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 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)
• Are Homemade "Pesticides" Legal?
• Avicides
• Boom Sprayer Nozzle Performance Test
• Broadcast Boom Sprayer Calibration
• Calibrating Equipment for Aquatic Herbicide Application
• 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
• Counterfeit Pesticides for Your Pet
• Defoliants and Desiccants
• Delivering Secure CEU Training Utilizing Zoom
• 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
• 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
• Federal Regulations Affecting Use of Pesticides
• First Aid for Pesticide Exposure
• 2020–2021 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
• 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
• The Importance of Keeping Pesticide Records
• Interpreting Pesticide Label Wording
• IRAC's Insecticide Mode of Action Classification
• 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 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
• Operation Cleansweep for Pesticides
• Personal Protective Equipment for Handling Pesticides
• Pesticidas y Colinesterasa
• Pesticide Characteristics
• Pesticide and Container Disposal for Homeowners
• Pesticide Container Rinsing
• 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 Recordkeeping Form for Florida Applicators
• Pesticide Spill Kits
• Pesticide Storage: Keep It in the Container
• Pesticide Toxicity Profile: Boric Acid
• Pesticide Toxicity Profile: Thiocarbamate Fungicides
• Pesticide Toxicity Profile: Triazine Pesticides
• Pesticide-Organism Interactions
• Pesticides and Cholinesterase
• Proper Disposal of Pesticide Waste
• Protecting Your Eyes from Pesticide Exposure
• Protecting Your Pet from Pesticides
• Protective Eyewear for Pesticide Applicators
• Refillable Containers and Secondary Containment Requirements for Agricultural Pesticides in Florida
• Requirements of Aerial Applicators in Florida
• Respirators for Pesticide Applications
• Rodenticides
• 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
• Spray Gun Calibration
• Storage Limitation Statements: Temperature—Fungicides
• Storage Limitation Statements: Temperature—Herbicides
• A Summary of Revisions to the Worker Protection Standard—2015
• Surviving the FDACS Inspection: Walking through an Inspection
• Tank-Mixing Pesticides without Disasters
• Toxicity of Common Indoor Household Insecticides Registered in Florida
• 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?
• 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: Records of Employee Safety Training
• 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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