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Stimmann, M. W., Ed. – 1977
This manual discusses weed control to be applied to such areas as roads, airports, railroads, electric utilities, waterways; and trails. Included is information about types of weeds, methods of weed control, safe and effective use of herbicides, and application equipment. Some topics included are: (1) selective and nonselective herbicides; (2)…
Descriptors: Agricultural Chemical Occupations, Agricultural Education, Environment, Guides
Khan, M. S. – 1977
This manual is designed for use in training commercial pesticide applicators. It gives identification and control information for common lawn and turf diseases, insects, nematodes, weeds, and vertebrate pests. It also discusses phytotoxicity, environmental concerns, and application methods. (BB)
Descriptors: Agricultural Chemical Occupations, Disease Control, Guides, Herbicides
Khan, M. S. – 1977
This is a training manual for commercial pesticide applicators. It gives information for identification and control of diseases, insects, mites, weeds, and vertebrate pests of shade and ornamental trees. Phytotoxicity, environmental concerns, and pesticide application information is also given. (BB)
Descriptors: Agricultural Chemical Occupations, Disease Control, Guides, Herbicides
Wamsley, Mary Ann, Ed.; Vermeire, Donna M., Ed. – 1977
This guide gives information needed to meet Environmental Protection Agency standards on industrial and institutional pest control, and to help prepare for certification. It gives descriptions and pictures of general insect pests, parasitic pests of man, occasional invaders, wood-destroying pests, stored product pests, vertebrates, and weeds. The…
Descriptors: Agricultural Chemical Occupations, Agricultural Education, Disease Control, Environment
MacNab, A. A.; And Others – 1976
This guide contains pest control information for commercial vegetable production. It was prepared for agricultural supply dealers, extension agents, fieldmen, and growers. It gives general precautions, information on seed treatment, growing disease-free seedlings and transplants, general soil insect control, general weed control, and spraying…
Descriptors: Agricultural Chemical Occupations, Agriculture, Disease Control, Field Crops
Ahrens, W. H. – Journal of Agronomic Education, 1986
Presents an experiment which enables weed science students to observe first-hand the process of herbicide leaching in soils. Features of this technique which demonstrate the movement of herbicide within a column of soil are outlined. Diagrams are provided of the apparatus employed in the exercise. (ML)
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agronomy, College Science, Herbicides
Regenstein, Lewis – USA Today, 1983
The Reagan Administration has crippled laws and agencies set up to cope with the toxic chemical crisis. Cancer and other dangers from dioxin-contaminated herbicides, dioxin waste disposal, pesticide exports, and cancer-causing consumer products are discussed. We are sowing seeds for future epidemics of cancer, deformed children, and Love Canals.…
Descriptors: Air Pollution, Cancer, Environmental Standards, Futures (of Society)
Stimmann, M. W., Ed. – 1977
The forest pests discussed in this guide are weeds, insects, diseases, and vertebrates. The guide gives information about types of forests, characteristics of common forest pests, pest control methods, pesticides and application equipment used in forestry, and environmental and human hazards. (Author/BB)
Descriptors: Agricultural Chemical Occupations, Agricultural Education, Disease Control, Environment
Rust, Harry K.; And Others – 1976
This manual is intended to provide the information necessary to meet EPA standards for demonstration and research pest control and prepare for the written examination required for certification. Emphasis is placed on the principles of safe pesticide use. Chapters are included on pesticide applicator certification in Virginia, basics of pest…
Descriptors: Agricultural Chemical Occupations, Agricultural Education, Environment, Guides
Bowyer, Timothy H.; And Others – 1975
This manual gives descriptions of and methods for control of diseases and insect pests of ornamental plants, weeds, and diseases and insect pests of turf plants. Included are diseases caused by fungi such as cankers, leaf galls, and rust; diseases caused by bacteria such as bacterial blight and crown gall; and diseases caused by nematodes and…
Descriptors: Disease Control, Entomology, Guides, Herbicides
Herron, James W. – 1976
The aquatic weeds discussed in this manual include algae, floating weeds, emersed weeds, and submerged weeds. Specific requirements for pesticide application are given for static water, limited flow, and moving water situations. Secondary effects of improper application rates and faulty application are described. Finally, techniques of limited…
Descriptors: Agricultural Chemical Occupations, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Safety, Agriculture
Alexander, Archibald S.; And Others – 1971
This book is composed of four papers prepared to illuminate the problem areas which might arise if the policies of the 1925 Geneva Protocol and other measures to limit chemical and biological weapons are ratified by the United States Senate. The papers included are: Legal Aspects of the Geneva Protocol of 1925; The Use of Herbicides in War: A…
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Biology, Chemistry, Herbicides
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Galston, Arthur W. – BioScience, 1979
The metabolism and toxicology of the herbicide 2, 4, 5-T are reviewed. (BB)
Descriptors: Agricultural Chemical Occupations, Agriculture, Biochemistry, Environmental Education
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Norgaard, Kari Marie – Rural Sociology, 2007
"Biological invasions" are now recognized as the cause of significant ecological and economic damage. They also raise a series of less visible social issues. Management of invasive species is often a political process raising questions such as who decides which organisms are to be managed, and who benefits or is affected by different…
Descriptors: Racial Factors, American Indians, Minority Groups, Participant Observation
Michigan State Dept. of Agriculture, Lansing, Div. of Plant Industry. – 1978
This pesticide manual gives information on types of pest management, labels and labeling of pesticide containers, safety, types of pesticides (including chapters on insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, and nematicides), spray equipment, identification of pests (including weeds, plant diseases, and vertebrates), and environmental considerations.…
Descriptors: Agricultural Chemical Occupations, Agricultural Education, Disease Control, Guides
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