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Integrated Pest Management (IPM) has been defined in many different ways. Since initial applications of IPM were in commercial agriculture, many of the definitions include references to agriculture, but IPM goes well beyond agricultural applications. In fact, the IPM approach can be applied to virtually any pest situation. A widely used definition is:

"Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is the coordinated use of pest and environmental information to design and implement pest control methods that are economically, environmentally and socially sound. IPM promotes prevention over remediation and advocates integration of at least two or more strategies to achieve long-term solutions."

See:
http://www.hort.uconn.edu/ipm/homecourse/basicipm/hpwhatisipm.htm

http://www.pested.org/informed/factsheets/WhatisIPM.html

A pesticide is any substance or mixture of substances intended for:

• preventing
• destroying,
• repelling, or
• mitigating any pest.

Though often misunderstood to refer only to insecticides, the term pesticide also applies to herbicides, fungicides, and various other substances used to control pests. Under United States law, a pesticide is also any substance or mixture of substances intended for use as a plant regulator, defoliant, or desiccant.

See:
http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/about/index.htm

Pests are living organisms that occur where they are not wanted or that cause damage to crops or humans or other animals. Examples include:

• insects,
• mice and other animals,
• unwanted plants (weeds),
• fungi,
• microorganisms such as bacteria and viruses

See:
http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/about/index.htm

A LABEL-- Refers only to information printed on the product container. All labels, which are essentially the manufacturer's license to sell, provide the important facts about Distribution, Storage, Sale, Use, Disposal, and Safety measures Required for the Pesticide.

LABELING-- Refers to any information printed on, attached to, or accompanying your purchase. This may include such things as brochures, leaflets, and information handed out by your dealer.

See:
http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/about/faqs.htm

http://www.uky.edu/Ag/PAT/id100/label.htm

By their nature, many pesticides may pose some risk to humans, animals, or the environment because they are designed to kill or otherwise adversely affect living organisms. At the same time, pesticides are often useful because of their ability to control disease-causing organisms, insects, weeds, or other pests. The pesticide label is your guide to using pesticides safely and effectively. It contains pertinent information that you should read and understand before you use a pesticide product.

More information on pesticide product labels

The Globally Harmonized System (GHS) of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals is a worldwide initiative to promote standard criteria for classifying chemicals according to their health, physical and environmental hazards.

Through the Consumer Labeling Initiative (CLI) EPA, industry and others worked together in a voluntary cooperative effort to make it easier for consumers to find, read, and understand label information.

See:
http://www.epa.gov/opp00001/label

http://www.americanpest.net/msds

In NC, the Department of Agriculture administers many programs, among them federal and state pesticide rules, various licensing schools, and issues and revokes pesticide licenses and fines rule violators.

See:
http://www.agr.state.nc.us/SPCAP/structural/index.htm

Manufacturers are required to provide a Material Safety Data Sheer (MSDS) for all chemicals. There is a section on each MSDS specifically addressing the health effects of exposure to that chemical. On smaller quantities of chemicals such are bottles, cans, or pails, the chemical safety information is generally found on the label of the container. Always read the label or MSDS before using any chemical. Do not use any chemical that is unlabeled.

Water considered “fit” for human consumption contains many dissolved ions and other compounds. Usually, those added after the rainfall has touched the ground and moved into streams are considered as “contaminating” the human water supply. Because water is a solvent for almost any substance, water can have many naturally occurring contents yet not be contaminated.

See:
http://www.epa.gov/safewater/contaminants/index.html#listmcl