Pest Management, Pest ID, Pesticides

Poison Control	1-800-222-1222   That's the new toll-free hotline to reach any Poison Control Center.  It will get you to any of the 65 "official" centers nation- wide, including Florida.
FDACS Rule Changes	Rule changes affecting fees for private, public an commercial applicators takes effect January, 2005. The fee increases private and public license fees for a 4 year license from $35 to $60 and a commercial license from $90 to $160.  Number of CEUs for license renewal increases from 8 to 12 for private applicators.  Click for the .pdf file, then read pages 3-7. (from Norm Neshiem)
	Distance Diagnostic and Identification System News release describing DDIS: Digital Cameras and the Web Provide Rapid Plant Diagnoses
	Pesticides
	IFAS - Florida Pesticide Information Office - Links
FDACS	Schedule of Pesticide Applicator Training - CEUs offered
	Florida Pest Management Guides       Weeds       Plant Diseases       Insects       Nematodes       Aquatic Weeds     Insect Management in Commercial Forest Trees
	Jefferson County Checklist of Pesticide Rules and Rules-of-Thumb
	Distance Diagnostic and Identification System - DDIS
	UF/IFAS Entomology Featured Creatures
	UF/IFAS Entomology Pest Alerts - (Entomology-Nematology-Plant Pathology)
	Georgia Pest Control Handbook
	Household Pests
UNl	Pesticide Training Materials (Core)  -Nebraska        Pesticide Bookmarks (Links to many sites)
	Georgia Weed Science
WVU	Poisonous Plants of the Southern US
	EEE - Eastern Equine Encephalitis (Sleeping Sickness)
	Florida Corn Insect Identification Guide
	Alternative Methods for Mole Cricket Control
	Florida Tomato Scouting Guide - with Insect and Disease Identification Keys
	Whitefly Knowledgebase
	National Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Network
	School IPM - Integrated Pest Management in Schools

Other Resources for Pest Management Decisions

Pesticide Labels -C&P Press Greenbook (Agricultural, click on Free Search) 
Pesticide Labels - C&P Press Bluebook (Turf & Ornamentals, click on Free Search) 
Crop Data Management Systems - Labels & MSDS  

Pesticide Company Information (phone and web contacts -NPTN) 

• EPA Office of Pesticide Programs  
• Florida Department of Agriculture - Pesticide Licensing and Compliance  
• Plant Pathology Crop Protection Publications  
• Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants  
• Forest Vegetation Management
• Pesticide Poisoning Handbook  
• The EXtension TOXicology NETwork (EXTOXNET) 
• National Pesticide Telecommunications Network (NPTN) 
• AgNIC Plant Sciences (click on pests, disease, weeds) 
• Crop-Net: controlling insects, weeds and diseases
• Insect Images (Clemson University & USDA) 
• Georgia Extension Plant Pathology Fungal Library  
• Photo Herbarium - Weed Science Society of Am
• Weed Pages - Weed Science Soc of Am 
• Weed Identification Links  
• Weed Gallery  
• Common Weed Seedlings  
• Herbicide Injury Symptoms for Corn & Soybeans  
   

• last updated on Monday, July 11, 2005
• page created  December, 2000

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