Aquatic Pest Control
Applicator Training Manual

TABLE OF CONTENTS


Contributors


Chapter 1. Introduction


Aquatic Plant Management Decision Making


Chapter 2. History of Aquatic Plant Management


Chapter 3. Laws Pertaining to Aquatic Plant Management


Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)


Disposal of Herbicide Containers


Noxious Weed Act


Chapter 4. Herbicide Technology


Introduction


Herbicide classification


Environmental Factors that Affect Herbicide Performance


Herbicide Formulations


The Herbicide Label


Chapter 5. Herbicide Safety


Types of Exposure


Pathways of Toxicity


Protective Equipment


Chapter 6. Adjuvants in Aquatic Plant Management


Introduction


Classification of adjuvants


Chapter 7. Equipment Selection and Methods of Application


Introduction


Liquid Formulations


Granular Formulations


Chapter 8. Applying the Right Amount of Herbicide


Introduction


Applications Based on Area


Applications Based on Herbicide Concentration


Applications Based on Parts or Percent of Herbicide in Spray Solution


Equipment Calibration


Varying Rate of Application


Examples


Other Useful Equations


Chapter 9. Other Methods of Aquatic Plant Management


Biological Control


Mechanical Removal


Water Level Manipulation


Effects on Light Penetration


Chapter 10. Environmental and Public Health Relationships


Introduction


Data Requirements for Pesticide Registration


Human Exposure


Effects on the Aquatic Community


Fate of Aquatic Herbicides in the Environment


Maintenance Control of Aquatic Weeds


Chapter 11. Aquatic Plant Identification


Introduction


Plant Names


Plant Groups


Algae


Ferns


Flowering Plants


Appendix 1. Suggested Reading


Appendix 2. Convenient Conversion Factors


Appendix 3. Aquatic Weed Terms, Definitions and Abbreviations