Tag: pesticide safety

Observe Pesticide Safety Education Month: Essential tips for safe household pesticide use

by Meredith Bauer
February 25, 2025

February is Pesticide Safety Education Month, and it's the perfect time to brush up on how to use household pesticides safely. The first step? Always read the label. It’s packed with important info on how to use the product correctly and safely. Established ... READ MORE

Category: Home Management, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS
Tags: Brett Bultemeier, Pesticide, Pesticide Information Office, Pesticide Safety

Pesticide History: Thanksgiving Cranberry Scare!

by Dr. Brett Bultemeier
November 22, 2024

What do Dwight D. Eisenhower, Richard Nixon, JFK, Rachel Carson, Bill Clinton, pesticides and cranberries have to do with one another? How am I going to navigate such controversial inflammatory topics? Which is better, canned or fresh cranberries? ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Events, Home Landscapes, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Brett Bultemeier, Cranberry, History, Pesticide Information Office, Pesticide Safety, Pesticides, Thanksgiving

On-Farm Safety Training Video Resources for Florida Growers

by Yvette Goodiel
September 17, 2024

Agricultural work carries significant risks to health and safety both on and off the farm. Among all occupations, farming, forestry and fishing have the highest fatality rate (US Bureau of Labor Statistics 2022). Agricultural workers interact ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Farm Management, Food Safety, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Commercial Horticulture Digest, Food Safety, Martin County, OSHA, Pesticide Safety, Produce Safety, Safety, UF/IFAS Extension, Worker, Worker Protection Standard, Worker Safety

Does Organic Mean Safe?

by Entomology Emily
January 11, 2024

Hello Avid Readers! Welcome back and Happy New Year! We are starting the year with a topic that comes up often. Have you ever been asked, does organic mean safe? As an entomologist, I have been asked this often, or heard it stated as a fact. ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Livestock, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Turf
Tags: Conventional, Emily Kraus, Integrated Pest Management, IPM, Organic, Pesticide Label, Pesticide Safety, Safety, Synthetic

Pesticide Hygiene: Striking the Work/Home Balance

by Dr. Brett Bultemeier
August 24, 2023

For many of us keeping a work life balance is a challenge. How many of you find yourself bringing work “home with you”? It is bad enough to not be able to turn the work phone off, or turn our brains away from work, but what else is coming ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Home Landscapes
Tags: Brett Bultemeier, Pesticide Hygiene, Pesticide Information Office, Pesticide Safety

Making PPE Exciting!

by Entomology Emily
August 17, 2023

Hello Avid Readers! Last week I spoke at an extension event for peanut growers in north Florida. The growers needed to get CEUs in Core material. For those of you who aren’t in the know, this basically means they needed to learn about pesticide ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops
Tags: CEU, Emily Kraus, Personal Protective Equipment, Pesticide, Pesticide Exposure, Pesticide Information Office, Pesticide Label, Pesticide Safety

Where in the world is the amazing PIO?

by Dr. Brett Bultemeier
July 27, 2023

All week the PIO will be away from Gainesville, away from our computers, and away from blog writing. As such I am largely reposting a blog we posted before. You shall have to forgive the less than original content. I know, what could possibly ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease
Tags: AAPSE, Brett Bultemeier, Pesticide Information Office, Pesticide Safety, PSEP

Pesticides and Florida Lakes

by Entomology Emily
July 13, 2023

Hello Avid Readers and welcome back! July is “Lakes Appreciation Month”. I know I love to paddle and fish on the lakes near me, and I’m sure many of you do as well. Have you ever been on a lake and wondered how it was created or how it's ... READ MORE

Category: Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Recreation, Water
Tags: Center For Aquatic And Invasive Plants, Emily Kraus, Pesticide, Pesticide Safety, Safety

Pesticide Fires: Water to the Rescue?

by Dr. Brett Bultemeier
June 29, 2023

As summer is in full swing, and with the cornucopia of fireworks and bad decisions that lay ahead for some, fires may be top of mind. We all know firework safety: 1. bucket of water 2. flip flops (no bare fee), 3. reckless disregard for personal ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Home Landscapes
Tags: Brett Bultemeier, Pesticide Fires, Pesticide Information Office, Pesticide Safety, Pesticides

What is Pesticide Drift?

by Entomology Emily
May 18, 2023

Hello Avid Readers! Have you ever wondered, What is pesticide drift and how do I prevent it? When pesticides move away from their intended site they can cause environmental, health, and legal concerns. This and other factors make it important ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Home Landscapes
Tags: Emily Kraus, Glyphosate, Pesticide, Pesticide Exposure, Pesticide Information Office, Pesticide Label, Pesticide Safety

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