Pesticides are regulated by the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). FIFRA defines a pesticide as any substance or mixture of substances intended to prevent, destroy, control, repel, or mitigate any pest. That’s ANY substance and ANY pest, whether it’s an insect, weed, rodent, snail, slug, fungus, or plant-pathogenic bacteria or virus. This means […]
Production
Pesticides in Organic Production
This module provides an overview of how and when pesticides are used in the production of ornamental and food-producing plants by organic growers. There is a common belief that the organic designation means pesticide-free, but in fact pesticides are often used in organic production. It is important to understand what IS or IS NOT a […]