Public Health Pest Control Latest Update Graded A+

Public Health Pest Control Latest Update Graded A+ Decontamination Removal of pesticide from shoes, personal protective equipment (PPE) or other clothing; from the skin of persons or organisms or from surfaces that have been exposed to reduce further harm or damage. Endangered species Organisms whose survival as a species has been designated by a federal agency to be endangered or threatened. Exposure Coming into contact with a pesticide; getting a pesticide on a surface or in or on an organism. Fungicide A pesticide that controls or kills fungi. Habitat The place where a plant or animal lives. Herbicide A pesticide that controls or kills weeds. Insecticide A pesticide that controls or kills anthropoids. Label The printed matter attached to and accompanying the product that states the approved uses, directions for use and pertinent restrictions and precautions regarding the use, storage and disposal of the product. Liability Legal responsibility. Organism A living creature. Noncommercial applicator An individual who uses or supervises the use of restricted use pesticides in the performance of activities as a government employee. Nontarget Any site or organism other than the site or preset to which the pesticide is being applied. Personal protective equipment (PPE) Devices and clothing worn to protect the human body from contact with pesticides or pesticide residues. Pesticide A chemical intended to kill, control, repel or mitigate a pest organism. Private applicator Farmers, growers, foresters and others, who use or supervise the use of restricted use pesticides in the production of an agricultural commodity(s) on their own land or land under their control. Private applicators may apply restricted use pesticides for others for free, or as an exchange of goods and services. Release When a pesticide leaves its container or the equipment or system containing it and enters the environment. Release can be intentional, as in an application, or by accident, as in a spill or leak. Registration The regulatory process required under the provisions of FIFRA and administered by EPA through which a pesticide is legally approved for use. Rodenticide A pesticide that controls or kills rodents. Species A group of individuals or populations of individuals which interbreed or are capable of naturally interbreeding and which produce viable offspring. Target organism The plant or animal against which a pesticide is directed. Toxicity Measure of a pesticide's ability to cause acute, delayed or allergic effects. ULV Ultra low volume application. What are the basic provisions of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act? FIFRA requires federal registration of pesticides shipped across sate lines, makes it unlawful to sell unregistered pesticides, ensures that labels must have adequate directions and warnings, and makes it unlawful to remove or alter