Before
selecting a pesticide, study the
entire situation carefully and
keep in mind the sensitive areas
where trouble may occur such as
playgrounds, fish ponds, pet
pens, bee yards, etc. Identify
the pest to be controlled. Obtain
the current recommendations for
the control of this pest from the
Cooperative Extension Service.1
Study the labels on the various
recommended pesticides
considering all hazards,
limitations, and precautions.
Make sure the label lists your
pest problem and the host or crop
to be treated. Determine the
classification of the pesticide
formulation and use. In
conformance with Amended FIFRA
and the Ohio Pesticide Law
applications of pesticides that
are labeled "Restricted Use
- For sale to and application
only by Certified Pesticide
Applicators or by persons under
their direct supervision"
will require that you
successfully complete an
examination and become certified
before being permitted to
purchase and/or apply the
material or that you hire the
services of a Certified
Applicator.
Pesticide
applicators and public operators
are certified and licensed by the
Ohio Department of Agriculture.
Copies of the Ohio Pesticide Law
and Regulations can be obtained
from the Ohio Department of
Agriculture, Pesticide Regulation
Section, Reynoldsburg, Ohio 43068.
Pesticides
classified as "General
Use" are exempt from the
federal requirements of
applicator certification but are
subject to all other FIFRA
federal regulations on safe use
and may be subject to State
regulations on certification and
licensing and use.
Certain restricted
pesticides, when used, require
that notification be given
to occupants of lands within
1,000 feet of the boundaries of
an open area or field to be
treated, at least 24 hours before
application. They should also be
informed of the precautions
necessary to be observed for
safety of humans and animals.
Purchase only the
quantity of material needed for a
single season. Check the required
waiting period on the label with
the interval before harvest on
food crops you wish to treat.
Also, check the required
"re-entry interval"
after use before personnel should
enter a treated area with and
without protective clothing. If
necessary for pesticide
application or for applicator
and/or worker re-entry safety,
obtain protective clothing, such
as waterproof suit, coveralls,
cap, gloves, etc., as well as
appropriate gas masks,
respirators and goggles.2
If you do not have or do not wish
to use this protective clothing,
you should select less hazardous
pesticides. If you have questions
or problems you do not
understand, ask questions - NOW.
1. County
Extension offices are usually
located in each county seat
throughout the state or you may
contact Cooperative Extension
Service, College of Agriculture,
Ohio State University, Columbus,
Ohio 43210.
2. A listing of
safety equipment suppliers in
Ohio is included at the end of
this publication.
|
