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Aerial Application |
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Aerial Application
Private Subcategory 111
Commercial Subcategory 9.9
3rd ed., January 2008
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Wisconsin Private & Commercial Pesticide Applicator:
Aerial Application
3rd ed., January 2008. 48 pages
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Authors
Steve Tomasko, Extension Outreach Specialist, Pesticide Applicator Training Program, University of Wisconsin
Roger Flashinski, Extension Program Manager, Pesticide Applicator Training Program, University of Wisconsin.
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Private Subcategory 111
0 Certified Applicators
Commercial Subcategory 9.9
57 Certified Applicators
Note: you must be certified in an appropriate base category before you can get certified in any subcategory.
Examples of Private Applicators
· Private applicators aerial treating crops covered in the following base categories: General Farming (100/101), Field & Vegetables (1.1), Fruit Crops (1.2), Forestry (2), Turf & Landscape (3.0), or Greenhouse & Nursery (3.1)
Examples of Commercial Applicators
· Custom applicators treating sites covered in Categories 1.1, 1.2, 2, 3, 3.1, 5, or 6
· Custom applicators or public employees conducting right-of-way or aquatic pest control or controlling adult mosquitoes
Examples of Private and Commercial Applications
· Applications by airplane or helicopter
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Training Manual
Table of Contents
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How to Pass the Certification Exam
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Pesticide Regulations
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- FAA Regulations
- Certification Requirements
- Advance Notification
- Worker Protection Standard
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Airflow
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Application Equipment
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- Choice of Aircraft
- Liquid Dispersal Systems
- Dry Dispersal Systems
- Application Control Systems
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Calibration
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- Pattern Testing for Liquids
- Calibration Calculations for Liquids
- Pattern Testing for Dry Materials
- Calibration Calculations for Dry Materials
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Handling Pesticides
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- Pilot
- Ground Crew
- Flaggers
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Field Operations
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Drift
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- Weather-Related Factors
- Application-Related Factors
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57 K |
| Downloads |
33 |
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Thu 01/24/2008 @ 10:45 |
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Agricultural / Soil Fumigation |
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Agricultural / Soil Fumigation
Private Subcategory 107
Commercial Subcategory 25
3rd ed., January 2008
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Wisconsin Private & Commercial Pesticide Applicator:
Agricultural / Soil Fumigation
3rd ed., January 2008. 50 pages
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Authors
Steve Tomasko, Extension Outreach Specialist, Pesticide Applicator Training Program, University of Wisconsin
Roger Flashinski, Extension Program Manager, Pesticide Applicator Training Program, University of Wisconsin.
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Private Subcategory 107
49 Certified Applicators
Commercial Subcategory 25
81 Certified Applicators
Note: you must be certified in an appropriate base category before you can get certified in any subcategory.
Examples of Private Applicators
· Private applicators applying soil fumigants to crops covered in the following base categories: General Farming (100/101), Field & Vegetable Crops (1.1), Fruit Crops (1.2), Forestry (2.0), Turf & Landscape (3.0), or Greenhouse & Nursery (3.1)
· Private applicators applying fumigants to raw agricultural commodities or agricultural structures
Examples of Commercial Applicators
· Custom applicators applying soil fumigants to crops covered in 1.1, 1.2, 2, 3, or 3.1
· Private applicators making applications (for other than trade of goods/services) for more than 3 different agricultural producers or to more than 500 acres in a calendar year
Examples of Private Applications
Note: Fumigation does not include aerosols, foggers, mists, or bombs.
· Soil, including greenhouse soil/potting mix
· Raw agricultural commodities (e.g., stored grain)
· Agricultural structures and empty spaces (e.g., grain bin, granaries, silo, empty greenhouse)
Examples of Commercial Applications
· Fumigation of soil, including greenhouse soil/potting mix
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Training Manual
Table of Contents
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How to Pass the Certification Exam
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Section I:
Soil Fumigation
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- Fumigant Regulations
- Soil Fumigants
- Safety and Handling Concerns
- Fumigating Soil
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Section II:
Space and Commodity
Fumigation
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- Space and Commodity Fumigants
- Calibration
- Methods of Space and Commodity Fumigation
- Stored Grain Fumigation
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56 K |
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41 |
| Date |
Thu 01/17/2008 @ 11:33 |
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Chemigation |
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Chemigation
Private Subcategory 109
Commercial Subcategory 26
3rd ed., January 2008
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Wisconsin Private & Commercial Pesticide Applicator:
Chemigation
3rd ed., January 2008. 34 pages
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Authors
Steve Tomasko, Extension Outreach Specialist, Pesticide Applicator Training Program, University of Wisconsin
Roger Flashinski, Extension Program Manager, Pesticide Applicator Training Program, University of Wisconsin.
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Private Subcategory 109
92 Certified Applicators
Commercial Subcategory 26
10 Certified Applicators
Note: you must be certified in an appropriate base category before you can get certified in any subcategory.
Examples of Private Applicators
· Private applicators chemigating onto crops covered in the following base categories: Field & Vegetables (1.1), Fruit Crops (1.2), Turf & Landscape (3.0), or Greenhouse & Nursery (3.1)
Examples of Commercial Applicators
· Custom applicators chemigating onto crops covered in 1.1, 1.2, 3.0, or 3.1
· Golf course employees
· Private applicators making applications (for other than trade of goods/services) for more than 3 different agricultural producers or to more than 500 acres in a calendar year
Examples of Private and Commercial Applications
· Applying pesticides through irrigation water (does NOT include hand-held hose-end sprayers or hand-held greenhouse proportioners)
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Training Manual
Table of Contents
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How to Pass the Certification Exam
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Introduction to Chemigation
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- Considerations Before Chemigating
- Irrigation Systems
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Pesticide Regulations
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- Labeling
- ATCP 29
- Special Rules for Metam Sodium and Chloropicrin
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Equipment
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- Supply Tank
- Injection Pump
- Proportioners (Greenhouse)
- Calibration Tube
- Antipollution and Safety Devices
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Calibration
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- Center Pivot
- Stationary Sprinkler System
- Drip or Trickle System
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Management
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- Equipment
- Application Precautions
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54 K |
| Downloads |
29 |
| Date |
Thu 01/17/2008 @ 11:15 |
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Fruit Crops |
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Fruit Crops
Private Category 112/113
Commercial Category 1.2
5th ed., January 2004
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Wisconsin Private & Commercial Pesticide Applicator:
Fruit Crops
5th ed., January 2004. 268 pages
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Authors
Steve Tomasko, Extension Outreach Specialist, Pesticide Applicator Training Program, University of Wisconsin
Roger Flashinski, Extension Program Manager, Pesticide Applicator Training Program, University of Wisconsin
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Private Category 112/113
458 Certified Applicators
Commercial Category 1.2
28 Certified Applicators
Examples of Private Applicators
· Fruit growers
· Public school employees when treating agricultural plants
· Public/private researchers/employees producing fruit crops on employer-owned property (e.g., UW employee at a UW agricultural research station)
Examples of Commercial Applicators
· Custom applicators
· Private applicators making applications (for other than trade of goods/services) for more than 3 different agricultural producers or to more than 500 acres in a calendar year
Examples of Private Applications
· NOTE: Option Category 100 for all applications in this category
· Tree fruits, small fruits, cranberry marshes, nuts
· Prepare ag land for planting to/taking out of fruit crops
· Control of vertebrates damaging standing fruit or fruit plants
Examples of Commercial Applications
· Tree fruits, small fruits, cranberry marshes, nuts
· Prepare ag land for planting to/taking out of fruit crops
· Control of vertebrates damaging standing fruit or fruit plants
· Home fruit trees (Option Category 3)
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Training Manual
Table of Contents
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Concise Study Plan
(yellow insert)
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- How to Pass the Certification Exam
- 30-day Study Calendar
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Section I:
Pests
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- Insects and Their Relatives
- Weeds
- Plant Diseases
- Mammals and Birds
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Section II:
About Pesticides
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Section III:
Pesticides and the Law
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- Pesticide Laws and Regulations
- The Pesticide Label
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Section IV:
Health Precautions
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- The Toxicity of Pesticides
- Protecting Yourself
- Responding to a Pesticide Exposure
- Heat Stress
- Employee Training
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Section V:
Handling Pesticides
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- Transporting Pesticides
- Storing Pesticides
- Mixing and Loading
- Managing Pesticide Wastes
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Section VI:
Pesticide Emergencies
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