Agriculture VIII Agriculture Certificate
Authorizes the use of a pesticide (other than restricted fumigant gas)by ground application for protection of
an agricultural crop or livestock, including use for control of noxious weeds, birds and rodent control...
use for soil fumigation and use around farm buildings associated with crop and livestock production, but not
including use in a greenhouse or commercial seed treatment
Resistance
Builds up. Noticeable when pest is able to survive rates of pesticide application that worked in the past
Pest will often show resistance to other pesticides in?
The same chemical family
,IPM- Integrated Pest Management
To minimize buildup of resistance (used to slow down pest resistance) ...
(identify, avoid and reduce pesticide resistance)
-includes use of both chemical and non-chemical pest control methods
Soil- applied pesticides require what to wash them into the soil
Rain
Pesticide Drift
Pesticides are prone to this in windy conditions, can cause serious environmental issues
Leaching
Pesticides going down through layers of soil
, Rotation of crops and chemical use helps reduce and slow
Pest Resistance to pesticides
(best to coordinate between growers for best results)
Federal Laws regulate (deal mainly with)
Manufacturing, Registration, Labeling, Import and Expot of pesticides
Provincial Laws regulate (deal mainly with)
Controlling the sale, purchase, transport, storage, handling, application and disposal of pesticides within a
province
The PCP (Pest Control Products) Act makes sure that pesticides are:
Manufactured, Stored, Distributed and Used safely
Only pesticides with a PCP number can be
Sold or Brought into Canada