• Habitat Safety – Part 3: Herbicide Safety | #35

  • Sep 17 2024
  • Length: 46 mins
  • Podcast

Habitat Safety – Part 3: Herbicide Safety | #35

  • Summary

  • Herbicides can be a critical tool for habitat management, especially when it comes to invasive species. But their use does not come without risk to the applicator or the environment. In this episode, Adam visits with Dr. Fred Whitford, clinical engagement professor and director of the pesticide programs at Purdue University. Fred talks through the critical steps of making sure you’re using the right tool at the right time to confront the right challenge and then how to do it safely for you and the environment!

    Give us some feedback or potential topics you would like to here by filling out our listener survey: https://purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5oteinFuEzFCDmm

    Resources mentioned in the show:

    You can learn more about Integrated Pest Management from regional hubs indexed at this site: https://www.ipmcenters.org/

    Basic PPE for Pesticide use article from Iowa State: https://store.extension.iastate.edu/product/Basic-PPE-for-Pesticide-Use

    Fred mentioned state certification manuals – Here’s resources from his unit at Purdue: https://ag.purdue.edu/department/extension/ppp/resources/training-manuals/ Search online for those in your states too.

    Learn more about the unit Fred works in here: https://ag.purdue.edu/department/extension/ppp

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