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Addresses and Telephone Numbers –
Chemical Companies............................................ 1
Leaf Stages – Cereals and Grasses. ......................... 3
Leaf Stages – Broadleaf Weeds. .............................. 4
Cereal Growth Stages............................................. 5
Pea Node Leaf Stages.............................................. 6
Bean Leaf Stages. ................................................... 7
Lentil and Chickpea Leaf Stages............................. 8
How to Use This Book............................................ 9
Chemical Pest Control Summary. ........................... 9
Sprayer Operations............................................... 10
Sprayer calibration........................................... 11
Standard benchmarks...................................... 11
Calibrating small sprayers................................ 12
Preparation and Application of Pesticides............. 12
Tank Mixtures.................................................. 12
Adjuvants (surfactants, wetting agents,
spreaders, etc.).............................................. 12
Preparing a tank mix........................................ 13
Specific mixing instructions............................. 13
Sprayer clean-out............................................. 14
What to do if results are unsatisfactory............ 16
Pesticides and the Environment............................ 16
Responding to a pesticide related concern....... 16
Pesticide residues found in Alberta
water sources................................................. 17
Pesticide applicator certificate.......................... 17
Farmer certification requirements.................... 17
Pesticide user responsibility............................. 18
Pesticide Container Site Locations........................ 22
Safety Precautions................................................ 25
Warning symbols.............................................. 25
Pesticide toxicity, hazard and risk. ................... 25
Reducing the risk of exposure to pesticides...... 26
Protective clothing and equipment. ................. 27
Cleaning of Clothes and Equipment. .................... 30
Specific cleaning procedures for pesticides...... 31
Other Precautions and Safety Tips........................ 32
Grazing and haying restrictions. ...................... 32
Farm safety program........................................ 32
First Aid................................................................ 33
Poison information centres. ............................. 33
Standard first aid measures. ............................ 33
Glossary of Terms in Pest Control......................... 34
Alberta Agriculture and
Rural Development Offices................................. 35
Herbicides
Herbicide Index.................................................... 36
Chemical weed control in Alberta.................... 39
Water used for spray application...................... 40
Pesticide resistance. ......................................... 41
Herbicide group classification by
mode of action............................................... 42
Herbicides. ........................................................... 47
Herbicide Selector Charts................................... 299
Insecticides
Insecticide Index................................................. 332
Chemical insect control in Alberta................. 333
Insecticide group classification by
mode of action............................................. 338
Insecticides......................................................... 340
Insecticides Selector Chart.................................. 378
Seed Treatments
Seed Treatments Index....................................... 382
Seed treatment of cereal, forage,
oilseed and pluse crops................................ 383
Seed treatment group classification by
mode of action............................................. 384
Seed Treatments................................................. 385
Seed Treatment Selector Chart........................... 418
Fungicides
Foliar Fungicide Index........................................ 423
Chemical control of plant diseases in
Alberta......................................................... 424
Fungicide Group Classification by
mode of action............................................. 425
Fungicides.......................................................... 427
Fungicides – Foliar Treatment Selector Chart..... 473
Pesticide Application Records............................. 477