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Pub. 812 Field Crop Protection Guide: Chapter 1

Author: OMAFRA Staff
Creation Date: 04 July 2005
Last Reviewed: 28 July 2007
Pub 812: Field Crop Protection Guide > Precautions with Chemicals
Excerpt from Chapter 2, Field Crop Protection Guide, Order this publication

Chapter 1 - Precautions with Pesticides

  1. Cover for Field Crop Protection Guide - Publication 812Pesticide Regulations
  2. Certification and Training Requirements
  3. General Precautions
  4. Pesticide Label Information
  5. Human Health
  6. Protective Clothing and Equipment
  7. Protect the Environment
  8. Disposal of Pesticides and Empty Pesticide Containers
  9. Storing Pesticides
  10. Pesticide Spills
  11. Application Procedures
Pest Management Products
  1. Seed Treatments
  2. Fungicides
  3. Insecticides
  4. Transgenic Crops Expressing Insecticidal or Fungicial Traits
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When you decide to use a pesticide, choose the best formulations and application methods for the situation. Take all possible precautions to prevent the exposure of people and non-target organisms to the pesticide. To limit the negative impacts of pesticides:

  • Select the least-toxic pesticide that will do the job. The pesticide recommendation tables included throughout this book rank registered products based on efficacy, user toxicity and environmental impact.
  • Use application methods that minimize pesticide drift or spread in the environment.
  • Use only a properly calibrated sprayer.
  • Use spot treatments to limit treatments to only the plants or fields where pests are a problem.
  • Take precautions to prevent exposure of humans and non-target organisms to pesticides.

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