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receives $222M for recovery efforts to farmers, forests
South Florida Pest and Disease Hotline
Pesticide Applicator Recertification Requirements Changes in 2005
Effective January 1, 2005, all applicators recertifying by means of
CEUs must earn 4 CEUs approved for the general standards
of pesticide use and safety (core material) plus the
following number of CEUs approved for each specific license category
to be renewed:
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| Primary Categories |
CEU's Required |
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| Category 1A1 - Agricultural Row Crop Pest Control |
8 |
| Category 1A2 - Agricultural Tree Crop Pest Control |
8 |
| Category 1B - Agricultural Animal Pest Control |
4 |
| Category 1C - Private Applicator Agricultural Pest Control |
8 |
| Category 1D - Soil and Greenhouse Fumigation |
4 |
| Category 1E - Raw Agricultural Commodity Fumigation |
4 |
| Category 2 - Forest Pest Control |
8 |
| Category 3 - Ornamental and Turf Pest Control |
12 |
| Category 4 - Seed Treatment |
4 |
| Category 5A - Aquatic Pest Control |
16 |
| Category 5B - Organotin Antifouling Paint Pest Control |
4 |
| Category 6 - Right-of-Way Pest Control |
8 |
| Category 7A - Wood Treatment |
4 |
| Category 7B - Chlorine Gas Infusion |
4 |
| Category 7C - Sewer Root Control |
4 |
| Category 9 - Regulatory Pest Control |
12 |
| Category 11 - Aerial Application |
16 |
| Category 20 - Regulatory Inspection and Sampling |
4 |
| Category 21 - Natural Areas Weed Management |
16 |
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| Secondary Categories |
CEU's Required |
|
| Category 10 - Demonstration and Research |
4 |
Intrepid Label Update
Note: the 2004 –2005 Vegetable Production Guide
for Florida erroneously failed to list Intrepid (methoxyfenozide) as
an approved insecticide for use on cucurbits.
Intrepid is approved for use on all cucurbits for control of
armyworms (including beet and southern), pickleworm and melonworm,
and cabbage looper.
There is a 3-day preharvest interval and a maximum of 4 applications per year
at a rate of 4 to 10 ounces per acre. The re-entry interval for this insect
growth regulator is 4 hours.
This will be a good material to use in rotation with SpinTor.
Fulfill Label Change
On August 12, 2004, the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer
Services issued a special local needs registration (SLN FL-0400006) to
Syngenta Crop Protection for the use of Fulfill insecticide (pymetrozine)
on tomato to manage whitefly. Applications have been increased from two
to four per crop.
Topsin M WSB Section18 Emergency Exemption Extended
Based on requests from Florida tomato, pepper, and eggplant growers
and efforts by the Florida Fruit and Vegetable Association on their behalf,
the EPA has renewed the Section 18 Emergency Exemption for Topsin M 70WSB
Fungicide for use on tomatoes, peppers, eggplants for control of Sclerotinia
white mold for the 2004 fall and 2005 spring growing seasons.
Application rate is 0.5 –1 lb of product per acre. A maximum
of 4 applications are permitted at 7-14 day intervals. PHI is 2 days
and REI is 12 hours. Exemption is for ground application only, chemigation
and/or aerial application is not permitted. Total application must not
exceed 3.5 lbs of product per acre per crop.
Growers are reminded that when using any Section 18 labeled product,
the label must be in the possession of the use at the time of application.
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