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Pesticide Resistance: Does it Really Matter?

by Dr. Brett Bultemeier
June 3, 2025

The use of modern pesticides didn’t ramp up until the late 1940’s. This era provided a seemingly unending stream of new products that became increasingly more effective, selective, and consistent. Unfortunately, it wasn’t long until ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Turf, Water
Tags: Archived, Center For Aquatic And Invasive Plants, Jason Ferrell, Pesticide Information Office, Pesticide Label, Pesticide Resistance, Pesticides
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Parts of a Label 7…How Do I Get Rid Of It?

by Kristie Popa
February 25, 2025

Blogs 1-6 of “Parts of the Pesticide Label” covered safety, both personal and everything else, and how to use the product, is there anything left to cover? Well after using a product we either need to store or dispose of it if it’s ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Farm Management, Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease
Tags: Archived, Brett Bultemeier, National Pesticide Safety Education Month, Parts Of A Pesticide Label, Pesticide, Pesticide Information Office, Pesticide Label
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Parts of a Label 6…How Do I Use It?

by Kristie Popa
February 23, 2025

Blogs 1-5 of “Parts of the Pesticide Label” covered safety, both personal and everything else. Now that safety is covered, we are ready, at long last, to get into the meat of the label “How Do I Use It?” Now we enter the bulk ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Farm Management, Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease
Tags: Archived, Brett Bultemeier, National Pesticide Safety Education Month, Parts Of A Pesticide Label, Pesticide, Pesticide Information Office, Pesticide Label
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Parts of a Label 5…How Do I Protect Everything Else?

by Dr. Brett Bultemeier
February 18, 2025

Blogs 1-4 of “Parts of the Pesticide Label” covered personal safety, “How Do I Protect Myself?” At this point many are ready to start using the pesticide, I mean “hey I’m safe, let’s go!” That is all well and good, but our ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Farm Management, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Archived, Brett Bultemeier, Environmental Hazards, National Pesticide Safety Education Month, Parts Of A Pesticide Label, Pesticide Information Office, Pesticide Label, Pesticide Safety
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Parts of a label 4…How Do I Keep It Off Me?

by Dr. Brett Bultemeier
February 16, 2025

Last time we explored what to do if we were exposed to a pesticide by learning about the First Aid section. Great, I know how to deal with exposure. Now I wont to figure out how to prevent it. Said another way “How Do I Keep It Off Me?” ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Farm Management, Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease
Tags: Archived, Brett Bultemeier, National Pesticide Safety Education Month, Parts Of A Pesticide Label, Personal Protective Equipment, Pesticide Information Office, Pesticide Label, PPE
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Parts of a Label 3…What if it gets on me?

by Dr. Brett Bultemeier
February 11, 2025

We left off discussing What is in our pesticide and information about it’s potential hazard, or if it is “dangerous”. So far we have simply defined and identified hazard. In order for us to properly handle “risk” we need to discuss ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Farm Management, Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease
Tags: Archived, Brett Bultemeier, EPA, First Aid Statement, National Pesticide Safety Education Month, Parts Of A Pesticide Label, Pesticide, Pesticide Information Office, Pesticide Label
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Parts of a label 2…Is It Dangerous

by Dr. Brett Bultemeier
February 9, 2025

In the last blog we discussed how the first part of a label is all about telling you “What is it?”, and we found out our jug is Blamo, which has 95% trimethyldeathallzazene. Ok, I am sure that means very little to any of you, so what ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Farm Management, Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease, Turf
Tags: Archived, Brett Bultemeier, EPA, Hazard, National Pesticide Safety Education Month, Parts Of A Pesticide Label, Pesticide, Pesticide Label, Signal Word
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Parts of a Pesticide Label…What Is It?

by Barbara L. Edmonds
February 4, 2025

Understanding the way a pesticide label is organized makes it that much easier to use and find the information that is needed. "The Label Is The Law" is a phrase many pesticide applicators are familiar with, but don’t really give thought to ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Farm Management, Home Landscapes, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease
Tags: Archived, Brett Bultemeier, National Pesticide Safety Month, Parts Of A Pesticide Label, Pesticide, Pesticide Information Office, Pesticide Label
Sunrise lights the sky while fog rolls across a hayfield scattered with round bales.

Pesticide Safety Education Month

by Dr. Brett Bultemeier
February 2, 2025

The month of February is designated as National Pesticide Safety Education Month. Pesticide safety is rarely at the forefront of someone’s mind, sometimes even those who are applying pesticides, but it is an important responsibility. Many ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Farm Management, Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease
Tags: Archived, Brett Bultemeier, National Pesticide Safety Month, Pesticide Information Office, Pesticide Label, Pesticide Safety, Safety

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