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Pesticide Labels

Understand pesticide labels with crucial details like active ingredients, hazards, storage, and usage instructions for effective and safe pest management. Know your chemicals!

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Pesticide Labels

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  1. Pesticide Labels Getting yo’ chemical groove on!

  2. Pesticide Label Information • Name and address of manufacturer • Trade name • Active ingredients (common or chemical name of each ingredient) • Type of pesticide- herbicide, insecticide, fungicide • Form of substance- dust, wettable powder, fumigant

  3. Pesticide Label Information • EPA registration number • Storage and disposal precautions • Hazard statement including “Keep out of reach of children” and “Danger • Directions for use- mixing and applications • Net contents • Statement of practical treatment

  4. Pesticide Label Information • Worker protection procedures (reentry time) • Signal words-toxicity levels for humans (Danger, Warning, Caution) • Read and follow label directions because all the rules are included in this one rule

  5. Herbicide • Kills only plants

  6. Fungicide • Kills fungus

  7. Insecticide • Kills insects

  8. Danger • Skull and crossbones • Highly toxic • Most poisonous • Lethal dosage (LD 50)

  9. Warning • Moderately toxic

  10. Caution • Slightly toxic • Non-toxic

  11. North Carolina Agricultural Chemicals Manual • Insect Control • Disease control • Insect and disease control of fruits • Chemical Weed Control • Plant Growth Regulators • Fertilizer Use

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