Pesticide Labeling

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Pesticide Labeling
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Labels and Labeling

• Pesticide Labeling is the main means of
  communication between a pesticide manufacturer
  and Pesticide Users.
• Label is the information attached to the
  Pesticide Container.
• Labeling is the label and any other information
  you receive from the manufacturer.

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Pesticide Labeling

• Gives you instructions on how to use the product
  safely and correctly.
• Pesticide users are required by law to comply
  with all the instructions and directions for use
  in pesticide labeling.

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EPA Approval for Labeling

• No pesticide may be sold in the US until the EPA
  has approved the product.
• Product will not present unreasonable risk to
  humans and the environment
• EPA has certain labeling requirements that must
  be approved
• Only after EPA approval and registration can the
  product be sold.

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Types of Pesticide Registrations

• Federal Registration
• Special Local Needs Registration
• Emergency Exemption from Registration

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Federal Registration

• Most Common form of Registration
• Also called a Section 3 label (Section 3 of the
  Federal Insecticide Fungicide and Rodenticide
  Act.FIFRA
• Official EPA Registration number on label
• look for the number to make sure you are buying
  an approved product.

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Special Local Needs Registrations (Section 24c)

• Allows States to further control how a pesticide
  is used within their jurisdiction.
• registering additional uses to include sites and
  pests
• adding limitations such as groundwater
  restrictions or number of applications

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Special Local Needs Registrations

• Labeling must be provided for each special local
  needs registration.
• Applicators must have a copy of the special local
  needs labeling in their possession to apply the
  pesticide for that purpose.
• Growers apply to the Montana Department of
  Agriculture for Section 24s

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Emergency ExemptionsSection 18

• Used when an emergency pest situation arises for
  which no pesticide is registered.
• Request is made by growers to Montana Department
  of Agriculture
• Strict controls and recordkeeping are required
  for all these emergency exemptions.

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Classification of Pesticide Uses

• EPA categorizes every use of pesticide as either-

• Unclassified or General use Pesticides -GUP

• Restricted Use (Restricted Use Pesticides (RUP)

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Restricted Use Pesticides

• Classified as restricted if it could cause harm
  to humans
• pesticide handlers
• other persons
• Or have some environmental impact
• High water solubility
• Persistent
• Toxic to animals or beneficial insects
• RUPs must be applied by certified applicators

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Restricted Use

• Use refers to such activities as
• application
• mixing and loading
• transporting, storing, or handling pesticides
  after the manufacturers seal is broken
• care and maintenance of application and handling
  equipment
• disposal of pesticides and their containers

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Restricted Use Pesticides

• Only a certified pesticide applicator may use or
  supervise the use of restricted-use pesticides.

• Two types of certified pesticide applicators
• private applicators
• commercial applicators

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Private Applicators

• Use or supervise the use of restricted-use
  pesticides to produce agricultural commodities on
  property
• owned or rented by themselves
• their employer

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Commercial Applicators

• Use or supervise the use of restricted-use
  pesticides on any property or for any purpose
  other than that listed for private applicators

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Parts of Pesticide Labeling

• Brand Name
• Ingredient Statement
• Each pesticide label must list what is in the
  product
• must list the official chemical name
• and/or common name of active ingredients
• Inert ingredients need not be named by the label
  must show what the product contains.

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Parts of Pesticide Labeling

• Type of Pesticide
• insecticide
• algicide
• herbicide
• Registration Establishment Numbers
• Net Contents
• Name Address of Manufacturer

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Parts of Pesticide Labeling

• Type of formulation
• WP - wettable powder
• D - dust
• EC - emulsifiable concentrate
• 22K ?22 potassium (K) salt
• Restricted Use Label
• label will state Restricted-Use Pesticide in a
  box at the top of the front label
• will include a statement on the product

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Parts of Pesticide LabelingSignal Words

• DangerPoison it can kill you!
• Danger usually associated with skin or eye
  damage
• Warning -moderately toxic
• Caution - least toxic

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Signal Word
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Parts of Pesticide LabelingRemember all labels
follow a certain format

• Statement of practical treatment (first aid)
• instructions on how to respond to an emergency
  exposure involving the product
• Precautionary Statements
• What safety gear to wear (PPE)
• User Precautions

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Parts of Pesticide Labeling

• Environmental Hazards
• Physical or Chemical Hazards
• Directions for use
• it is a violation of Federal lay to us a
  pesticide in a manner inconsistent with its
  labeling

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Brand Name
Ingredients
PPE
EPA s
Signal Word
User Precautions
First Aid
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Parts of Pesticide Labeling

• Entry Statement
• some pesticide labeling contains a precaution
  about entering a treated area after application.
• This statement tells you
• how much time must pass before people can enter a
  treated area
• worker protection

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Parts of Pesticide Labeling

• Storage and Disposal
• prohibitions
• storage
• spilled materials
• pesticide disposal
• container disposal
• it is unlawful to burn pesticide containers in
  Montana

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Sites
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Uses inconsistent with the Pesticide Label

• it is illegal to use a pesticide in any way not
  permitted by the labeling.
• Off-site
• Improper equipment settings
• Improper rate (lack of calibration)
• No safety gear worn when the label says you must!
• A pesticide may be used only on the plants,
  animals, or sites named in the directions for
  use.
• If the site is listed but the pest is not, you
  can still use the product on site, but you have
  no recourse if the product doesnt work.

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Pesticide Labels

• You may not use
• higher dosages
• higher concentrations
• more frequent applications

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Pesticide Labels

• Federal law does allow you to use pesticides in
  some ways not mentioned in the labeling
• apply a pesticide at any dosage, concentration,
  or frequency less than that listed on the
  labeling
• apply a pesticide against any target pest not
  listed on the labeling if the application is to a
  plant, animal, or site that is listed,

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Pesticide Labels

• Federal law does allow you to use pesticides in
  some ways not mentioned in the labeling
• use any appropriate equipment or method of
  application that is not prohibited by the
  labeling
• mix a pesticide or pesticides with a fertilizer
  if the mixture is not prohibited by the labeling
• mix two of more pesticides, if all of the dosages
  are at or below the recommended rate

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Read the Label

• Before you purchase the product
• Before you apply the product
• Before you dispose of the container