Restricted Use Restricted Use Recordkeeping SurveyRecordkeeping Survey

MSU Pesticide Education ProgramMSU Pesticide Education Program20102010

What type of applicator are you?What type of applicator are you?

Private

(Farm

)

Commercial

/Gove

rn...

Not cert

ified

33% 33%33%1.1. Private (Farm)Private (Farm)2.2. Commercial/GovernmentCommercial/Government3.3. Not certifiedNot certified

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Do you record your restricted use pesticide Do you record your restricted use pesticide applications within 2 weeks of application?applications within 2 weeks of application?

Yes No

Sometimes

Don’t app

ly res

tricte

...

25% 25%25%25%

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1.1. YesYes2.2. NoNo3.3. SometimesSometimes4.4. Don’t apply Don’t apply

restricted use restricted use pesticidespesticides

Over ½ of all respondents indicated they did not Over ½ of all respondents indicated they did not record record allall pesticide applications within 2 weeks of pesticide applications within 2 weeks of pesticide application.pesticide application.

Do you record your restricted use pesticide applications within 2 weeks of application?

33%

31%

22%

14% Yes

No

Sometimes

Don’t apply restricted usepesticides

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Why don’t you record your restricted use pesticide Why don’t you record your restricted use pesticide (RUP) applications?(RUP) applications?

I do re

cord

all o

f m...

No time

I didn

’t know I h

ad to

Not enforce

d anyw

ay

I for

get

Other

17% 17% 17%17%17%17%1.1. I do record all of my RUP I do record all of my RUP

applicationsapplications2.2. No timeNo time3.3. I didn’t know I had toI didn’t know I had to4.4. Not enforced anywayNot enforced anyway5.5. I forgetI forget6.6. OtherOther

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Of those that did not record their RUR applications, 31% indicated Of those that did not record their RUR applications, 31% indicated forgetting to record applications, while 18% indicated they did not forgetting to record applications, while 18% indicated they did not know they had to. know they had to.

Many individuals indicating ‘other’ expressed it was a combination Many individuals indicating ‘other’ expressed it was a combination of factors: usually including no time initially, combined with of factors: usually including no time initially, combined with forgetting a few weeks later.forgetting a few weeks later.

Why don't you record your RUP applications?

40%

7%11%4%

19%

19%

I do record all of my RUP applications No time

I didn’t know I had to Not enforced anyway

I forget Other

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Do/would you find it useful to have a history Do/would you find it useful to have a history of your pesticide applications.of your pesticide applications.

Yes

No (was

te of ti

me)

50%50%

1.1. Yes Yes 2.2. No (waste of No (waste of

time)time)

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Eighty nine percent of all respondents would find it useful to have a history Eighty nine percent of all respondents would find it useful to have a history of their pesticide applications.of their pesticide applications.

By recording applications applicators may track their pesticide’s efficacy, By recording applications applicators may track their pesticide’s efficacy, resistance, and mode of actions which may be helpful in future resistance, and mode of actions which may be helpful in future management decisions.management decisions.

Do/would you find it useful to have a history of your pesticide applications?

89%

11%

Yes No (waste of time)

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How could the USDA Restricted Use How could the USDA Restricted Use Recordkeeping Program be improved?Recordkeeping Program be improved?

Less t

ime c

onsuming ..

More

educ

ation o

n h..

More

enforce

ment

Create

more use

ful to...

Get

rid of th

e progra.

..

No impro

vemen

t nec

... O

ther

14% 14% 14% 14%14%14%14%1.1. Less time consuming to Less time consuming to record applicationsrecord applications

2.2. More education on how to More education on how to record applications record applications properlyproperly

3.3. More enforcementMore enforcement4.4. Create more useful tools Create more useful tools

for recording for recording applications.applications.

5.5. Get rid of the program Get rid of the program (waste of time)(waste of time)

6.6. No improvement No improvement necessarynecessary

7.7. OtherOther

1 in 4 applicators indicated no improvements were necessary.1 in 4 applicators indicated no improvements were necessary. 1 in 5 applicators indicated the USDA should create more useful tools for recording 1 in 5 applicators indicated the USDA should create more useful tools for recording

applications.applications. 21% of applicators surveyed indicated they would benefit if recording applications 21% of applicators surveyed indicated they would benefit if recording applications

was less time consuming, while 22% of applicators surveyed indicated more was less time consuming, while 22% of applicators surveyed indicated more education was needed. education was needed.

How could the USDA RUP be improved?

21%

22%3%20%

6%

25%3%

Less time consuming to record applicationsMore education on how to record applications properly

More enforcementCreate more useful tools for recording applications.

Get rid of the program (waste of time)No improvement necessary

Other

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Thanks for taking this survey!Thanks for taking this survey!

For further information regarding statewide For further information regarding statewide survey results contact:survey results contact:

MSU PEPMSU PEPCecil Tharp, Cecil Tharp, ctharp@montana.eductharp@montana.edu

119 Linfield Hall119 Linfield HallMSU Bozeman, MT 59717MSU Bozeman, MT 59717