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Growers and pesticide applicators in California are legally required to file pesticide use reports with details about every application to commercial crops. We used the individual applicator records to document a decline in the use of organophosphate pesticides (OP) on alm...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources
2000-11-01
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| Series: | California Agriculture |
| Online Access: | http://calag.ucanr.edu/archive/?article=ca.v054n06p50 |
| Summary: | Growers and pesticide applicators in California are legally required to file pesticide
use reports with details about every application to commercial crops. We used the
individual applicator records to document a decline in the use of organophosphate
pesticides (OP) on almond and stone fruit orchards during the rainy season in California,
a time period in which the trees are dormant. The decline is important because dormant
applications are a major source of surface water contamination and the Federal Clean
Water Act mandates a reduction in movement of OPs into surface water. However, the
decline in use of OPs has been accompanied by an increase in use of pyrethroid pesticides,
particularly in stone fruit orchards. Additional implementation of “reduced-risk”
integrated pest management practices could further reduce use of dormant applications
of OPs and pyrethroids on almonds and stone fruit orchards. |
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| ISSN: | 0008-0845 2160-8091 |