tips & facts

Safe Pesticide Use

• Use the least toxic, most target-specific chemical.
• Purchase the smallest amount needed to do the job.
• Do not mix more spray than you need—and stick to target areas only.
• Read the label carefully, and follow all recommendations precisely.
• Wear protective clothing and gear as directed.
• Wear gloves when using a sprayer, and wash well afterward.
• Launder pesticide-contaminated clothing separately.
• Keep leftover pesticides away from children
• Keep leftover chemicals in their original containers.
• Contact the National Pesticide Information Center for more information.

If rain is in the forecast, or if it is windy, do not use pesticides.

Heavy-duty latex gloves extending to the forearm and fit snugly around the wrist offer the best protection when applying herbicides and pesticides.