DAVIS, Calif. — Did you know that some pesticides used around homes and other structures are toxic to small aquatic organisms living in nearby streams, creeks, rivers and oceans?
The UC Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program has launched a new online course on runoff and surface water protection in California. This free course is designed for pest management professionals working primarily in structural pest control or landscape maintenance, but residents and property managers may also find the presented information useful.
Developed by pest management experts from the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) and University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources, this course presents information on the Surface Water Protection Regulations that are found in Title 3 of the California Code of Regulations. These regulations were put into place to prevent pesticide runoff into California waterways and to reduce surface-water contamination from pyrethroid insecticide use.
In this course, participants will learn about the types of pesticide applications that are allowed under the regulations, as well as application types that are prohibited and the ones that are exempt.
The course takes a close look at pyrethroids, particularly bifenthrin,
The Urban Pyrethroid and Fipronil
The course takes about 90 minutes to complete. It is divided into seven sections so a person can stop and resume where they left off. To take the course, people need to set up an account at https://campus.extension.
UC IPM currently offers 22 online courses with continuing education units from DPR. Many of these courses are also approved for continuing education units by the California Structural Pest Control Board, Certified Crop Adviser, the Western Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture, and the Arizona Department of Agriculture.
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–Cheryl Reynolds
UC ANR
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