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Rose Entomologist presents at Purdue University Pest Management Conference

Monday, January 15, 2018

Mark “Shep” Sheperdigian, BCEvice president of technical services for Rose Pest Solutions in Troy, Mich., and Pest Management Professional columnist, presented a session for technicians that focused on labels and labeling.

He explained the law PMPs strive not to violate is the Federal Insecticide Fungicide Rodenticide Act, or FIFRA.

Each state’s lead agency often determine which actions are inconsistent with labeling.
“You may think it means one thing, they may think it means another,” he cautioned.

Sheperdigian explained the difference between labels and labeling. Simply put, labels are adhered to the products’ container, whereas labeling refers to the instructions that explain how to properly apply the product.

It is incumbent on the applicator to know how to apply the product.

Always read any precautions listed. These may include “Do not use…,” “Injury may occur if…,” “Do not reapply to…”for example.

Personal protective equipment, or PPE, tells applicators what they must wear when using the product. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has a Chemical Category Selection Chart that explains any terminology a PMP may not understand.

Gloves are a good example of PPE that may be needed when applying a product. Sheperdigian said PMPs may need special gloves to apply a product legally as states may require gloves even when labels do not.

Directions for use, gets into the meat of how products are applied, he said.

States may require PMPs to not only record the material that’s been applied, but how much material has been applied as well.

“Common sense is your best guide, [however] common sense never works if you don’t know what the label says to begin with,” Sheperdigian said.

 

You can read the entire article at MyPMP.net

By |  January 9, 2018

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