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Stay Cool, Stay Safe: Best Practices for Pesticide Applications During Florida’s Summer

by Tyler Newberry
June 18, 2026

Our Florida summers feature relentless heat, intense humidity, and constant afternoon thunderstorms. These three elements affect every applicator from homeowners to row-crop farmers. They determine whether an application will be safe and effective, ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Heat, Pesticide, Pesticide Information Office, Pesticide Safety, PPE Safety, Storms, Weather
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What’s New With The Florida Organo-Auxin Rule?

by Dr. Brett Bultemeier
December 16, 2025

The Florida Organo-Auxin Rule (5E-2.033) has been in place for several decades. The purpose of this rule is to place additional restrictions and recordkeeping requirements on the use of auxin herbicides (such as 2,4-D, dicamba, and triclopyr) ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Blog Community, Crops, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease
Tags: Archived, Brett Bultemeier, FDACS, Herbicides, Jason Ferrell, Organo-auxin, Pesticide Information Office, Rules, Update
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Pesticide Exposure: What Activities Can Lead to Exposure?

by Dr. Brett Bultemeier
October 7, 2025

In part one of this series, we discussed risk. To have risk, hazard AND exposure must both be present. Remember Risk = Hazard + Exposure. Then we discussed acute, sub-chronic and chronic exposure, and what those mean. Now it is time to dig beyond ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Turf
Tags: Activities Of Exposure, Archived, Brett Bultemeier, Pesticide Exposure, Pesticide Exposure Series, Pesticide Information Office
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Pesticide Exposure: Types and Symptoms

by Dr. Brett Bultemeier
September 23, 2025

Pesticides are hazardous, they are designed to repel, kill, or otherwise disrupt the lifecycle of living organisms. Pesticides can be toxic and even poisonous. These are all true statements, but a hazard, by itself, is not necessarily a ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Blog Community, Farm Management, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Turf
Tags: Archived, Brett Bultemeier, Pesticide Exposure, Pesticide Exposure Series, Pesticide Information Office, Risk, Symptoms
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Which Pesticide License Do I Need?

by Dr. Brett Bultemeier
September 9, 2025

The United States Environmental Protection Agency requires individuals wishing to purchase or use Restricted Use Pesticides (RUP) be properly licensed/certified. States then carry out those plans through approved certification and training plans. ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Farm Management, Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease
Tags: Archived, Brett Bultemeier, Erin Harlow, Pesticide Information Office, Pesticide Licenses, Pesticides, Restricted Use Product

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