Pesticide Usage

Accessing Pesticide Information

This exercise will be done outside of a regularly scheduled lab. If you do not have easy access to a computer that is linked to the internet, please see Dr. Mullins and he will provide access to the Price Hall Computer lab (Price 301A) to complete this exercise.

OBJECTIVES:

To explore some of the pesticide literature data bases that are currently available on computerized systems:

PROCEDURE:

1. Presentation of pesticide data bases

2. Instruction on accessing to computerized (internet) data bases

3. Laboratory assignment: See below.

The addresses listed below will access to specific information servers which can provide information on pesticides and other chemicals

Some of the general title searches bases will include:

Nine exercises are designed to provide students with experience in using computerized data bases for obtaining informat on on pesticides. Students will be expected to complete these exercises and hand them in ( March 20, 2007), during the laboratory) The specific assignment details are indicated (italicized). The assignment can be prepared by "cutting and pasteing" answers into a Microsoft Word file downloadable as an rtf file(CLICK HERE), that you can print to hand in. The computer lab Macintosh computers will receive a jump drive, or you can export to a computer/printer by e-mailing it as an attachment.

Coding used in this laboratory exercise:

1. Restricted use materials:

We will be using the Clemson University data base on Restricted Use Pesticides.. Click on the text or type in the URL:

"Pesticide Information Program" http://entweb.clemson.edu/pesticid/index.htm

Examine this index page for topics and click on General Pesticide Information http://entweb.clemson.edu/pesticid/general.htm

Examine this index page for topics and click on What is a Pesticide? http://entweb.clemson.edu/pesticid/whatis.htm

Assignment: 1a. What is a restricted use pesticide...?

Select: Restricted Use Pesticides- = http://entweb.clemson.edu/pesticid/Document/RUP.htm

Click on: Federally Registered Restricted Use Pesticides http://entweb.clemson.edu/pesticid/Document/FedRUP.htm

Click on Federally Restricted Use Pesticides http://entweb.clemson.edu/pesticid/Document/FedRUP.htm#restricted

Assignment: 1b. Select a restricted use pesticide and provide the following information:

3. Materials Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)

There are many ways to access information on Materials Safety Data Sheets. Searching Netscape for msds, certainly indicate this fact. Inorder to save time during this exercise, the URL of an excellent site is provided below:

Select: Index - Where to find MSDS on the Internet : = http://www.ilpi.com/msds/index.html#What

Assignment: 3a. What is a MSDS and what is its' intended use?

Assignment: 3b. Where can you find MSDS's?

Assignment: 3c. Provide a specific source and a URL for an internet resource on MSDS'. What is the number of MSDS does the site you have selected contain?

4. EXTOXNET

Obtaining specific information on pesticides using EXTOXNET (EXtension TOXicology NETwork This system has been developed and is maintained as a pesticide information project of the Cooperative Extension Service (Offices of Cornell University, The University of California, Michigan State University and Oregon State University). It is accessible through the Oregon State Extension Service: Website = http://ace.orst.edu/info/extoxnet/ This is an excellent data base for a variety of pesticide-related topics. Please spend some time perusing the topics which are available at Toxicology Information Briefs (TIBs): = http://ace.orst.edu/info/extoxnet/tibs/tibs.html

Click on: TIBs Search and Browse page = http://ace.orst.edu/info/extoxnet/tibs/ghindex.html

For example, scroll down this page and click on Manifestations of Toxic Effects: = http://ace.orst.edu/info/extoxnet/tibs/manifest.htm

Assignment: 4a. What are the 7 general toxicity categories?

Return to TIBs Search and Browse page = http://ace.orst.edu/info/extoxnet/tibs/ghindex.html and continue to scroll down the browse list and select: Pesticide Regulation: = http://ace.orst.edu/info/extoxnet/tibs/pestreg.htm

Assignment: 4b. Provide a brief comment on pesticide tolerances on processed food

Assignment: 4c. Under the heading of Environmental Monitoring, What Acts provide protocols for testing and regulations? What are MCL's ?

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Assignment: 4d. What is exposure assessment? Briefly describe it.

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Reaccess the entry level of EXTOXNET by: 1) scrolling backwards through the previous screens or by

selecting Netscape search: = http://www.netscape.com/

Type: " Extoxnet" and click on "search"

Select: EXTOXNET - The EXtension TOXicology NETwork = http://ace.ace.orst.edu/info/extoxnet/

Select: Pesticide Information Profiles (PIPs) : = http://ace.orst.edu/info/extoxnet/pips/pips.html

Select: PIPs Search and Browse page = http://ace.orst.edu/info/extoxnet/pips/ghindex.html

Assignment: 4e. Pick a pesticide (your choice) type in a pesticide name or scroll down the page to make a selection.

Provide the following information in all five categories if it is available; if the information is not available at this site, indicate as "information is not available" = NA:

5. Environmental Protection Agency Data Base

Explore some of the information available from the Environmental Protection Agency website. It is accessible through the United States Environmental Protection Agency: http://www.epa.gov/

Return to the home site and select: Netscape search: http://www.netscape.com/

Type in the following website location: "EPA"

Click on Search

Select: Environmental Protection Agency =

http://www.epa.gov/

Note the variety of topics available:

Select: "Browse EPA Topics" ( Button located on the left side of the page) = http://www.epa.gov/epahome/topics.html

Select "Pesticides" (Under "Browse EPA topics" ) = http://www.epa.gov/ebtpages/pesticides.html

Note the variety of topics and data available in PDF files which can be downloaded

Under the section heading : "Browse these related EPA Pesticides Topics Pages" (Pesticide Types) select Biopesticides = http://www.epa.gov/ebtpages/pestpesticbiopesticides.html

Select: What are Biopesticides = http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/biopesticides/whatarebiopesticides.htm

Assignment: 5a. Provide a summary of biopesticides.... you may cut and paste this section into your assignment sheets using quotations marks. If you do this, be certain to provide a citation of the source.. (EPA web site & specific URL)

Return to: Biopesticides = http://www.epa.gov/ebtpages/pestpesticbiopesticides.html and select: Biopesticides Active Ingredient Fact Sheets = http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/biopesticides/ingredients/index.htm

Assignment: 5b. Provide information on a Metarhizium anisopliae strain. You may wish to cut and paste this information....but include the reference site information

1. Describe the active ingredient

2.Use sites, target pests and application methods

3. Assessment of risks to human health

4. Assesment of risks to the environment

6. Federal Legislation: United States of America House of Representatives

Explore some of the pesticide information available on Federal legislation via the United States of America House of Representatives website.

Use the following address: United States of America House of Representatives = HTTP://www.house.gov/

Under welcome to Netscape click on Open

Type in the following website location: (" United States of America House of Representatives" ) HTTP://www.house.gov/

Click on "Open"

Select: Legislative Archive : = http://www.house.gov/house/Legproc.shtml

Select: Bill Text -109th Congress: =

http://thomas.loc.gov/home/c109query.html

Enter a search for key word: "Food Quality Protection Act"

Explore a few of the bills that contain the wording of this act. Note: you will be hearing alot about the FOOD QUALITY PROTECTION ACT (FQPA) which is currently a major topic regarding pesticide legislation .... Take a specific look at the "Environmental Health Research Act of 2005 (Senate version = S. 1500.IS)" and (House version = H.R, 3313.IH) . Scroll down through the full text of both of these references.

Assignment: 6. What are the similarities in these bills with regard to the FQPA?

7. Environmental Risk Analysis Program

This area is of interest to all pesticide users.... the data base can be accessed by using standard web search engines.

However, to steamline this portion of this exercise, we will use the Environmental Risk Analysis data base provided by Cornell University.

Please select: Cornell Environmental Risk Analysis Program( ERAP) = http://environmentalrisk.cornell.edu/

Assignment: 7a. What are some pesticide risk indicators?

Return to the Cornell Environmental Risk Analysis Program( ERAP) = http://environmentalrisk.cornell.edu/

Select. " West Nile Virus" icon =http://environmentalrisk.cornell.edu/WNV/

Assignment: 7b. Summarize what is provided on West Nile Virus at this web site

8. Commodity/Industry Home Page:,

Assignment 8. Find and BRIEFLY report on pesticide information on a labeled pesticide product from a pesticide company......Provide the terminal (end point) URL of your website search.

The Virginia Tech Pesticide Programs Home (VTPP) = https://www.vtpp.ext.vt.edu/index.php/welcome/, provides an extensive list of pesticide manufacturing, formulating, and marketing companies. To access this information use the Pesticide Links = http://www.vtpp.ext.vt.edu//sitelocator/index.php

You may also wish to use one of these three options:

Optional: Explore some of the USDA information regarding pesticide usage and issues... i.e. What is the latest information on Avian Influenza?

 Website: (United States Department of Agriculture): = http://www.usda.gov/

9. Virginia Cooperative Extension Pest Management Guide:

The Virginia Cooperative Extension Pest Management Guides are now accessible online:

They include:

2007 Virginia Pest Management Guides: Pest Management Guide For Field Crops (Publication 456-016), Pest Management Guide for Home Grounds & Animals (Publication 456-018), and Pest Management Guide For Horticultural & Forest Crops (Publication 456-017). Virginia Cooperative Extension Service, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and Virginia State University.

Click on the highlighed text to access the Virginia Cooperative Extension Pest Management Guides

Assignment 9. Propose a pesticide (specifiy) application for control of a pest (specify). Provide a reference (Pest Management Guide, and page (s) cited)