Note: The Table of Contents below is just an example from one manual (in this case, the Field & Vegetable Crops manual). While the core material will

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1 Note: The Table of Contents below is just an example from one manual (in this case, the Field & Vegetable Crops manual). While the core material will be similar among all the manuals, the information on pests, application equipment, calibration and even some of the regulations will be more specific for each manual. i

2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Section Chapter Page How to Study for the Exam 30-Day Sample Study Calendar vii ix SECTION I Pests Chapter 1 Insects and Their Relatives 1 Damage Caused by Insects 1 Biology of Insects and Their Relatives 2 How Insect Problems Develop 5 Examples of Arthropod Pests 6 Chemical Control of Insects 10 Chapter 2 Weeds 13 What is a Weed? 13 The Biology of Weeds 14 How Herbicides Work 17 Chapter 3 Plant Diseases 21 What is Plant Disease 21 Major Groups of Plant Pathogens 22 Development and Diagnosis of Plant Diseases 25 Chemical Control of Plant Diseases 26 SECTION II About Chapter 4 29 What is a Pesticide? 29 The Chemistry of 29 General Pesticide Characteristics 30 The Naming of 31 Insecticides 32 Herbicides 33 Fungicides 33 Nematicides 34 Chapter 5 Formulations 36 Formulations 36 Choosing a Formulation 37 Formulations Applied as Liquids 37 Formulations Applied as Solids 39 Adjuvants 40 ii ii

3 SECTION III & the Law Chapter 6 Pesticide Regulations 42 Reason for Pesticide Regulation 42 FIFRA 43 Wisconsin State Law ATCP ATCP 30 Pesticide Product Restrictions 47 Transporting 48 Chapter 7 The Worker Protection Standard 51 Who is Effected by WPS 53 Goal 1: Inform 54 Goal 2: Protect 54 Goal 3: Mitigate 55 Chapter 8 The Pesticide Label 58 The Pesticide Label 58 Labels and Labeling 59 When to Read the Label 59 Information on the Label 60 Deviations from Label Directions 63 What to do When Labels Change 63 Safety Data Sheets 64 SECTION IV Health Precautions Chapter 9 Pesticide Risks to People 66 Risk, Toxicity and Exposure 66 Potential Harmful Effects of 67 How Enter the Body 67 Acute Effects 69 Delayed Effects 71 Allergic Effects 72 Chapter 10 Protecting Yourself 74 General Precautions 74 Selecting and Using PPE 75 Respirators 76 Care of PPE 78 Chapter 11 Responding to Pesticide Exposure and Heat Stress 81 Know When to Act 81 Getting Medical Attention 82 First Aid for Pesticide Poisoning 83 Heat Stress 84 iii

4 SECTION V Handling Chapter 12 Storing 87 The Storage Area 87 Putting into Storage 88 Pesticide Bulk Storage Rule 90 Chapter 13 Mixing and Loading 92 Mixing and Loading Sites 92 Mixing and Loading 94 Pesticide Mixtures 96 Chapter 14 Managing Pesticide Wastes 98 Waste Defined and Waste Reduction Guidelines 98 Types of Waste 100 Solid Waste Disposal 101 Hazardous Waste Disposal 102 SECTION VI Pesticide Emergencies SECTION VII Applying Chapter 15 Emergency Planning, Spills and Fires 105 Emergency Planning 105 Spills and Fires 107 Reporting a Spill 107 Responding to Spills 109 Chapter 16 Safety Concerns 113 Tolerance and Residue 113 Preventing Excessive Residue 114 Application Precautions 114 Notice of Application 115 Chapter 17 Application Methods and Equipment 121 Integrated Pest Management 121 Pesticide Application Equipment 123 Operation and Maintenance of Sprayers 125 Chapter 18 Calibration 128 The Need for Calibration 128 Before you Spray 129 Calibrating Conventional Field Sprayers 131 iv

5 SECTION VIII On Target Chapter 19 in the Environment 141 Where do Go? 141 Pesticide Accumulation in Animals 142 Water Contamination 142 Factors Effecting Water Contamination 144 Chapter 20 Overspray and Drift 147 Legal Concerns 147 Dicamba and Drift 148 How to Reduce Drift 149 Weather-Related Drift Factors 149 Application-Related Drift Factors 150 Chapter 21 Protecting Nontarget Organisms 154 Plants 154 Insects 154 Livestock and Other Animals 155 Chapter 22 Pesticide Resistance 158 The Development of Resistance 158 Resistance Management 160 Appendices Appendix A: Information Sources and Contacts 164 Appendix B: Pesticide Laws and Regulations 169 Appendix C: Sample Label 171 Appendix D: How to Understand Safety Data Sheets 185 Appendix E: Tips on Taking the Certification Exam 191 Appendix F: Pesticide Recordkeeping Form 195 Appendix G: Principles of Pest Management 197 Appendix H: Insect Pest Management 199 Appendix I: Weed Management 203 Appendix J: Disease Management 208 Appendix K: Calibrating Granular Applicators 212 Glossary 215 Acronym Glossary 223 Index 225 v