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Pesticide Environmental Stewardship
Promoting Proper Pesticide Use and Handling
Supported by CIPM
Center for Integrated Pest Management
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Pesticide Recordkeeping
Federal and state laws require application records. Application records demonstrate applicator professionalism by documenting legal use, and the safety, care, and concern taken when making the application
Pesticide Disposal
This module will help you understand the options for handling and disposing unwanted pesticides and pesticide-treated seed.
Drift management
This module will help you understand and manage pesticide drift.
Surface and Groundwater
This module provides information on the environmental fate of pesticides, how water may become contaminated with pesticides, and how contamination can be prevented.
Wildlife and Pollinators
This module discusses beneficial and non-target organisms and suggests pest management strategies that protect them.
Pesticide Storage
This module covers storing pesticides properly.
Pesticide Resistance
When a pesticide doesn't work, resistance may be to blame. This module explains how resistance develops to herbicides, insecticides, and fungicides, and what you can do about it.
Handling Pesticide Containers
This module provides general principles on the proper handling of empty pesticide containers.
Pesticides Spills - Prevention and Clean up
This module presents information on Pesticide Spills. Preventing spills should be the first priority of every pesticide user.
Calibration
This module is designed as a guide for the proper dilution and application of pesticides. It includes practical calibration techniques for common pesticide application equipment.
Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
This module covers Integrated Pest Management, or IPM.
Terms & Acronyms
Understanding the language of pesticides and environmental stewardship is critical to understanding the pages presented on this site.
Homeowner Pest and Pesticide Information
When pests are found around your home or apartment, how can they be controlled safely? When and how should pesticides be used?