PESTICIDE SAFETY AND APPLICATION - PLNT 1150
!!!Tentative Agenda!!!
December
15-18, 2009
College of Agriculture, Room AG 1030, University of Wyoming
Laramie, WY
Tues. Dec 15
7:30 am Registration
8:00 am Introduction
8:15 am Mechanics of Certification & Record Keeping; and Wyoming Laws and
Regulations (Hank Uhden Wyo Dept of Ag)
9:00 am Small Animal Control (Kent Drake - Wyo Dept of Ag) - Small Animal
Control Manual
10:00 am Break
10:15 am Great Plains Diagnostic Network - (Gary Franc & Mark Ferrell - UW)
10:45 am Federal Laws and Regulations - FIFRA: (Sandra McDonald - CSU)
12:00 pm Lunch - On Your Own
1:00 pm Worker Protection, Endangered Species, Groundwater - (Sandra McDonald -
CSU) - Core Manual -Unit 5
1:45 pm Pesticide Formulations (Ferrell) - Core Manual -Unit 3
2:30 pm Pesticide Equipment, Calibration and Techniques (Mark Ferrell-UW) -
Handouts & Core Manual Unit 10
3:00 pm Break
3:15 pm Pesticide Equipment, Calibration and Techniques (con't)
5:00 pm Adjourn
Wed. Dec 16
8:00 am Pesticide Labels, Safety, & Terminology (Mark Ferrell) - Core
Manual-Units 2, 4, 7-9) 9:00 am Insect Management Tactics and Available
Resources (Dave Wilson-UW) - MP76
9:45 am Break
10:00 am Management of Insects in Turf & Ornamental Trees & Shrubs (Karen
Panter-UW) - MP25R
11:00 pm Forest Pest Control (Mark Ellison-Wyo State Forestry)
12:00 pm Lunch - On Your Own
1:00 pm Institutional and Household Insects (Dave Wilson-UW) - Bul. 557A
2:30 pm Break
2:45 pm Introduction to Plant Pathology and Principles of Plant Disease Control (Gary Franc-UW) B-1053
5:15 pm Adjourn
Thurs. Dec 17
8:00 am Principles of Weed Control (Bill Stump-UW) - MP18
8:45 am Herbicide Mixtures (Bill Stump-UW) - MP18
9:15 am Factors Influencing Activity of Foliar and Soil Applied Herbicides (Bill
Stump-UW) - MP18
9:45 am Break
10:00 am Control of Weeds in Crops (Bill Stump -UW) - MP18
11:00 am Invasive Plants (Mark Ferrell-UW)
12:00 pm Lunch - On Your Own
1:00 pm Control of Weeds in Aquatic Sites (Bill Stump -UW) - Water Weeds and
Algae
1:45 pm Control of Weeds in Rights-Of-Way (Mark Ferrell-UW) - MP18 & R-O-W
Manual
2:15 pm Ornamental & Turf Weed Control (Bill Stump -UW) - MP18
3:15 pm Break
3:30 pm Public Health Pest Control (Scott Schell-UW) - MP21
4:30 pm Management of Insects in Field Crops (Scott Schell-UW) - MP28
5:30 pm Adjourn
Fri. Dec 18
7:00am-12:00pm *Commercial Applicator Test* (WY Dept of Ag) – AG 1030 & AG 1032