Publications and Resources
The publications and resources listed here are listed by topic with the exception of videos. Publications available on the MSU Extension Store have their publication number listed in parenthesis for easy lookup and purchase.
Videos
- Core Topic Videos & Worksheets
- Law & Safety: Worker Protection Standard videos available from PERC
- Calibration: Quick and Simple Way to Calibrate Boom Sprayers
- Calibration: Montana Calibration Videos (2010, six 10-min sessions)
- Calibration: Back Pack Sprayer Calibration (5:25 min)
- Drift: Drift Mitigation for Pesticide Applicators (21 min)
- Environment: Herbicide Damage in the Garden, Parts 1-3
- Episode 1: Herbicide Damage in the Garden (5:05 min)
- Episode 2: Symptoms of Herbicide Injury (7:31 min)
- Episode 3: What Now? Future Prevention (5:46 min)
- Water Quality: Impacts of Water Turbidity on Pesticide Performance (3:43 min)
- Water Quality: Impacts of Water pH and Hardness on Pesticide Performance (5:59 min)
- Safety: Respirator User Seal Check
Manuals
- National Pesticide Applicator Certification Core Manual (4509CM)
- Montana Private Pesticide Certification Addendum (4509AD)
- Pesticide Record Keeping Handbook & Calibration Guide (EB0228)
- Non-Soil Agricultural Fumigation Manual for Private Applicators (pdf)
- Non-Soil Agricultural Fumigation Manual for Private Applicators (EB0229)
- Pest Management for Grain Storage and Fumigation
Application & Equipment
- Compatibility Tests
- Understanding Pesticide Drift and Drift Reduction Strategies (EB0233)
- Nozzle Tips and Strainers
- Selecting Spray Nozzles to Reduce Particle Drift (4507)
- Pesticide Performance and Water Quality (MT201305AG)
- Cold Weather Storage & Handling (MT201801AG)
- Maintenance, Cleaning, & Storage of Ground Sprayers (MT198917AG)
Calibration
- PocketGuide: Calibrating Boom & Broadjet Sprayers (4522)
- PocketGuide: Calibrating Hand Sprayers (4523)
- MSU Calibration Assistant CD (4510)
- Calibrating Home and Garden Sprayers (MT200015AG)
- Calibrating Pesticide Application Equipment (MT200914AG)
- Calibrating Sprayers Using Shortcut Methods (MT200915AG)
Environment
Fumigation
- Structural Fumigation Management Plan (pdf)
- Structural and Rodent Fumigation in Montana Agricultural Systems (MT201904AG)
- Non-Soil Agricultural Fumigation Manual for Private Applicators (pdf)
- Non-Soil Agricultural Fumigation Manual for Private Applicators (EB0229)
Herbicide Contamination and Injury
- Herbicide Contaminated Soil and Amendments
- Understanding Herbicide Contaminated Soil Amendments (4628)
- Minimizing Pesticide Contaminated Soil Around the Home and Garden (MT201008AG)
- A Guide to Diagnosing Non-Target Herbicide Injury on Plants (EB0232)
Home and Garden
Labels
- Pesticide Labels (MT199720AG)
Laws & Regulatory
- Pesticide Laws
- Pesticide Registrations
- Worker Protection Standard
- How to Comply with the 2015 Revised Worker Protection Standard for Agricultural Pesticides (4622)
- How to Comply with the 2015 Revised Worker Protection Standard for Agricultural Pesticides (Digital)
Pests & Pest Management
- Pest Management Using Integrated Strategies(MT202009AG)
- Vertebrate Pest Identification Key: Field Rodents (pdf)
- MDA Vertebrate Pest Bulletins
- Herbicides and Noxious Weeds (EB0214)
- Herbicides: Understanding What They Are and How They Work (MT202108AG)
- Aphids of Economic Importance in Montana (MT200503AG)
- Small Grain Seed Treatment Guide (MT199608AG)
- Bedbugs and Pesticides in the Home (MT199406AG)
Private Applicators
- Montana Private Applicators Licensing and Credit Guide
- The Montana Private Applicator Program (MT200809AG)
Record Keeping
- Recordkeeping for Private Pesticide Applicators (MT200214AG)
Safety
- Safe Handling of Pesticides (MT200109AG)
- Personal Protective Equipment for Pesticide Applicators (MT202213AG)
- Heat Stress
- Laundering Pesticide Contaminated Clothing
- Emergency Contacts & Information
- Chemicals and Animal Safety (MT200805AG)
- Assessing Pesticide Toxicity (MT200810AG)