3 18 pesticide labels & safety sheets
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Introduction to Horticulture
Plant: Heuchera
Term: Signal Word
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Heuchera
• Common Name: Coral Bells • Plant type: Flowering Perennial • USDA Hardiness Zones: 4b to 9a • Height: 8" to 12" • Exposure: partial shade to partial sun • Flowers: Pink, White blooms, late spring to mid
summer • Leaf Color: Purple, Silvery, orange, red, green • Uses: Bedding Plant, containers
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Signal Word
• Pesticide labels prominently display a Signal Word that tells the user how toxic the pesticide is
• Danger: – Category I pesticide, highly toxic, can cause irreversible injury,
may not be used without pesticide applicators permit• Warning
– Category II pesticide, moderately toxic can cause severe skin or eye irritation
• Caution– Category III pesticide, low toxicity, irritation clears in 72 hours or
less• No word required
– Category IV pesticide, very low toxicity, minimal effect clearing in less that 24 hours.
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IV. Label information-A. Information which should appear on a label
1. Name and address of manufacturer
2. Trade name –3. active ingredients4. Type of Pesticide
such as insecticide or herbicide
5. Form of substance- dust wettable power
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IV. Label information- (continued.)
6. EPA registration no
7. storage and disposal precautions
8. hazard statement
9. Directions of use
10. Net contents
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Signal Words
• Danger: – Category I pesticide, highly toxic, can cause irreversible injury,
may not be used without pesticide applicators permit
• Warning– Category II pesticide, moderately toxic can cause severe skin or
eye irritation
• Caution– Category III pesticide, low toxicity, irritation clears in 72 hours or
less
• No word required– Category IV pesticide, very low toxicity, minimal effect clearing in
less that 24 hours.
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V. SAFETY PRECAUTIONSWITH PESTICIDES
•Follow the label
•Wear appropriate clothing
•Don’t rip containers open
•Pour away from eyes
•Mix only the amount you will use
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VI. FIRST AID FOR PESTICIDE POISONING
A. CONTACT DOCTOR, READ LABEL TO THEM.
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Material Safety Data Sheets
• Right to Know Station• Need a sheet for every hazardous chemical used.• Provided by the chemical manufacturer when
chemical is shipped.• Gives employees information on:
– acute or chronic health effects
– routes of entry into the body
– exposure limits,
– whether the chemical is carcinogenic
– safe handling precautions
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Assignment
• Complete the worksheet
• Make a table (5 rows x 5 columns) in your notebook
• Fill in with label information from 4 pesticides on the potting table
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Pesticide worksheet
Brand or Trade Name
Common Name
Intended Use
Active ingredient
Signal Word
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Tomorrow
• Quiz
• Biological Controls
• Flower Review
• Clean-up – wrap-up