Pesticide Information Office

The University of Florida's Pesticide Information and Education Program provides information, educational programs, and materials to:

• Persons who use pesticides as a part of their livelihood
• Consumers with questions about use and impact of pesticides in their daily lives
• Faculty and students
• Decision makers, such as local, state, and federal government regulators and legislators

Useful Links

• Pesticide Information Office website
• PIO EDIS Author pages

Publications

• Agricultural Pesticide Use in Florida: A Summary, 2007–2009
• Agricultural and Related Pest Control Applicator License Classifications under the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS)
• Applying Pesticides in Compliance with the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)
• Boom Sprayer Nozzle Performance Test
• Broadcast Boom Sprayer Calibration
• Calibrating Equipment for Aquatic Herbicide Application
• Children and Pesticides
• Clasificación de las licencias para aplicadores dictadas por el Departamento de Agricultura y Servicios al Consumidor del estado de la Florida (FDACS), relacionadas con agricultura y control de plagas
• Clean the Sprayer to Avoid Crop Injury
• The Consumer Labeling Initiative
• Counterfeit Pesticides for Your Pet
• Defoliants and Desiccants
• Emergency Exemption Pesticide Registrations
• Enhancing the Effectiveness of a Professional Pest Management Program
• EPA Approval of Pesticide Labeling
• The EPA Conventional Reduced Risk Pesticide Program
• EPA's Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program (EDSP)
• EPA's Safety Measures for Aluminum and Magnesium Phosphide Fumigants
• Equipo de Protección Personal para la Manipulación de Pesticidas
• Evaluation of Pesticides for Carcinogenic Potential
• Experimental-Use Permits
• Exposición de familias agricultoras al glifosato
• The Facts about Mothballs
• Farm Family Exposure to Glyphosate
• Federal Regulations Affecting Use of Pesticides
• First Aid for Pesticide Exposure
• 2018–2019 Florida Citrus Production Guide: Interpreting PPE Statements on Pesticide Labels
• Florida Crop/Pest Management Profile: Cabbage
• Florida Crop/Pest Profile: Sugarcane
• Florida Crop/Pest Management Profile: Watermelon
• The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) Continuing Education Unit (CEU) System for Certified Pesticide Applicators
• Florida's Pesticidal Substances Exempt from the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA-Section 25(b))
• Fungicide Resistance Action Committee's (FRAC) Classification Scheme of Fungicides According to Mode of Action
• The Global Increase in Counterfeit Pesticides
• Glove Selection for Working with Pesticides
• Guía de gestión de plagas para cítricos en la Florida 2016: Interpretación de los enunciados de PPE en las etiquetas de pesticidas
• Guía de seguridad para el uso de pesticidas en el hogar
• Handling Total Release Foggers
• Homeowner's Guide to Pesticide Safety
• How are Pesticides Classified?
• How to Report Pesticide Misuse in Florida
• The Importance of Keeping Pesticide Records
• Interpreting Pesticide Label Wording
• IRAC's Insecticide Mode of Action Classification
• Is Our Food Safe from Pesticides?
• Licensing of Agricultural Animal Pesticide Applicators in Florida
• Licensing of Agricultural Row Crop Pesticide Applicators in Florida
• Licensing of Agricultural Tree Crop Pesticide Applicators in Florida
• Licensing of Aquatic Herbicide Applicators in Florida
• Licensing of Chlorine Gas Infusion Applicators in Florida
• Licensing of Commensal Rodent Trappers
• Licensing of Demonstration and Research Pesticide Applicators in Florida
• Licensing of Forest Pesticide Applicators in Florida
• Licensing of Lawn and Ornamental Pesticide Applicators in Florida
• Licensing of Natural Areas Pesticide Applicators in Florida
• Licensing of Organotin Antifouling Paint Pest Control Applicators in Florida
• Licensing of Pesticide Dealers in Florida
• Licensing of Private Pesticide Applicators in Florida
• Licensing of Public Health Pest Control Applicators in Florida
• Licensing of Raw Agricultural Commodity Fumigation Applicators in Florida
• Licensing of Regulatory Pest Control Applicators in Florida
• Licensing of Right-of-Way Pesticide Applicators in Florida
• Licensing of Seed Treatment Pesticide Applicators in Florida
• Licensing of Sewer Root Control Pesticide Applicators in Florida
• Licensing of Soil and Greenhouse Fumigation Applicators in Florida
• Licensing of Structural Pesticide Applicators in Florida
• Licensing of Wood Treatment Pesticide Applicators in Florida
• Managing Pesticide Drift
• Mejorando la efectividad de un programa profesional para el manejo de plagas
• New Paraquat Requirements
• Los niños y los pesticidas
• Operation Cleansweep for Pesticides
• Personal Protective Equipment for Handling Pesticides
• Pest Control Devices
• Pest Management and Pesticides: A Historical Perspective
• Pest Strips—You Have to Read the Fine Print
• Pesticidas y Colinesterasa
• Pesticide Applicator Certification and Training
• Pesticide Applicator CEU Opportunities via the UF/IFAS Pesticide Information Offices On-Line Interactive Tutorials
• Pesticide Characteristics
• Pesticide and Container Disposal for Homeowners
• Pesticide Container Rinsing
• Pesticide Effects on Nontarget Organisms
• Pesticide Fires
• Pesticide Formulations
• Pesticide Injection and Drenching
• Pesticide Interactions
• Pesticide Labeling: Directions for Use
• Pesticide Labeling: Environmental Hazards Statements
• Pesticide Labeling: First Aid Statements
• Pesticide Labeling: Identification Numbers
• Pesticide Labeling: Ingredient Statements
• Pesticide Labeling: Labeling Claims
• Pesticide Labeling: Miscellaneous Label Parts
• Pesticide Labeling: Physical or Chemical Hazards
• Pesticide Labeling: Protection of Pollinators
• Pesticide Labeling: Signal Words
• Pesticide Labeling: Storage and Disposal
• Pesticide Labeling: Unique Product Labeling
• Pesticide Provisions of the Florida Agricultural Worker Safety Act (FAWSA)
• Pesticide Recordkeeping
• Pesticide Reregistration and Special Reviews
• Pesticide Residues
• Pesticide Spill Kits
• Pesticide Storage: Keep It in the Container
• Pesticide Toxicity Profile: Bipyridylium Herbicides
• Pesticide Toxicity Profile: Boric Acid
• Pesticide Toxicity Profile: Carbamate Pesticides
• Pesticide Toxicity Profile: Chlorinated Hydrocarbon Pesticides
• Pesticide Toxicity Profile: Chlorophenoxy Herbicides
• Pesticide Toxicity Profile: Copper-Based Pesticides
• Pesticide Toxicity Profile: Coumarin and Indandione Rodenticides
• Pesticide Toxicity Profile: Ethylenebis (Dithiocarbamate) Pesticides
• Pesticide Toxicity Profile: Hydrocarbon Fumigants
• Pesticide Toxicity Profile: Miscellaneous Organic Fungicides
• Pesticide Toxicity Profile: Miscellaneous Rodenticides
• Pesticide Toxicity Profile: Neonicotinoid Pesticides
• Pesticide Toxicity Profile: Organophosphate Pesticides
• Pesticide Toxicity Profile: Phosphorous and Sulfur Fumigants
• Pesticide Toxicity Profile: Strobilurin Pesticides
• Pesticide Toxicity Profile: Substituted Benzene Pesticides
• Pesticide Toxicity Profile: Synthetic Pyrethroid Pesticides
• Pesticide Toxicity Profile: Thiocarbamate Fungicides
• Pesticide Toxicity Profile: Thiophthalimide Pesticides
• Pesticide Toxicity Profile: Triazine Pesticides
• Pesticide Toxicity Profile: Triazole Pesticides
• Pesticide Use Trends in the United States: A 25-Year US Summary
• Pesticide Use Trends in the United States: Agricultural Pesticides
• Pesticide Use Trends in the US: Global Comparison
• Pesticide Use Trends in the United States: Pesticides for Home and Garden Uses
• Pesticide Use Trends in the United States: Pesticides for Industrial/Commercial/Governmental Uses
• Pesticide-Organism Interactions
• Pesticides and Cholinesterase
• Pesticides and Prior Informed Consent
• Plant Growth Regulators
• Pool Chemicals and Personal Safety
• Posting of Lawn and Ornamental Pesticide Applications
• Preparing for the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Agricultural and Related Pest Control Applicator Exams
• Professionalism and Pesticides: Public and Customer Communications
• Professionalism and Pesticides: Supervision
• Proper Disposal of Pesticide Waste
• Protecting Your Eyes from Pesticide Exposure
• Protecting Your Pet from Pesticides
• Protecting Water Resources from Agricultural Pesticides
• Rainfastness of Pesticides
• Refillable Containers and Secondary Containment Requirements for Agricultural Pesticides in Florida
• Registry of Persons Requiring Prior Notification of the Application of Pesticides
• Requirements of Aerial Applicators in Florida
• Respirators for Pesticide Applications
• The Role of the Codex Alimentarius in Determining International Standards for Pesticides and Food
• Safety Systems for Working with Pesticides
• Secure Pesticide Storage: General Features
• Secure Pesticide Storage: Security Against Terrorist Threats
• Selecting a Professional Pest Control Service
• Special Local Needs Pesticide Registrations—24(c)
• Special Types of Pesticides
• Specifically Regulated Pesticides in Florida—Bromacil
• Specifically Regulated Pesticides in Florida—Organotin Antifouling Paints
• Spray Gun Calibration
• Storage Limitation Statements: Temperature—Fungicides
• Storage Limitation Statements: Temperature—Herbicides
• Storm-Damaged Agrichemical Facilities
• A Summary of Revisions to the Worker Protection Standard—2015
• Surviving the FDACS Inspection: Walking through an Inspection
• Toxicity of Pesticides
• Transporting Pesticides and Understanding the Rules of the Road: Farmers, Ranchers, and Production Agricultural Operations
• Transporting Pesticides and Understanding the Rules of the Road: Pest Control Businesses
• Understanding Safety Data Sheet Language
• Using Your Handheld Lawn and Garden Sprayer
• Using Pesticides on Your Pet
• Water pH and the Effectiveness of Pesticides
• Water Quality and the Effectiveness of Pesticides
• What Are Inert Ingredients?
• What Is and Isn't a Pesticide?
• What is the Significance of a Part Per Million?
• When Cleaning Products Are Pesticides
• When Clients Have Questions: A Guide for Professional Pesticide Applicators
• When a Pesticide Doesn't Work
• Why do we use pesticides?
• Wood Preservatives
• Worker Protection Standard: Additional Requirements for Agricultural Employers of Workers
• Worker Protection Standard: Application Exclusion Zone (AEZ)
• Worker Protection Standard—Certified Crop Advisor Exemption
• Worker Protection Standard: Determining Your WPS Responsibilities
• Worker Protection Standard: Information at a Central Location
• Worker Protection Standard: Notification and Hazard Communication
• Worker Protection Standard: Owner and Immediate Family Exemption
• Worker Protection Standard: Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) 2016
• Worker Protection Standard: Requirements for Agricultural Employers of Workers and Handlers
• Worker Protection Standard: Requirements for Commercial Pesticide Handler Employers
• Worker Protection Standard: Respirators
• Worker Protection Standard: Training Workers and Handlers under the 2016 Revision Requirements

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