Pesticide Application Guidelines
Minimum age for licensed applicator in Idaho - ANS At least 18 years old
CE's needed - ANS Private: 7, Professional: 16
Signal word caution toxicity level - ANS Slightly toxic
Minimum PPE for pesticide treatment - ANS Cultural control, rotating crops, tilling soil, varying planting
time, pruning, thinning, fertilizing plants
Systemic pesticides - ANS Absorbed through foliage or roots, translocate through vascular system of
treated plant
FIFRA administration - ANS By US EPA
IPM approach - ANS Combines different control methods to maintain pest levels below economically
damaging levels
Economic injury level - ANS Level of pest infestation that lowers economic value of crop more than cost
of pest control
Idaho Pesticide Act of 1976 administration - ANS By ISDA
Recertification credits requirement - ANS Professional applicators: 15 credit hours, Private applicators: 6
credit hours
Prohibited active ingredients - ANS Aldrin, Heptachlor, Dieldrin, Chlordane, Dinoseb, Endrin
, Pesticide records retention period - ANS Private applicators: 2 years, Professional applicators: 3 years
Items on private applicator application records - ANS Date of application, Crop/animal/commodity
treated, Pesticide product name, EPA Registration Number, Total amount applied, Location, Certified
applicator's name and license number
Items on professional applicator records - ANS Date/time of application, Crop/animal/commodity
treated, Pesticide product name, EPA Registration Number, Total amount applied, Location, Certified
applicator's name and license number, Property owner/operator name and address, Rate of application,
Wind speed/direction, Worker protection info exchange, Person who recommended application
Prevalent pesticide in Idaho waters - ANS Herbicides, particularly soil-applied
Insecticide entry into insects - ANS Some swallowed during feeding (stomach poisons), others penetrate
outer membrane or respiratory tubes (contact poisons)
Emulsifiable Concentrates advantages - ANS Easy to handle, transport, store; little agitation needed; non-
abrasive to equipment
Emulsifiable Concentrates disadvantages - ANS High concentrations increase mixing error risk; high
phytotoxicity hazard; easily absorbed through skin; may cause equipment deterioration; corrosive;
flammable
Microencapsulated advantages - ANS Easy to transport, handle, store; effective for time-release
situations
Microencapsulated disadvantages - ANS Constant agitation needed; hazard to bees; longer reentry
periods
Minimum age for licensed applicator in Idaho - ANS At least 18 years old
CE's needed - ANS Private: 7, Professional: 16
Signal word caution toxicity level - ANS Slightly toxic
Minimum PPE for pesticide treatment - ANS Cultural control, rotating crops, tilling soil, varying planting
time, pruning, thinning, fertilizing plants
Systemic pesticides - ANS Absorbed through foliage or roots, translocate through vascular system of
treated plant
FIFRA administration - ANS By US EPA
IPM approach - ANS Combines different control methods to maintain pest levels below economically
damaging levels
Economic injury level - ANS Level of pest infestation that lowers economic value of crop more than cost
of pest control
Idaho Pesticide Act of 1976 administration - ANS By ISDA
Recertification credits requirement - ANS Professional applicators: 15 credit hours, Private applicators: 6
credit hours
Prohibited active ingredients - ANS Aldrin, Heptachlor, Dieldrin, Chlordane, Dinoseb, Endrin
, Pesticide records retention period - ANS Private applicators: 2 years, Professional applicators: 3 years
Items on private applicator application records - ANS Date of application, Crop/animal/commodity
treated, Pesticide product name, EPA Registration Number, Total amount applied, Location, Certified
applicator's name and license number
Items on professional applicator records - ANS Date/time of application, Crop/animal/commodity
treated, Pesticide product name, EPA Registration Number, Total amount applied, Location, Certified
applicator's name and license number, Property owner/operator name and address, Rate of application,
Wind speed/direction, Worker protection info exchange, Person who recommended application
Prevalent pesticide in Idaho waters - ANS Herbicides, particularly soil-applied
Insecticide entry into insects - ANS Some swallowed during feeding (stomach poisons), others penetrate
outer membrane or respiratory tubes (contact poisons)
Emulsifiable Concentrates advantages - ANS Easy to handle, transport, store; little agitation needed; non-
abrasive to equipment
Emulsifiable Concentrates disadvantages - ANS High concentrations increase mixing error risk; high
phytotoxicity hazard; easily absorbed through skin; may cause equipment deterioration; corrosive;
flammable
Microencapsulated advantages - ANS Easy to transport, handle, store; effective for time-release
situations
Microencapsulated disadvantages - ANS Constant agitation needed; hazard to bees; longer reentry
periods
