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Pesticide Links
Crop Data Management Systems, Inc. (CDMS)--Pesticide labels and material safety data sheets are available for downloading. A free service.
Greenbook--Pesticide labels and material safety data sheets are available for downloading. Registration is required, but downloads are free.
Virginia Pesticide-Related Links
The Virginia IR-4 Project--Virginia The IR-4 Minor Use Pest Control Clearance Program was established in 1963 by the state land-grant university agricultural experiment stations. IR-4 is a partnership between agricultural producers, land-grant universities, government, and chemical manufacturers. Today, IR-4 conducts research on chemical and biological pest controls. The purpose of IR-4 is to establish pest controls for minor use crops (commodities with low acreages nationally, i.e., fruits, vegetables, and other specialty uses). IR-4 is important to Virginia's agricultural industry because ours is one of the more diverse industries in the United States.
Virginia Pesticide Safety Education Program--Pesticide Safety Education (PSE) in Virginia is a statewide educational program with an overall goal to protect the environment and the public health from improper pesticide use through applicator and public education.
Virginia Tech Pesticide Programs (VTPP)--Information on pesticides, pesticide safety, educational opportunities, and related services. Pesticide applicator certification and pesticide licensing information. Also see the Virginia Pest Management Information Program at VTPP ...the Virginia component of the Southern IPM Center. For Virginia Crop Profiles and Pest Management Strategic Plans. Virginia and other states are developing crop profiles and pest management strategic plans to help the USDA and the EPA maintain important pest management tools as their registrations are challenged by the Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA). There is a lot of other very useful information here.
National Pesticide-Related Links
Biological Control Working Group. 1998. Alternative paradigms for commercializing biological control : Workshop whitepaper. Online. Rutgers Workshop Organizing Committee and Experimental Station Committee on Policy.
Biopesticide Industry Alliance (BIA)--To develop and promote industry standards for biopesticides. To communicate the benefits of biopesticide technologies as effective products. To continue to develop a strong working relationship with the authorities entrusted to regulate pesticides and expand our position as a dependable resource to the regulatory authorities. To become a leading source of reliable information for biopesticides and to improve product stewardship, performance and factual promotion.
European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization (EPPO)-- EPPO is an intergovernmental organization responsible for European cooperation in plant health. Its objectives are to protect plants, to develop international strategies against the introduction and spread of dangerous pests and to promote safe and effective control methods.
EXTOXNET--A Pesticide Information Project of Cooperative Extension Offices of Cornell University, Michigan State University, Oregon State University, and University of California at Davis. Major support and funding was provided by the USDA/Extension Service/National Agricultural Pesticide Impact Assessment Program.
Fungicide Resistance Action Committee (FRAC)--Useful information in the ‘Working Group’ section on high risk fungicide groups. In the ‘Publications’ section find articles on risk management issues and the FRAC Fungicide List, which lists fungicide by their target, chemical group and resistance risk.
Herbicide Resistance Action Committee (HRAC)--See the Classification of Herbicides by Mode of Action. This site offers a lot of practical information on herbicide resistance issues.
Insecticide Resistance Action Committee (IRAC)--Lots of practical information. See the IRAC Mode of Action Scheme and the General Principles of Insecticide Resistance Management.
The IR-4 Project provides safe and effective pest management solutions for specialty crop growers. IR-4 works continually with growers, scientists and commodity organizations to identify minor crop pest control needs. Anyone can submit a research request by filling out the Project Clearance Request (PCR) form on this web site. The requests are prioritized yearly and research assignments are made. In response to the 1996 Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA), reduced risk and safer chemistry projects now account for 80% of IR-4's research.
National Pesticide Information Center (NPIC)--NPIC is a toll-free telephone service that provides a variety of impartial information about pesticides to anyone in the contiguous United States, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. NPIC provides provides objective, science-based information on pesticides to the general public, medical, and veterinary professionals.
PAN Pesticides Database --The PAN Pesticides Database is a location for current toxicity and regulatory information for pesticides.
Vincelli, P. 2002. QoI (Strobilurin) Fungicides: Benefits and Risks . The Plant Health Instructor. DOI: 10.1094/PHI-I-2002-0809-02. Comprehensive article from the American Phytopathological Society on the Strobilurin fungicides. This article outlines many significant issues related to their use.
Last updated 9/2/08.
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