Source: UNIVERSITY OF MAINE COOPERATIVE EXTENSION submitted to NRP
PESTICIDE SAFETY EDUCATION PROGRAM
Sponsoring Institution
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Project Status
COMPLETE
Funding Source
OTHER GRANTS
Reporting Frequency
Annual
Accession No.
0230307
Grant No.
2012-48679-20195
Cumulative Award Amt.
(N/A)
Proposal No.
2012-03490
Multistate No.
(N/A)
Project Start Date
Sep 1, 2012
Project End Date
Aug 31, 2013
Grant Year
2012
Program Code
[PSEP]- Pesticide Safety Education Program
Recipient Organization
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE COOPERATIVE EXTENSION
5741 LIBBY HALL
ORONO,ME 04469-5741
Performing Department
Cooperative Extension
Non Technical Summary
By a memorandum of understanding with the Maine Department of Agriculture Board of Pesticides Control, University of Maine Cooperative Extension will provide educational opportunities for pesticide applicators in the state of Maine to be trained in the safe and proper use of pesticides. These educational opportunities will provide the information to allow users to pass initial certification tests required by state law through the Maine Board of Pesticides Control. Extension will provide re-certification opportunities annually.
Animal Health Component
100%
Research Effort Categories
Basic
(N/A)
Applied
100%
Developmental
(N/A)
Classification

Knowledge Area (KA)Subject of Investigation (SOI)Field of Science (FOS)Percent
1335220302010%
2165220302025%
7235220302040%
7115220302025%
Knowledge Area
133 - Pollution Prevention and Mitigation; 711 - Ensure Food Products Free of Harmful Chemicals, Including Residues from Agricultural and Other Sources; 216 - Integrated Pest Management Systems; 723 - Hazards to Human Health and Safety;

Subject Of Investigation
5220 - Pesticides;

Field Of Science
3020 - Education;
Goals / Objectives
Goals: Certify 100 new private and/or commercial applicators. Re-certify 1500 private and/or commercial applicators. Continue certification of 4000 new general use applicators (food production for human consumption only). These new applicators must be certified by March 1, 2015. Outputs: Training meetings, online training, sprayer clinics, pest identification clinics, field days, and twilight meetings.
Project Methods
Hands-on demonstrations (especially regarding calibration), online training opportunities, interactive teaching opportunities, exams and quizzes, and surveys on behavioral and knowledge changes.

Progress 09/01/12 to 08/31/13

Outputs
Target Audience: Target audiences reached by this project inlcude agricultural producers, pest management professionals (structural and food processing), landscape professionals, university professionals, state of Maine employees, aerial applicators, greenhouse operators, indoor ornamental pesticide applicators, foresters, and right-of-way professionals. Underserved audiences targeted include Native Americans, Somalians, and Maine's Amish community. Changes/Problems: Nothing Reported What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided? This project has provided training meetings for various groups, online training for cranberry pesticide applicators, sprayer clinics for both air blast and bloom sprayers, as well as pest identification clinics, field days, and twilight meetings. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest? Nothing Reported What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals? Nothing Reported

Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals? As a result of this project 111 new private/commercial applicators were certified and 1,725 private/commercial applicators received recertification credits. Approximately 275 general use applicators were also certified.

Publications

  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2013 Citation: Revised Maine's Pesticide Education Manual (Core), Turfgrass Pesticide Management Manual, the Small Fruit Pesticide Application Manual, and the Aerial Pest Control for Maine Manual.