Aphid

Bagworm

Borer

Leafhopper

Leafminer

Scale

Spider Mites

Slugs Snails

Whitefly

White Grubs

How do we kill’em

• Pesticides• Insecticide• Know the label• The label is the law• License is needed to get paid to treat

Caution Danger Warning

• Each is a one word way to communicate how harmful a pesticide may be

• Warning is least dangerous• Caution is more dangerous• Danger is very dangerous

Select formulation• WP Wettable Powder• S Soluble/solutions• EC Emulsifiable Concentrates• F Flowable• L Liquid• ULV Ultra-Low-Volume• D Dust• G Granular• SP Soluble Powder

LD 50

• Lethal Dose 50%• The dose at which half of test subject die• Given in grams or milliliters of pesticide to

kilograms of subjects body• Which is more dangerous a high number or a

low number?

How do you get poison into you?

• Inhale Respirator• Dermal Clothes, spray suit, gloves• Ingest Don’t eat drink, smoke or

chew

• PPE Personal Protective Equipment

What else is on the label?

• Carcinogenic• Teratology• Flammability

• Mixing-Compatibility

Active VS Inert

• Do you want more active ingredient?• Cost of product• Cost of Shipping• Safety of use

Who you gonna call?

• DEP• EPA• One gallon or one pound spills• Violations lead to fines and jail time

Homework

• Find and print a label ( careful not to print > 3 Pages)

• Identify some of the pest that it treats• What plants is it legal to use it on?• Caution, warning, danger?• Formulation?• Active ingredient?• PPE equipment needed?