• Flammable - Do not use, pour, spill or store near
  heat or open flame
• Corrosive - Store only in a corrosion-resistant
  tank

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PESTICIDE LABELS

• Reentry Statement
• Specifies how much time must pass before people
  can reenter a treated area.
• Can be hours or days
• Can be until sprays have dried

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SIGNAL WORDS

• Danger-Poison
• Danger
• Warning
• Caution

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PESTICIDES

• LD50 dose (oral or dermal) needed to kill 50
  of a population of a lab test animal
• LD lethal dose
• LD50
• Oral Dermal
• Danger 0 - 50 0 - 200
• Warning 50 - 500 200 - 2000
• Caution 500 2000

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Relative Toxicity, rat LD50, mg/kg

• Sugar (sucrose) 29700 Caution
• Alcohol 14000
• Glyphosate (Roundup) 5600
• Salt (sodium chloride) 3000 Caution
• Malathion 1375
• Aspirin 1000
• Cyfluthrin 826 Caution
• Cypermethrin 318 Warning
• Imidacloprid 450 Caution
• Ammonia 350
• Arsenic (arsenic acid) 48 Danger -
• Nicotine 1 Poison
• Aldicarb (Temik) 0.93
• Dioxin (TCDD) 0.001
• Botulinum toxin 0.00001

Least toxic
Most toxic
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TOXICITY

• The capacity of a substance to produce injury or
  death.

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HAZARD

• The probability that an injury will result from
  the use of the pesticide (involves both toxicity
  and exposure).

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RISK TOXICITY X EXPOSURE
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PPE

• Long sleeved shirt
• Long legged pants
• Shoes socks

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ACUTE POISONING

• Occurs from oral intake, skin exposure, and
  breathing (inhalation). Usually occurs within 12
  hours of exposure.

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CHRONIC POISONING

• Arises from repeated exposure to doses of
  pesticides. Usually from small doses over an
  extended time period.

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ORAL-RAT LD50 Substance LD50

• Aspirin 1,000
• Boric Acid 2,600
• Grain Alcohol 14,000
• Baking Soda 4,200
• Table Salt 3,000
• Cyfluthrin 826
• Carbaryl 283

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EARLY PESTICIDE POISONING SYMPTOMS

• Fatigue
• Headache
• Dizziness
• Blurred vision
• Diarrhea

• Excessive sweating
• Nausea vomiting
• Stomach cramps

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PESTICIDE LABELS

• Statement of Practical Treatment
• Provides information on the first aid treatments
  recommended in case of poisoning.

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PESTICIDE POSIONING

• Call 911
• Call Poison Control Center _at_ 800-222-1222
• Take pesticide container to medical facility

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READ THE LABEL

• Before purchasing
• Before mixing and application
• Before storage and disposal

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PESTICIDE DRIFT

• Particle
• Vapor

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BACKFLOW PREVENTION

• Such method shall include, but not be limited to
  the employment of a check valve or similar
  in-line device, or positive mechanical method,
  such as an air gap, designed to insure that
  backflow will not occur.

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SURFACE WATER
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Pesticide Labels

• Storage and Disposal
• General instructions for the appropriate storage
  and disposal of the pesticide and its container.

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DISPOSAL of EXCESSPESTICIDES

• Use up according to label directions.

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Pesticide Labels

• Read the Label
• Follow its directions

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Presented by

• OSUs Pesticide Safety Education Program