LA Pesticide Applicator case studies
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The Louisiana Pesticide Applicator certification is a state credential administered through the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry (LDAF), the agency whose Plants and Crops division hosts both "Pesticide Licensing and Registration" and "Pesticide Safety and Restrictions" pages. LDAF's site also lists pesticide-related material under Licensed and Certified Professionals and under Laws, Rules, and Regulations, which is where the governing statutes and rules for applicators live. The LA Pesticide Applicator case studies are 5 cases and about 2,918 words.
1Expired Certification and Phone Supervision at a Day Care
On a Saturday morning in Ouachita Parish, a commercial lawn-care firm sends an unlicensed technician to apply a restricted-use pyrethroid insecticide to playground turf at a licensed day care center. The firm's certified applicator, whose Louisiana commercial certification expired 12 days earlier, stays at the shop and approves the mix ratio by phone.
629 words, about 3 min2Twelve-Hour Re-entry After an Organophosphate Application
On a soybean farm near Crowley, Louisiana, a grower hires a commercial applicator to spray an organophosphate insecticide for stink bugs. The label requires a 48-hour restricted-entry interval and states that handlers must wear chemical-resistant gloves, coveralls, and a respirator.
569 words, about 3 min3Dead Patches in Centipede: Chinch Bugs or Brown Patch?
An applicator inspects a 2-acre centipede lawn at a country club in Lafayette. The turf has irregular yellow-to-brown patches 2 to 3 feet across on the south-facing slope; some patches have coalesced into 10-foot areas.
558 words, about 3 min4Calibration, Worn Nozzles, and a Tank Mix That Settles
An applicator is calibrating a 200-gallon boom sprayer before a postemergence herbicide application on 80 acres of soybeans. The sprayer has 11002 flat-fan nozzles spaced 20 inches apart on the boom and is operated at 40 psi and 4 mph.
563 words, about 3 min5Aquatic Weed Control Near a Crawfish Pond and Whooping Crane Habitat
An applicator is hired to control alligatorweed in a drainage canal that borders a 40-acre crawfish pond and a cypress-tupelo swamp in St. The canal is 12 feet wide and connects to the pond through a culvert.
599 words, about 3 min