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Action Threshold Within IPM, the point at which pest control action is required based on
pest populations or other enviromental factors
Suspension Pesticide formulation by which solid particles are dispersed in a liquid
Difference between Ants and Termites? Antennae: Termites are straight. Ants are elbowed
Wings: Termite has 2 pair of equal length. Ant has 2 pair of unequal
length
GSPCC Georgia Structural Pest Control Commission
Regulates all companies and operators providing structural pest
control within the state of Georgia
What does GDA stand for? Georgia Department of Agriculture
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Who is primarily responsibility enforcing Georgia Department of Agriculture
regulations related to pesticide use and
application in Georgia
FIFRA Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act 1947
Regulates the registration and labeling of pesticides
FIFRA 1972 Amendment Added classification for types of pesticides and created requirements
for
-Certification of applicators authorized to apply pesticides
-Safety of workers using pesticides
-Protection of the environment from contamination by pesticides
-Creation of EPA to administer FIFRA
EPA Environmental Protection Agency
Endangered Species Act of 1973 Required EPA to ensure registered Pesticides would not harm species
placed on the endangered species list
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What is FQPA? Food Quality Protection Act of 1996
What did the Food Quality Protection Act do? Amended FIFRA and directed EPA to regulate pesticides through
establishment of tolerance levels for pesticides from dietary, drinking
water, and non-occupational(residential) exposure in conjunction with
the Federal Food, Drug & Cosmetic Act.
What must pesticide manufactures provide to the -Toxicity of the pesticide
EPA & GDA to obtain registration? -Hazard to the applicator
-Effect on the environment
OSHA Occupational Safety and Heath Administration 1970
-Any company with 10 or more employees required to keep certain
records and make reports including all work related deaths, injuries,
and illness
What is the SPCA? Structural Pest Control Act
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Action Threshold Within IPM, the point at which pest control action is required based on
pest populations or other enviromental factors
Suspension Pesticide formulation by which solid particles are dispersed in a liquid
Difference between Ants and Termites? Antennae: Termites are straight. Ants are elbowed
Wings: Termite has 2 pair of equal length. Ant has 2 pair of unequal
length
GSPCC Georgia Structural Pest Control Commission
Regulates all companies and operators providing structural pest
control within the state of Georgia
What does GDA stand for? Georgia Department of Agriculture
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Who is primarily responsibility enforcing Georgia Department of Agriculture
regulations related to pesticide use and
application in Georgia
FIFRA Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act 1947
Regulates the registration and labeling of pesticides
FIFRA 1972 Amendment Added classification for types of pesticides and created requirements
for
-Certification of applicators authorized to apply pesticides
-Safety of workers using pesticides
-Protection of the environment from contamination by pesticides
-Creation of EPA to administer FIFRA
EPA Environmental Protection Agency
Endangered Species Act of 1973 Required EPA to ensure registered Pesticides would not harm species
placed on the endangered species list
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What is FQPA? Food Quality Protection Act of 1996
What did the Food Quality Protection Act do? Amended FIFRA and directed EPA to regulate pesticides through
establishment of tolerance levels for pesticides from dietary, drinking
water, and non-occupational(residential) exposure in conjunction with
the Federal Food, Drug & Cosmetic Act.
What must pesticide manufactures provide to the -Toxicity of the pesticide
EPA & GDA to obtain registration? -Hazard to the applicator
-Effect on the environment
OSHA Occupational Safety and Heath Administration 1970
-Any company with 10 or more employees required to keep certain
records and make reports including all work related deaths, injuries,
and illness
What is the SPCA? Structural Pest Control Act
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