Jamaica ARB PPE case studies
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The Jamaica Agricultural Review Board Pesticide Proficiency Examination (ARB PPE) is the assessment route through which pesticide applicators in Jamaica demonstrate that they can handle, apply and dispose of agricultural chemicals lawfully, safely and effectively. It is aimed at people who use or supervise pesticide use in crop production, public health pest control, landscaping, storage and related work, and at those seeking formal recognition of that competence. The Jamaica ARB PPE case studies are 5 cases and about 4,001 words.
1The Five-Day Harvest and the Borrowed Bottle
Devon manages 1.2 ha of Scotch bonnet pepper near Linstead. Thrips are scarring flowers, and a neighbouring farmer gives him a partly used 1 L bottle of lambda-cyhalothrin 50 g/L EC.
877 words, about 4 min2Calibrating a Knapsack for Cabbage
Marcia has a 16 L knapsack sprayer with one flat-fan nozzle. She calibrates on a 50 m course: average swath 0.60 m, walking time 40 s, and nozzle output collected over 60 s is 1.20 L.
716 words, about 4 min3The Mixer Who Would Not Wear Gloves
on a hot day, Omar mixes methomyl 90% soluble powder in a 15 L knapsack sprayer on a concrete pad beside a yam field. He wears rubber boots, shorts, and a cloth face covering; his gloves have a torn right thumb.
801 words, about 4 min4Drift Toward the Rio Cobre
A 4 ha pasture on a slope above the Rio Cobre is being sprayed with 2,4-D amine to control broadleaf weeds. The supervisor plans 2.0 L/ha in 200 L water/ha using a tractor boom.
780 words, about 4 min5The Diamondback Moth That Kept Coming Back
A 1.0 ha cabbage field has had six applications of lambda-cyhalothrin in 10 weeks for diamondback moth. The first two sprays killed most larvae; the last two gave little control, and larvae of all sizes are now present.
827 words, about 4 min