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Disclaimer This publication is intended to be used as a g uide only. Information contained here is that available at the time of printing (February 2000). While every effort has been made to ensure accuracy, Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development does not accept responsibility for label changes, errors in conversion, or otherwise. It remains the responsibility of the readers to follow product information contained on the product label or package insert. The publisher, editor and all contributors to this publication cannot be held responsible for publication errors or any consequence resulting from the use of this publication. Note: Some approved minor use registrations may not appear on the product label. Check with product write-up for details. All recommendations in this publication are given in quantity of commercial product per acre (L or kg/ac). Product labels are given in quantity of product per hectare (L or kg/ha). To avoid application errors, be sure to read and understand label recommendations. Warning The use of a p esticide in any manner not published on the label or registered under the Minor Use of Pesticides regulation constitutes an offence under both the Federal Pest Control Products Act and Alberta's Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act. Copies of this publication may be obtained from: Publishing Branch Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development 7000 - 113 Street Edmonton, Alberta, T6H 5T6 or Alberta Agriculture’s district offices Revised 2000 01 Edited by ShaffeekAli,P.Ag. Plant Industry Division, Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development in c o-operation with the agro-chemical industry Shaffeek Ali Michael G. Dolinski Lorraine Harrison John B. Bourne Herbicides Insecticides Fungicides Rodenticides Published by: Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development Publishing Branch 7000 - 1 13 Street, Edmonton, Alberta Canada T6H 5T6 Production Editor: Chris Kaulbars Electronic Publishing Production: Carolyn Boechler Graphic Designer: John Gillmore Copyright © 2 000. All rights reserved by her Majesty the Queen in the right of Alberta. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical photocopying, recording, or otherwise without written permission from the Publishing Branch, Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development. ISSN -1201-5059 Printed February 2000 Contents Page/s Addresses and Telephone Numbers - C hemical Companies 2 Leaf Stages - C ereals and Grasses 4 Leaf Stages - B roadleaf Weeds 5 Cereal Growth Stages 6 Pea Node (Leaf) Stages 7 Bean (Leaf) Stages 8 Lentil and Chickpea (Leaf) Stages 9 How To Use This Book 10 Chemical Pest Control Summary 10 Pesticide Resistance 11 Group Classification of Herbicides 42 Classification of Pesticides 11 Sprayer Operations 15 Sprayer calibration 16 Sprayer clean-out 17 Preparation and Application of Pesticides 18 Proper mixing of pesticides 18 Adjuvants (surfactants, wetting agents, spreaders, etc.) 18 Tank mixtures 18 What to do if results are unsatisfactory 19 Reporting a complaint 19 Pesticide applicator certificate 20 Pesticide user responsibility 20 Pesticide Container Site Locations 24 Safety Precautions 27 Warning symbols 27 Pesticide toxicity, hazard and risk 27 Reducing the risk of exposure to pesticides 28 Protective clothing and equipment 29 Cleaning of Clothes and Equipment 32 Other Precautions and Safety Tips 33 Grazing and haying restrictions 33 First Aid 34 Poison information centres 34 Standard first aid measures 34 Glossary of Terms in Pest Control 35 Herbicides Herbicide Index 36 Herbicides 44-311 Herbicide Selector Charts 405-442 Insecticides Insecticide Index 312 Insecticides 317-351 Insecticide Selector Charts 443.446 Fungicides Fungicide Index 352 Fungicides 355-393 Fungicide Selector Charts 447.454 Rodenticides Rodenticide Index 394 Rodenticides 395.404 Pesticide Application Records 455 1 Address and Telephone Numbers Chemical Companies Abell Pest Control Inc. Dexol Industries 636 Notre Dame Avenue Apache Seed Co. Winnipeg, MB. R3B 1S9 10136 - 149 Street Tel: (204) 783-3396 Fax: (204) 783-6925 Edmonton, AB. T5T 1L1 (780) 489-4245 or (780) 489-0606 Aventis Crop Science Canada 295 Henderson Drive Dow Agrosciences Canada Inc. Regina, SK. S4N 6C2 9635 - 4 5 Avenue (306) 721- 4500 Toll Free: 1-800-667-5959 Edmonton, AB. T6E 5Z8 Ag. Products BASF Canada Inc. (780) 431-8925 Toll Free: 1-800-667-3852 345 Carlingview Drive Industrial Products Toronto, ON. M9W 6N9 (403) 735-8800 (416) 675-3611 Toll Free: 1-877-371-2273 DuPont Canada Inc. Bayer Inc. 4444 - 7 2 Avenue S.E. 57 Armstrong Crescent Calgary, AB. T2C 2C1 Leduc, AB. T9E 5G3 Toll Free: 1-800-667-3925 1-877-938-3737 Elston Equipment Co. Inc. Bell Laboratories Inc. Goodwin Enterprises 3699 Kinsman Blvd. R.R. 2 Madison, WI. 53704, USA Sundre, AB. TOM 1X0 (608) 241-0202 (403) 638-3215 Burlington Bio-Medical & S cientific Garden City Ag Supplies Corp. 3895 - 9 th Avenue N 91 Carolyn Blvd. Lethbridge, AB. T1H 6G8 Farmingdale, N.Y. 11735, USA Tel: (403) 320-8101 Fax: (403) 320-8041 (516) 694-9000 Gustafson (Uniroyal Chemical Ltd.) Ceva Laboratories & C o. #10, 2712 - 3 7 Avenue N.E. 610 - 7 101 College Blvd. Calgary, AB. T1Y 5L3 Overland Park, KS. 66210, USA (403) 250-9481 (913) 451-3434 24 Hour Emergency: (519) 744-3060 Cheminova Canada Interprovincial Co-operatives Ltd. 5915 Airport Road, Suite 316 945 Marion Street Mississauga, ON. L4V 1T1 Winnipeg, MB. R2J 0K7 (905) 405-1923 (204) 233-3461 Toll Free: 1-888-316-6260 K-9 Cattle Company Box 1422, Cyanamid Crop Protection 88 McNabb Street Prince Albert, SK. S6V 5S9 Markham, ON. L3R 6E6 (306) 764-8102 Toll Free: 1-800-387-5073 2 Address and Telephone Numbers (cont'd) Chemical Companies Monsanto Canada Inc. #707 - 5 010 43rd Street NuGro Red Deer, AB. T4N 6H2 10 Craig Street 1-800-667-4944 Brantford, ON N3T 7J1 1-800-461-7356 Norac Concepts Inc. P.O. Box 62023 United Agri Products Orleans, ON K1C 7H8 820 - 2 6 Street N.E. (613) 841-2907 Calgary, AB. T2A 2M4 Customer Service: 1-800-561-5444 Novartis Crop Protection Canada Inc. 24 Hour Emergency: 1-800-561-8273 850 Southland Tower 10655 Southport Road S.W. Van Waters and Rogers Ltd. Calgary, AB. T2W 4Y1 4220 - 7 8 Avenue S.E. Toll Free: 1-800-315-2422 Calgary, AB. T2C 2Z5 Emergency No.: 1-800-267-6351 (403) 236-4009 Nufarm Agriculture Inc. Wilson Laboratories Inc. 5507 First Street S.E. 36 Head Street Calgary, AB. T2H 1H9 Dundas, ON. L9H 3H3 1-800-868-5444 (416) 627-9205 Peacock Industries Inc. Zeneca Agro 1210 - 4 10 - 2 2nd Street E. #250, 3115 - 1 2 Street N.E. Saskatoon, SK. S7K 5T6 Calgary, AB. T2E 7J2 (306) 242-5333 (403) 219-5400 Grower Hotline: 1-800-665-9250 Rohm and Haas Canada Inc. 3633, Pipeline Road West St. Paul, MB. R4A 8A2 (204) 339-7229 Toll Free: 1-800-268-4201 Pest Management Regulatory Agency The Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) of Health Canada is responsible for providing safe access to pest management tools, such as pesticides and sustainable pest management strategies, while minimizing risks. The Agency registers all pest control products that may be used in Canada. It also re-evaluates the existing pesticides available to the agriculture, forestry, manufacturing and other sectors. PMRA’s risk-management approach to regulatory decision-making involves objective, scientific assessment Of the risks to human health and the environment, while considering the need for a p est control product. With this approach, growers and consumers are better protected and have access to the information regulatory decisions are based on. If there are questions or inquiries regarding pesticides, product labels or safety precautions, contact PMRA at the following phone numbers: Edmonton 780/495-7014 Calgary 403/292-4106 Lethbridge 403/382-4794 403/292-4411 National toll free number 1-800-267-6315 - P est Management Information Service Visit our website: www.hc-sc.gc.ca/pmra-arla 3 Leafstages — C ereals and Grasses Leafstages — B roadleaf Weeds ■ Leaf Stages - L egume Crops Alfalfa and Clovers Cereal Growth Stages ■ Feekes Large Growth Stages Ripening One Two Leaf Second First ears leaf tillers ssthreoantghlsy node Ligule of formed detectable flag leaf visible erect visible Tillering shLeeaatfh s first node Flag leaf Boots Alolu t e a orfs begins lengthen detectable visible swollen sheath just just just The Feekes and Zadoks scales define the growth Under good growing conditions, examination of up stages of a relatively uniform cereal crop. to 10 random selected plants may be appropriate. Completion of these growth stages by the cereal Under conditions of uneven germination and low crop will be influenced greatly by soil temperature, soil moisture, growth stage assessment may moisture, air temperature and day length. For require larger samples. example, stages 2-5 in the Feekes scale may take 5 Precise timing of the application of an or 6 w eeks, whereas stages 6-10 may be completed agrochemical, be it a f ungicide, growth regulator, in 2-3 weeks under prairie conditions. herbicide or supplemental nutrient, is of vital To establish the growth stage of a cereal crop using importance in maximizing the desired effect on the either of these scales, it is necessary to collect a target crop. Physiological growth stage, not random sample of plants to determine the level of farming practices based on calendar days, will growth attained by the majority of the plants. achieve this desired effect from the agrochemical. 6
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