CT Pesticide Applicator case studies
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Connecticut's pesticide certification program is administered by the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) through its Pesticide Management Program, whose stated goal is to prevent adverse human health or environmental effects from the misuse of pesticides. The program issues several distinct credentials, including Commercial Operator, Commercial Supervisor, Private Applicator, and Arborist licenses, along with pesticide dealer and arborist/pesticide business registrations. The CT Pesticide Applicator case studies are 5 cases and about 1,960 words.
1The Unlicensed Helper and the Commercial Applicator
A licensed commercial pesticide applicator in Connecticut is hired by a property manager to treat a 40-unit apartment complex for cockroaches in common areas and individual units. The applicator is licensed in the appropriate categories.
438 words, about 2 min2Choosing a Product When the Label and the Goal Conflict
A licensed applicator is asked to control broadleaf weeds in a lawn surrounding a small pond used for irrigation and recreation. The customer wants the weeds gone before a weekend party.
422 words, about 2 min3The Dealer's Restricted-Use Sale and Recordkeeping Gap
A Connecticut pesticide dealer sells a restricted-use insecticide to a customer who says he is a certified private applicator. The customer provides a certification number, but the dealer does not verify it or record it.
359 words, about 2 min4Aquatic Permit Before the Algaecide Goes In
A lakefront association hires a licensed applicator to treat an invasive aquatic plant in a 12-acre cove of a Connecticut lake. The association has a permit application pending but tells the applicator to go ahead because 'the cove is private.' The applicator plans to apply a copper-based algaecide and a fluridone product.
374 words, about 2 min5IPM, Resistance, and Disposal After the Season
A greenhouse grower has a recurring thrips problem on ornamental crops. For three seasons the grower has used the same pyrethroid product every 7 days at the highest labeled rate, plus a soil drench of the same active ingredient.
367 words, about 2 min