Pesticides

UNL's Pesticide Education Web site

2008 Schedule of Private Pesticide Applicator Training by county

When will your pesticide applicator certification expire?

Free Label & MSDS Information

• Greenbook.net   Mainly Herbicide Labels
• CDMS Label Search  Search for Ag Chemicals by Product Name
• Household Products Database   Health & Safety Information on Household Products

UNL Publications

• Pesticides Publications Index
• 2008 Guide for Weed Management in Nebraska 204 pages, pdf
• Pesticide Laws and Regulations, G479
• Managing the Risk of Pesticide Poisoning and Understanding the Signs and Symptoms, EC2505
• Protective Clothing and Equipment for Pesticide Applicators, G758
• Safe Transport, Storage and Disposal of Pesticides, EC2507
• Worker Protection Standard for Agricultural Pesticides, G1219
• EPA - Recent Updates to the Restricted Use Product List

Sprayer Information

• Cleaning Pesticide Application Equipment 
• Spray Drift of Pesticides 
• Fine-Tuining a Sprayer with the "Ounce" Calibration Method 
• Calibration of Sprayers (also Seeders) 
• Nozzles - Selection and Sizing - G-955
• Spray Boom Set-up on Field Sprayers, G1548
• Calibrating hand-held sprayers
• Sprayer Nozzle Tip Selection In-house Factsheet

UNL Pesticide Container Recycling Project

Pesticide Applicator Training Materials from UNL

Pesticide Newsletters Online

• The Label Newsletter (UNL)
• Agrichemical and Environmental News (Washington State)
• Arkansas Pesticide Newsletter (Univ. of Arkansas)
• Pesticide Broadcast (North Carolina State)

Pesticide Information Databases

• Nebraska Department of Agriculture - Bureau of Plant Industry
• Nebraska Department of Ag - Security Concerns for Pesticides or Fertilizers
• Nebraska Department of Ag - Pesticide Database Searches
• Pesticides Registered in Nebraska Searchable by Company name, Product name, Pest, Site, Active Ingredient, etc.
• C& P Press - Crop Protection Reference (The Greenbook)
• Household Products Database
• Center for Environmental and Regulatory Information Systems

Environmental Protection Agency

• EPA Main Web Site
• EPA - Recent Updates to the Restricted Use Product List
• EPA - Chromated Copper Arsenate (CCA)
• EPA - Pesticide Topical and Chemical Fact Sheets
• EPA -Labeling of Pesticide Products under the National Organic Program
• EPA - Consumer Alerts

NOTE: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension is in the process of switching all resources to Web-only publications. Many titles are currently under review or revision and will be reposted as soon as available.

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