AL Pesticide Applicator case studies
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The Alabama Pesticide Applicator certification is a state credential administered through the Alabama Department of Agriculture & Industries (AGI), the agency whose Pesticide Management division oversees pesticide regulation in Alabama. Alabama law requires people who apply restricted-use pesticides - whether commercially, as a private applicator on their own or their employer's land, or in a specialized category such as agriculture, turf, structural or public health - to hold the appropriate certification. Certification is earned by passing a written examination and is generally tied to an applicator category rather than issued as a single blanket license. Exams are multiple choice and test both core knowledge shared by all applicators and category-specific material. The AL Pesticide Applicator case studies are 5 cases and about 3,617 words.
1The Grower Who Wants a Higher Rate
An applicator certified in agricultural plant pest control is hired by a Henry County peanut grower. The grower wants a restricted-use pyrethroid applied at 0.15 lb active ingredient per acre for heavy fall armyworm pressure.
677 words, about 3 min2Thresholds, Beneficials, and a Blanket Spray Request
A 240-acre cotton operation is scouted 10 days into squaring. The extension threshold for tarnished plant bug at this growth stage is 8 per 100 sweeps.
654 words, about 3 min3Curdled Tank and a Sick Loader
a mixer/loader begins filling a 1,000-gallon tank. The planned order is 2 pt/A of a 4 lb/gal emulsifiable concentrate insecticide, then 1 lb/A of a 50% wettable powder fungicide, then a liquid nitrogen solution.
797 words, about 4 min4Calibration Numbers That Do Not Add Up
A grower's pull-type sprayer has a 500-gallon tank, a 30-foot boom with 18 nozzles on 20-inch spacing, and is to be run at 4 mph to deliver 15 gallons per acre. The product label requires 1.5 pt/A.
666 words, about 3 min5Evening 2,4-D Next to a Vineyard
On a warm, clear September evening at 6:30 p.m. the wind has dropped to 2 mph from the southeast.
823 words, about 4 min