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Actions That Tarnish An Industry: What Happens When Pesticide Applicators Become Environmental Polluters
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Actions That Tarnish An Industry: What Happens When Pesticide Applicators Become Environmental Polluters

Pesticide labels inform users how to effectively control pests. When used properly, the pesticide product should not harm the applicator, public, or environment. Labels also inform users how to dispose of leftover pestic...

Adjuvants and the Power of the Spray Droplet: Improving the Performance of Pesticide Applications
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Adjuvants and the Power of the Spray Droplet: Improving the Performance of Pesticide Applications

This publication examines how the various components of a pesticide application work (water, pesticide molecules, application equipment). It then describes how adjuvants can enhance pesticide performance and protect agai...

Agricultural Spray Nozzles: A Comprehensive Review
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Agricultural Spray Nozzles: A Comprehensive Review

As we explore and implement these new technologies, it is important not to overlook advances in hydraulic nozzle technology and to acknowledge the critical role they play in the application process. In general, a nozzle ...

Angoumois Grain Moth
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Angoumois Grain Moth

Angoumois grain moth can be a pest of corn in the field and storage. This publication describes this pest and recommends methods for controlling it.

Format: PDF.

Pages: 2.

Aquatic Plant Management
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Aquatic Plant Management

This publication addresses the benefits of having aquatic vegetation and problems it can cause. The publication also includes an aquatic plant identification guide with color photos along with methods to control aquatic ...

Aquatic Plant Management: Control of Duckweed and Watermeal
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Aquatic Plant Management: Control of Duckweed and Watermeal

Duckweed and watermeal are surface-floating plants that can make a pond unsightly and unusable, and can indirectly harm fish. This publication explains how to identify these aquatic plants and provides strategies for man...

Aquatic Plant Management: Identifying and Managing Aquatic Vegetation
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Aquatic Plant Management: Identifying and Managing Aquatic Vegetation

Vegetation is an important part of any aquatic system, but sometimes, aquatic plants can get out of control and create problems. This publication explains the benefits of aquatic vegetation, describes the problems posed ...

Avoid Tank Mixing Errors: A Guide to Applying the Principles of Compatibility and Mixing Sequence
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Avoid Tank Mixing Errors: A Guide to Applying the Principles of Compatibility and Mixing Sequence

This publication describes how several factors influence product compatibility. It is important to understand these basic factors (including formulation, tank mixing order, and carrier type) to help you effectively co...

Avoiding Costly, Harmful, and Illegal Pesticide Purchases
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Avoiding Costly, Harmful, and Illegal Pesticide Purchases

Many homeowners struggle with maintaining their lawns, flower and vegetable gardens, landscapes, wooded areas, and water features. Insects and diseases are an occasional nuisance, but weeds are a constant problem. Despit...

Barley Straw for Algae Control
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Barley Straw for Algae Control

The use of barley straw for algae control has received a lot of publicity in recent years. It is now common to find small barley bales being sold in nurseries and garden shops for use in water gardens and small pools to ...

Black Soldier Fly Composting Guide
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Black Soldier Fly Composting Guide

This project is a guide to integrating Black Soldier Flies into a composting process. The goal of increasing organic matter recycling, generating soil amendments, and protein for small livestock. Impact: reduce input cos...

Blue Eye in Corn
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Blue Eye in Corn

This one-page publication entitled, "Blue Eye in Corn" discusses a type of germ discoloration. Blue eye in corn is usually due to fungi in the germ tissue. Occuring during harvest, blue eye indicates that grain has be...

Brown Marmorated Stink Bug In Homes
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Brown Marmorated Stink Bug In Homes

The brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) is an invasive pest from China, Japan, Korea and Taiwan that was accidently introduced into eastern Pennsylvania sometime prior to 1998. It has become a serious pest of fruits, veget...

Bulk Pesticide & Fertilizer Storage on Indiana Farms
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Bulk Pesticide & Fertilizer Storage on Indiana Farms

You may take advantage of lower prices by purchasing pesticides or fertilizers in bulk quantities and buying early. Having these products readily available on the farm allows you to make timely pesticide and fertilizer a...

Business Characteristics of Hemp: Agronomic and Marketing Barriers
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Business Characteristics of Hemp: Agronomic and Marketing Barriers

Navigating the hemp industry, even as production in the U.S. is increasing, can be complicated. This Extension publication by Purdue University researchers highlights the challenges and barriers that hemp growers in five...

Calibrating for a Liquid Termiticide Application
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Calibrating for a Liquid Termiticide Application

Pesticides can protect crop yields from plant pests, human health from mosquito-borne diseases, and pond ecosystems from the further spread of invasive weeds. One often overlooked (but important) benefit of pesticides is...

Calibrating Ride-on Pesticide Sprayers and Fertilizer Spreaders: Keys to Application Accuracy
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Calibrating Ride-on Pesticide Sprayers and Fertilizer Spreaders: Keys to Application Accuracy

This publication addresses specific procedures for separately calibrating the pesticide sprayer and the fertilizer spreader of ride-on equipment. The goal is to ensure proper application to optimize performance.

Carpenter Bees
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Carpenter Bees

Large black bees hovering around and drilling holes into homes, out-buildings, wooden furniture and decks during May and June are carpenter bees. They resemble, and are often mistaken for bumble bees but the most apparen...

Cigarette Beetle
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Cigarette Beetle

This publication provides a description of the cigarette beetle. In addition, facts are provided about the biology, behavior and food preferences....

Commercial Greenhouse and Nursery Production: Controlling Algae in Irrigation Ponds
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Commercial Greenhouse and Nursery Production: Controlling Algae in Irrigation Ponds

Because water is so essential, commercial greenhouse and nursery operations need to maintain water supplies of sufficient quantity and quality to produce plant material profitably. This publication is not a comprehensive...

Company Bulletin Boards Communicating Policies, Procedures, and Practices
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Company Bulletin Boards Communicating Policies, Procedures, and Practices

The employee bulletin board should be an official site where the employer communicates policies and procedures to employees. Maintenance of bulletin boards tends to become a "back burner" item when seemingly more impor...

Compendium Of Herbicide Adjuvants, 2016 Edition
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Compendium Of Herbicide Adjuvants, 2016 Edition

This is a joint publication of Purdue Extension and Southern Illinois University. This is the 13th edition of the biennial publication, which was previously published by Southern Illinois. This edition contains 780 en...

Diagnosing and Controlling Wildlife Damage
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Diagnosing and Controlling Wildlife Damage

Once trees are planted and begin growing, damage from wildlife can threaten their quality. In this 8-page publication (PDF) we discuss how to identify and minimize loss and manage injury caused by wildlife to hardwoods. ...

Diagnosing Herbicide Injury on Garden Landscape Plants
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Diagnosing Herbicide Injury on Garden Landscape Plants

Herbicides, when used properly, rarely cause problems on nontarget plants, but they can sometimes injure other plants. This publication examines the common causes of herbicide injury and how to avoid them....

Differentiating 2, 4-D and Dicamba Injury on Soybeans
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Differentiating 2, 4-D and Dicamba Injury on Soybeans

This publication discusses and describes the differences between 2,4-D and dicamba symptomology on soybeans. The objective of this publication is to help farmers and Ag professionals to accurately diagnose herbicide o...

Differentiating 2, 4-D and Dicamba Injury on Soybeans
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Differentiating 2, 4-D and Dicamba Injury on Soybeans

This publication discusses and describes the differences between 2,4-D and dicamba symptomology on soybeans. The objective of this publication is to help farmers and Ag professionals to accurately diagnose herbicide o...

Disease Management Strategies for Horticultural Crops: Using Organic Fungicides
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Disease Management Strategies for Horticultural Crops: Using Organic Fungicides

When confronted with a disease, many say they prefer to use organic products because they are more environmentally friendly. Others say they just want to use a product that works, regardless of the ecological impact. Man...

Diseases in Hardwood Tree Plantings
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Diseases in Hardwood Tree Plantings

This publication provides the landowners with an overview of some of the disease problems (or potential problems) associated with growing hardwood tree species in the Central Hardwood Region....

Driftwatch: Watch Out for Grapes
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Driftwatch: Watch Out for Grapes

Pesticide drift can severely damage non-target crops. This Driftwatch publication addresses drift in grapes. It examines products of special concern, injury symptoms and potential impact, and alternatives and ways to avo...

Driftwatch: Watch Out for Grapes
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Driftwatch: Watch Out for Grapes

Pesticide drift can severely damage non-target crops. This Driftwatch publication addresses drift in grapes. It examines products of special concern, injury symptoms and potential impact, and alternatives and ways to avo...

Driftwatch: Watch Out for Pesticide Drift and Organic Production
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Driftwatch: Watch Out for Pesticide Drift and Organic Production

The requirements for organic certification are time-consuming and expensive. And if a neighbor applies a pesticide that drifts onto an organic field, the economic losses can be high. This publication describes the conseq...

Driftwatch: Watch Out for Pesticide Drift and Organic Production
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Driftwatch: Watch Out for Pesticide Drift and Organic Production

The requirements for organic certification are time-consuming and expensive. And if a neighbor applies a pesticide that drifts onto an organic field, the economic losses can be high. This publication describes the conseq...

Emerging Issues in White-tailed Deer Management and Conservation
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Emerging Issues in White-tailed Deer Management and Conservation

White-tailed Deer have the ability to change the structure and composition of forests throughout their range. This coupled with their proliferation have led some to term the whitetail an ecological keystone species. Howe...

Engenia, Xtendimax, And FeXapa® Application Quick Guide and Required Records for Applications
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Engenia, Xtendimax, And FeXapa® Application Quick Guide and Required Records for Applications

One side of this handout provides a quick guide for applying Engenia, Xtendimax, and FeXapan products to dicamba-resistant crops. The other side is a required record-keeping form for making those applications. The pri...

Environmental and Management Injury in Hardwood Tree Plantations
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Environmental and Management Injury in Hardwood Tree Plantations

Herbicides applied for weed control can damage and even kill hardwood trees. This publication discusses recovery of loss from herbicide injury, soil compaction, frost damage, frost cracks, dieback, sunscald, ice, salt, f...

Farm Family Exposure to Pesticides: A Discussion with Farm Families
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Farm Family Exposure to Pesticides: A Discussion with Farm Families

This publication addresses questions and concerns regarding pesticide risks and explains how risk is evaluated; it directs you to additional sources of information on pesticide toxicity. Data from the Farm Family Exposur...

Fiberglass Tanks for Storage, Transport, and Application: Designing Your Customized Tank
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Fiberglass Tanks for Storage, Transport, and Application: Designing Your Customized Tank

This publication examines fiberglass storage tanks; their benefits; what to consider before buying them; and how to properly use, install, and maintain them. This publication also is a companion to Poly Tanks for Farms a...

Field Crops: Alfalfa Insect Control Recommendations
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Field Crops: Alfalfa Insect Control Recommendations

This publication is an aid for pest managers in treating insect pest infestations in alfalfa during the growing season.

Format: PDF.

Pages: 6.

Language:...

Forest Pest Control Perspective
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Forest Pest Control Perspective

This publication discusses pest control in forests and management of forest pests. Pesticides, herbicides, insecticides, rodenticides and fungicides are discussed. ...

Gib Ear Rot of Corn
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Gib Ear Rot of Corn

This grain quality fact sheet has information about identifying Gib ear rot, its danger to animals, and its effects on harvest and storage....

Grain Mite
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Grain Mite

This publication provides a description of grain mites. In addition, facts are provided about the biology, behavior, food preferences and control methods for grain mites....

Grain Mite Infestation: Prevention and Control
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Grain Mite Infestation: Prevention and Control

This grain quality fact sheet has information about infestation, prevention, and control of moderate infestation of grain mites....

Guide to Toxic Plants in Forages
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Guide to Toxic Plants in Forages

Several plants in our pastures can be toxic to horses and cattle. The best way to assure that forage is as safe as possible is to keep these plants out of your fields and pastures. Doing this, requires proper weed i...

Hairy Fungus Beetle
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Hairy Fungus Beetle

This publication provides a description of the hairy fungus beetle, a pest of grain that feeds on mold. In addition, facts are provided about the biology, behavior and food preferences of the beetle....

Impact of Water Quality on Pesticide Performance
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Impact of Water Quality on Pesticide Performance

The quality of the water used to spray the product is one factor that doesn't get much attention for effective pesticide applications . Research clearly shows that the quality of water used for spraying can affect how pe...

Indianmeal Moth
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Indianmeal Moth

This publication provides a description of the Indianmeal moth. In addition, facts are provided about the biology, behavior and food preferences of the Indianmeal moth....

Invasive Plant Series - Tree of Heaven, Ailanthus altissima
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Invasive Plant Series - Tree of Heaven, Ailanthus altissima

Tree-of-heaven is a serious threat as an invasive species in many habitats or untended areas. It can reach 80 feet or more, its growth rate outpaces most native tree species, and wind scatters seeds that female trees pro...

Invasive Plant Series: Swallow-worts
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Invasive Plant Series: Swallow-worts

Black and pale Swallow-wort are non-native perennial, herbaceous, twining vines. Not yet well established in Indiana, the vines are highly invasive and grow rapidly, quickly twining around, climbing and overwhelming neig...

Invasive Plant Species: Callery Pear
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Invasive Plant Species: Callery Pear

Invasive plant species can damage woodlands and wildlife habitat areas. This video will familiarize you with Callery pear, an exotic invasive tree that is moving from ornamental plantings to fields and woodlands. Learn h...

Invasive Plant Species: Oriental Bittersweet
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Invasive Plant Species: Oriental Bittersweet

Invasive plant species can damage woodlands and wildlife habitat areas. This video will familiarize you with Oriental bittersweet, an exotic invasive vine that is moving from ornamental plantings to fields and woodlands....

Invasive Plant Species: Wintercreeper
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Invasive Plant Species: Wintercreeper

Invasive plant species can damage woodlands and wildlife habitat areas. This video will familiarize you with wintercreeper, an exotic invasive vine that is moving from ornamental plantings to fields and woodlands. Learn ...

Is This Pesticide On My Shelf Still Good?
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Is This Pesticide On My Shelf Still Good?

You may have seen supermarket shoppers reaching to the back of the cooler for what they perceive to be the "freshest" milk. You are used to checking perishable foods (milk, eggs, meat, bread, juices, and more) for the ex...

Laminitis Caused by Black Walnut Wood Residues
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Laminitis Caused by Black Walnut Wood Residues

Very small quantities of black walnut residue in horse bedding can result in laminitis. This publication discusses a growing problem in using horse bedding containing black walnut chips and strands....

Landscape Pesticide Application Equipment: A Guide to Selection and Calibration of Liquid Sprayers
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Landscape Pesticide Application Equipment: A Guide to Selection and Calibration of Liquid Sprayers

Homeowners strive for beautiful and productive lawns, and sometimes, despite using good cultural practices, pests get the upper hand. When using pesticides to control pests it's important to follow procedures and know ho...

Lawncare Pesticide Application Equipment: A Guide to Selection and Calibration of Granular Spreaders
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Lawncare Pesticide Application Equipment: A Guide to Selection and Calibration of Granular Spreaders

Not calibrating lawn application equipment is like placing a meal in an oven and setting the temperature randomly. If the over is too high, the food is overcooked; too low, and it undercooked. This publication describe...

Lesser Grain Borer
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Lesser Grain Borer

The lesser grain borer is a pest that feeds on a variety of food. This publication provides a description and discusses its biology and behavior and the types of food it feeds on....

Management Strategies For Common Arthropod Pests of Greenhouse Hemp In Indiana
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Management Strategies For Common Arthropod Pests of Greenhouse Hemp In Indiana

Indoor hemp production presents unique challenges and opportunities for Indiana growers. On one hand, greenhouse environments provide growers with the ability to grow hemp year round while maintaining optimal day-length,...

Measuring Pesticides: Overlooked Steps To Getting the Correct Rate.
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Measuring Pesticides: Overlooked Steps To Getting the Correct Rate.

This publication describes steps that pesticide applicators can take to correctly measure and mix products to improve results, save money, and enhance safety. Specifically, it will explain some common myths about measuri...

Mint Production and Pest Management in Indiana
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Mint Production and Pest Management in Indiana

This publication provides information about producing mint. Included is information about planting and maintenance, irrigation, harvesting and oil distillation. Pest maintenance is also discussed for weeds, diseases and ...

Offering Sound Pest Management Advice to the Public
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Offering Sound Pest Management Advice to the Public

This publication emphasizes the importance of providing sound pesticide advice to customers. Good diagnostic skills are essential. You personally must know and understand the behavior of various pests and have a working ...

Options for Dealing with a Pesticide Drift Incident
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Options for Dealing with a Pesticide Drift Incident

When any pesticide moves through the air away from the target site and onto someone else's property – known as pesticide drift – the pesticide can damage non-target crops, landscape plants, and gardens. Th...

Parasitic Wasps
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Parasitic Wasps

This publication provides a description of parasitic wasps. Parasitic wasps are beneficial insects commonly found in grain/food storages. The publication provides facts about the biology, behavior and food preferences of...

Pest Management of Hemp
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Pest Management of Hemp

Now that most states allow hemp to be grown, and more uses for hemp fiber are found, an increase in production may be ahead. Growers and policymakers will benefit from this publication, by a team of Purdue University res...

Pesticide Applicator Record Book
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Pesticide Applicator Record Book

This publication is for certified private applicators to record applications of restricted use pesticides.

Click Free Download button for the fillable electronic version which is also print ready.

Supplemental sp...

Pesticide Minibulks - Filling, Maintenance, Containment
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Pesticide Minibulks - Filling, Maintenance, Containment

There is no doubt that agriculture has embraced minibulk use as a very cost-effective and efficient way of moving pesticides from retailers to farms. The convenience of bypassing many smaller containers and the lower pri...

Pesticide Safety Tips for the Workplace and Farm
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Pesticide Safety Tips for the Workplace and Farm

This pictorial guide to best pesticide management practices provides information on how to safely handle and store pesticides at the workplace or farm. It is important to follow the label instructions for handling and st...

Pesticide Toxicology--Evaluating Safety and Risk
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Pesticide Toxicology--Evaluating Safety and Risk

This publication is intended to foster a better understanding of the role of toxicology in the safety evaluation and registration for pesticides.

Language: English.

Pages: 67.

Pesticides and Applicator Certification
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Pesticides and Applicator Certification

This publication discusses certification requirements and programs for individuals who will be using restricted-use pesticides or applying general-use products in commercial situations....

Pesticides and Container Management
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Pesticides and Container Management

Proper management of pesticide containers generally is a straightforward procedure, but it requires careful thought and a proper attitude. Appropriate transportation and storage of pesticides help protect the environment...

Pesticides and Ecological Risk Assessment
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Pesticides and Ecological Risk Assessment

This publication provides background information on the process of risk assessment and the role it plays in pesticide registration. It is intended to foster a better understanding of ecological risk assessment procedures...

Pesticides and Environmental Site Assessments
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Pesticides and Environmental Site Assessments

Environmental assessments are now performed routinely at commercial pesticide and fertilizer application businesses, farms, golf courses, lawn care companies, pest control firms and other businesses. The purpose of this ...

Pesticides and Epidemiology
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Pesticides and Epidemiology

Understanding a few basic epidemiological concepts and methods helps comprehend epidemiological findings in scientific journals, media accounts and government documents. The intent of this publication is to provide an ov...

Pesticides and Fleet Vehicles Transporting Pesticides Safely
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Pesticides and Fleet Vehicles Transporting Pesticides Safely

The care that you devote to maintaining your fleet goes a long way in conveying your commitment to quality service. This publication discusses the importance of vehicle maintenance, safe driving practices and how to resp...

Pesticides and Formulation Technology
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Pesticides and Formulation Technology

This publication explains the benefits and problems associated with the various pesticide formulations. It also can be used to construct a planning or decision-making model for the proper selection of a formulation in a...

Pesticides and Human Health Risk Assessment
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Pesticides and Human Health Risk Assessment

The public and policymakers want clear, definitive answers about pesticides. These answers are based on risk assessment. This publication describes risk assessment and its role in determining the safety of pesticides. ...

Pesticides and Planning for Emergencies
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Pesticides and Planning for Emergencies

Customer loyalty can mean the difference between prosperity and bankruptcy in today's highly competitive pest control markets, both urban and rural. Equally important—but often overlooked—are potential financ...

Pesticides and Risk Communication
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Pesticides and Risk Communication

This publication deals with interaction and dialogue with the public on pesticides and risk communication. Through the news media, the public is made aware of the risks involved with using pesticides and also the bene...

Pesticides and the Environment
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Pesticides and the Environment

This publication discusses what happens after application, pesticide properties, the application site, and putting it all together: the role of the applicator....

Pesticides and the Law: A Guide To The Legal System
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Pesticides and the Law: A Guide To The Legal System

Increasing regulation of the environment coupled with our increasingly litigious society provides the backdrop for this publication....

Pesticides and Water Quality: Principles, Policies and Programs
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Pesticides and Water Quality: Principles, Policies and Programs

This publication presents information on water science, environmental fate, and public policy to assist the reader in developing an understanding of the issues surrounding pesticide use and water quality....

Pesticides and Wildlife
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Pesticides and Wildlife

This publication introduces its readers to the potential effects of pesticides on wildlife and aquatic organisms, to the process by which ecological safety assessments are made for registered pesticides, and to pesticid...

Phytophthora Diseases in Ornamentals
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Phytophthora Diseases in Ornamentals

Phytophthora diseases are among the most serious problems of ornamental plants in nurseries, greenhouses and in the landscape. These 'water mold' pathogens affect hundreds of types of plants, including annuals, perennial...

Pirate Bugs
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Pirate Bugs

This fact sheet provides information about pirate bugs. The sheet includes information on the biology, behavior and food preferences of these bugs....

Plant Pathology: Past to Present coloring book
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Plant Pathology: Past to Present coloring book

This coloring book is aimed at K-12 students, as well as adults and master Gardeners interested in learning more about plant diseases. A companion,

Plant Pathology: Past to Present coloring book (Chinese version)
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Plant Pathology: Past to Present coloring book (Chinese version)

This Chinese language coloring book is aimed at K-12 students, as well as adults and master Gardeners interested in learning more about plant diseases. A companion, A Story of Plant Pathology: Past to Present

Plant Pathology: Past to Present coloring book (Spanish version)
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Plant Pathology: Past to Present coloring book (Spanish version)

This Spanish language coloring book is aimed at K-12 students, as well as adults and master Gardeners interested in learning more about plant diseases. A companion, A Story of Plant Pathology: Past to Present

Precautions for Using Dicamba Herbicides in Xtend® Soybeans
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Precautions for Using Dicamba Herbicides in Xtend® Soybeans

This publication describes some of the issues associated with dicamba applications and how growers can manage them.

Format: PDF

Pages: 4

Language: ...

Preparing Spray Equipment for Winter Storage and Spring Startup: How Maintenance and Winterization Can Extend the Life of Sprayers and Keep You Working
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Preparing Spray Equipment for Winter Storage and Spring Startup: How Maintenance and Winterization Can Extend the Life of Sprayers and Keep You Working

This publication is meant to help agricultural professionals develop a plan for end-of-season maintenance on spray equipment. The aim is to keep the equipment running at its best the next season and for many seasons a...

Principal Stored Grain Insects of Indiana
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Principal Stored Grain Insects of Indiana

Gives picture and general description of ten common stored grain insect pests of Indiana. ...

Produccion Comercial de Cultivos Bajo Invernadero Y Viveros: El control de Algas en las Lagunas de Riego
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Produccion Comercial de Cultivos Bajo Invernadero Y Viveros: El control de Algas en las Lagunas de Riego

Dado que el agua es un elemento esencial, invernaderos comerciales y operaciones de viveros necesitan mantener el abastecimiento de agua en cantidad y calidad suficiente para producir plantas de manera rentable. Esta pub...

Protecting Honey Bees from Pesticides
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Protecting Honey Bees from Pesticides

Honey bees are a vital part of our agricultural system, as are many other species of pollinators. But pesticide misuse can threaten these important resources. This publication discusses alternatives to pesticides to prot...

Protecting Pollinators: Tips for Commercial Agricultural Pesticide Applicators
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Protecting Pollinators: Tips for Commercial Agricultural Pesticide Applicators

While agricultural pesticide applicators may not be able to control factors like habitat loss, they can take practical steps to help protect the pollinators so many in the agricultural industry rely upon. This publica...

Purdue Improved Crop Storage (PICS) Bag: Size Matters!
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Purdue Improved Crop Storage (PICS) Bag: Size Matters!

The Purdue Improved Crop Storage (PICS) bag is a cost-effective technology for storing grain to reduce post-harvest losses. Most of the PICS bags sold to date have 100 kg capacity but sometimes the 50 kg bags are availab...

Purdue Improved Crop Storage (PICS) bags 25KG (100 Bags) - SHIPPING TBD
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Purdue Improved Crop Storage (PICS) bags 25KG (100 Bags) - SHIPPING TBD

**IMPORTANT; PLEASE READ PRIOR TO ORDERING - Due to varying costs based on shipping location, the shipping fees for this item will be determined on an individual basis. Shipping totals include the ACTUAL shipping amou...

Purdue Improved Crop Storage (PICS) bags 25KG (20 Bags) - SHIPPING TBD
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Purdue Improved Crop Storage (PICS) bags 25KG (20 Bags) - SHIPPING TBD

**IMPORTANT; PLEASE READ PRIOR TO ORDERING - Due to varying costs based on shipping location, the shipping fees for this item will be determined on an individual basis. Shipping totals include the ACTUAL shipping amou...

Purdue Improved Crop Storage (PICS) bags 25KG (5 Bags) - SHIPPING TBD
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Purdue Improved Crop Storage (PICS) bags 25KG (5 Bags) - SHIPPING TBD

**IMPORTANT; PLEASE READ PRIOR TO ORDERING - Due to varying costs based on shipping location, the shipping fees for this item will be determined on an individual basis. Shipping totals include the ACTUAL shipping amou...

Purdue Improved Crop Storage (PICS) bags 25KG (50 Bags) - SHIPPING TBD
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Purdue Improved Crop Storage (PICS) bags 25KG (50 Bags) - SHIPPING TBD

**IMPORTANT; PLEASE READ PRIOR TO ORDERING - Due to varying costs based on shipping location, the shipping fees for this item will be determined on an individual basis. Shipping totals include the ACTUAL shipping amou...

Purdue Improved Crop Storage (PICS) bags 50kg (100 Bags) - SHIPPING TBD
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Purdue Improved Crop Storage (PICS) bags 50kg (100 Bags) - SHIPPING TBD

**IMPORTANT; PLEASE READ PRIOR TO ORDERING - Due to varying costs based on shipping location, the shipping fees for this item will be determined on an individual basis. Shipping totals include the ACTUAL shipping amou...

Purdue Improved Crop Storage (PICS) bags 50kg (20 Bags) - SHIPPING TBD
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Purdue Improved Crop Storage (PICS) bags 50kg (20 Bags) - SHIPPING TBD

**IMPORTANT; PLEASE READ PRIOR TO ORDERING - Due to varying costs based on shipping location, the shipping fees for this item will be determined on an individual basis. Shipping totals include the ACTUAL shipping amou...

Purdue Improved Crop Storage (PICS) bags 50kg (5 Bags) - SHIPPING TBD
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Purdue Improved Crop Storage (PICS) bags 50kg (5 Bags) - SHIPPING TBD

**IMPORTANT; PLEASE READ PRIOR TO ORDERING - Due to varying costs based on shipping location, the shipping fees for this item will be determined on an individual basis. Shipping totals include the ACTUAL shipping amou...

Purdue Improved Crop Storage (PICS) bags 50kg (50 Bags) - SHIPPING TBD
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Purdue Improved Crop Storage (PICS) bags 50kg (50 Bags) - SHIPPING TBD

**IMPORTANT; PLEASE READ PRIOR TO ORDERING - Due to varying costs based on shipping location, the shipping fees for this item will be determined on an individual basis. Shipping totals include the ACTUAL shipping amou...

Quick Response Emergency Plan
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Quick Response Emergency Plan

It is important to have all emergency information quickly available when an emergency situation arises. This quick response plan booklet helps you to keep this information readily available. The booklet is styled as a ...

Ranavirus: Emerging Threat to Amphibians
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Ranavirus: Emerging Threat to Amphibians

Amphibians are integral to our ecosystem as predators, as a food resource, and as ecological indicators for water pollution and habitat quality. And currently, amphibians face increasing disease challenges, especially f...

Removing Herbicide Residues From Agricultural Application Equipment
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Removing Herbicide Residues From Agricultural Application Equipment

This publication discusses and describes the proper procedures to remove residues from pesticide application equipment. These cleaning procedures can help prevent applicators from unintentionally introducing damaging her...

Rusty, Flat, and Flour Mill Beetles
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Rusty, Flat, and Flour Mill Beetles

This publication provides a description of rusty, flat and flour mill beetles. In addition, facts are provided about the biology, behavior and food preferences of the beetle....

Sawtoothed Grain Beetle
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Sawtoothed Grain Beetle

This is a fact sheet that provides information about sawtoothed grain beetles. The sheet includes information on the biology, behavior and food preferences of the beetle....

Small Meat Processing Plants: A Pest Control Program
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Small Meat Processing Plants: A Pest Control Program

Basic pest control in the food processing plant is an essential prerequisite food safety program. Unfortunately, many processors have never estalished a systematic, organized approach toward a pest control program. Thi...

Steel Tanks for Storing and Transporting Pesticides and Fertilizers
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Steel Tanks for Storing and Transporting Pesticides and Fertilizers

This publication explores the aspects of purchasing and using mild steel and stainless steel tanks for farms, businesses, and public agencies. It provides important questions you should ask before you buy, offers tips to...

Stored Grain: A Guide on the Use of PICS Bags for Grain Storage
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Stored Grain: A Guide on the Use of PICS Bags for Grain Storage

Post-harvest storage losses of grain to insects are at least 30 percent in Sub-Saharan Africa. There are many control methods but most are minimally effective, expensive, not scalable, or present health hazards. The Purd...

Stored Grain: Purdue Improved Cowpea Storage (PICS) Technology
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Stored Grain: Purdue Improved Cowpea Storage (PICS) Technology

Cowpea grain stored after harvest is the favorite food of insects called bruchids. Adult cowpea bruchids are often known as cowpea weevils. Infestation of cowpea grain starts in the field at a low level.

Forma...

Stored Grain: Using and Recycling Purdue Improved Crop Storage (PICS) Bags
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Stored Grain: Using and Recycling Purdue Improved Crop Storage (PICS) Bags

Purdue Improved Crop Storage (PICS) bags have been disseminated on a large-scale throughout West Africa. The bags represent 1,600 tons of plastic material. This publication examines how to properly use and recycle the PI...

Terminating Cover Crops: Successful Annual Ryegrass Termination with Herbicides
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Terminating Cover Crops: Successful Annual Ryegrass Termination with Herbicides

Annual ryegrass has become a popular cover crop choice for growers in Indiana and many other states. Unfortunately, its adaptability, quick establishment, and aggressive growth are also considered to be characteristics o...

Terminating Cover Crops: Successful Cover Crop Termination with Herbicides
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Terminating Cover Crops: Successful Cover Crop Termination with Herbicides

Many cover crop species have characteristics that make them both desirable as cover crops and troublesome weed species. Weedy cover crop escapes not only affect the current production crop, but also can produce seeds and...

The Pesticide Marketplace
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The Pesticide Marketplace

The pesticide industry is driven by unique pest problems that cannot be resolved by nonchemical means. Customers, realizing the utility of effective pest management, create the market that drives the discovery, research,...

The Role of Pesticides in Urban Integrated Pest Management
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The Role of Pesticides in Urban Integrated Pest Management

This publication describes the role pesticides play in Integrated Pest Management (IPM) programs and introduces pesticide use strategies that reduce exposure to people, nontarget animals, and the environment.

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Using Backpack Mist Blowers to Control Adult Mosquitoes
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Using Backpack Mist Blowers to Control Adult Mosquitoes

When the weather is right, people want to use their outdoor properties to gather with family and friends, to allow children to play, to barbecue, or to sit out in the evening for star gazing or watching the July 4th f...

Water Temperature and Herbicide Performance: A First Look at New Research
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Water Temperature and Herbicide Performance: A First Look at New Research

Farmers and applicators often ask whether the temperature of the mixing water influences herbicide product performance. This publication highlights some ongoing research that suggests that some herbicides work less effec...

What Beekeepers Should Know About Bee Mites
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What Beekeepers Should Know About Bee Mites

Varroa mites (Varroa destructor) can be seen on the surface of both adult and immature honey bees, and they can move about quickly. The adult female Varroa mite is a shiny, reddish-brown, shield-shaped object about 1....

When Floods Threaten
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When Floods Threaten

This handy chart provides a quick list of steps agricultural retailers should take when floods threaten their facilities. It is a companion piece to Purdue Extension publication PPP-87, Plan Today For Tomorrow's Flood: A...