MD Pesticide Applicator case studies
MD Pesticide Applicator · Put your knowledge to work in context.
Maryland pesticide applicator certification is issued by the Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA), the state agency that houses pesticide regulation, mosquito control, plant protection and weed management, and the State Chemist. MDA's website lists a "Become a pesticide applicator" page among its resources for lawn care and pesticide professionals, alongside a separate path for fertilizer applicators, and candidates should treat that page as the starting point for current application instructions, forms, and study materials. The MD Pesticide Applicator case studies are 5 cases and about 4,142 words.
1Evening Corn Spray Next to a School Bus Turnaround
A certified applicator is loading a 300-gallon sprayer at 6:30 p.m. to treat 80 acres of field corn with a tank mix of an emulsifiable-concentrate herbicide (24-hour re-entry interval) and a restricted-use insecticide (4-day re-entry interval and a 30-day plant-back to any crop other than corn).
741 words, about 4 min2Resistant Waterhemp, Volunteer Corn, and a Four-Hour Rain Window
A soybean field has heavy escapes of waterhemp that survived two postemergence glyphosate applications; the population is confirmed glyphosate- and ALS-resistant. Volunteer corn from last year's crop is scattered throughout.
865 words, about 4 min3Fall Overseeding After Two Prodiamine Applications
A turf manager maintains a 4-acre tall fescue athletic field that is roughly 60% cover, with about 15% crabgrass and a creeping bentgrass/annual bluegrass component in the irrigated corners. Prodiamine 65 WG was applied at 0.65 lb of product per acre in mid-March and again at the same rate in mid-May.
838 words, about 4 min4A Farm Pond, a Family Reunion, and a Tomato Field Downstream
A 2-acre farm pond averages 8 feet deep and is stocked with largemouth bass and bluegill. Curlyleaf pondweed covers about 40% of the surface, and a 20-foot band of cattail rings the north shore.
885 words, about 4 min5Phosphine Fumigation of a Leaky Flat Storage
A certified fumigator is contracted to treat 400 tons of wheat in a converted Quonset flat storage building with aluminum phosphide tablets. Grain and air temperature are 77°F, and the label dosage table for wheat at that temperature with a 5-day exposure calls for 150 tablets per 1,000 bushels.
813 words, about 4 min