Pesticide labels provide important safety information for users, including instructions for proper use, personal protective equipment requirements, and emergency procedures. The label and any additional labeling materials must be approved by the EPA and include details such as active ingredients, targeted pests, safety signals, and restrictions. Users are legally required to follow all label instructions to ensure pesticides are handled correctly.

1. Pesticide Labels and
Labeling
 Label: information printed on or
attached to the pesticide container

2. Pesticide Labels and
Labeling
 Labeling: includes the label, plus all
other information you receive from the
manufacturer about the product (e.g.,
brochures, leaflets)

3. Pesticide Labels and
Labeling
 Pesticide labeling gives users
instructions on how to use the
product safely and correctly
 Pesticide users are required
by law to comply with all the
instructions and directions for
use in pesticide labeling

4. EPAApproval of Labeling
 EPA has certain labeling information
requirements and must approve all
language proposed by the manufacturer
 EPA reviews labeling to make sure use it
contains the information needed for safe
and effective use of the product
 Labeling supported by toxicity, residue
and environmental data from
manufacturer
 EPA must approve any changes in labeling

5. What is labeling?

6. Many pesticide choices.

7. Classifications of
Pesticides
Classification Targeted Pest
•Insecticide Insects
•Acaricide Mites, ticks
•Miticide Mites
•Fungicide Fungi
•Bactericide Bacteria

8. Classifications of Pesticides
Classification Targeted Pest
•Herbicide Weeds
•Aquacide Aquatic weeds
•Molluscicide Snails and slugs
•Rodenticide Mice, rats, rodents

9. Name of product
Ingredient statement
Type of formulation Net contents
Precautionary statement
Signal Word
EPA Registration Number
Directions for use
First Aid Child hazard warning
Storage and Disposal Re-entry
Statement
Name & address of manufacturer
What information must be on a pesticide label?

10. Brand Name
• Trademark name used by the manufacturer
Be careful some products with:
• similar brand names may have different
ingredients
• different brand names may have the same
ingredients

11. Ingredient Statement
 Active ingredient- the chemical that control’s
the target pest
 active ingredients must be listed
carbaryl (1-naphthyl N-methyl carbamate)
common
name
chemical
name
• Inert ingredient – not active against target pest

12. What type of pests will the
product will control?

13. Check the
directions

14. Net Contents
1 US gallon = 3.78541178 liters
1 litres = 33.8140227 US fluid ounces
1 kilogram = 2.20462262 pounds (lbs)

15. Directions
Net contents
Determine
amount of
pesticide needed

16. Formulation
• wettable powder
• granule
• dust
• emulsifiable concentrate
• liquid
• water soluble

17. PESTICIDE FORMULATIONS
 Pesticides are usually formulated prior to
use
Consist of:
 Active ingredient
 Inert ingredient
Make it safer, more effective, easier to
measure, mix, apply, convenient to handle

18. Restricted Use Pesticide (RUP)
- only a certified pesticide
applicator may apply or
supervise the use of a RUP.
–A RUP could cause great
harm to people or the
environment if not used
properly.
Type of Pesticide
General Use Pesticide
- do not need
certification to apply

19. Safety Information – Signal Word

20. Signal word indicates risk of immediate harm.

21. DANGER
/POISON
DANGER
Signal Word

22. Signal Words
 The word on the label that
tells the potential hazards of
the product
 Danger Poison
w/ skull & Crossbones
 Danger
 Warning
 Caution

23. Signal Words
 DANGER-POISON
with a skull and crossbones
symbol
Peligro (Spanish for “danger”
must also appear on the label)
 Indicates the product is highly
toxic by any route of entry

24. Signal Words
 DANGER
Indicates that the product has
a high potential to irritate skin
and eyes

25. Signal Words
 WARNING
Product is moderately toxic
Can also cause slight eye or
skin irritation

26. Signal Words
 CAUTION
Harmful if swallowed or inhaled
May irritate eyes, nose, throat, and
skin

28. Phytotoxicity

29. Emergency response and first aid
Read the label BEFORE using the product so you
know the correct emergency procedures.

30. EPA registration number
EPA establishment number
Manufacturer’s name and
address
Other useful information

31. Personal protective equipment

32. Environmental Hazards
• ground and surface water
• wildlife
• food
• schools and children
• residential areas

33. Physical and Chemical Hazards

34. Directions for Use
• Why? Why is the pesticide being used?
• Where? Where is the pesticide applied or not applied?
• When? When should the pesticide be applied?
• How? How is the pesticide applied? Equipment?
Mixing? Amount?
•When people can re-enter the treated area (if not in
scope of WPS)?

35. Ready for application?
 Calibration
 Nozzle selection
 PPE
 Pesticide properly mixed
 Any special requirements

36. Worker Protection Standards (WPS)
Within the Agricultural Use
Requirements box you will
find:
• Restricted entry
interval (REI)
• Early-entry PPE
requirements
• Worker notification

37. Use this product in accordance with its labeling and with the Worker Protection
Standard, 40 CFR part 170.
This standard contains requirements for the protection of agricultural workers
on farms, forests, nurseries, and greenhouses, and handlers of agricultural
pesticides. It contains requirements for training, decontamination, notification
and emergency assistance. It also contains specific instructions and
exceptions pertaining to the statements of this label about personal protective
equipment and restricted entry interval. The requirements in this box only
apply to uses of this product that are covered by the Worker Protection
Standard.
Do not enter or allow worker entry into treated areas during the restricted-entry
interval (REI) of ___ hours.
PPE required for early entry to treated areas that is permitted under the
Worker Protection Standard and that involves contact with anything that has
been treated, such as plants, soil, or water, is: ____________.
Notify workers of the application by warning them orally and
by posting warning signs at entrances to treated areas.
Agricultural Use Requirements

38. Pesticide Storage
Specific storage directions are
found on the label. For
example,
• Do not contaminate water,
food, or feed.
• Store in a cool, dry place.
• Do not freeze.
Always keep pesticide in their
original containers with labels.

39. Disposal
• Label contains general
disposal directions.
• Contact your local
MSU Extension or MDA
office for specific
disposal directions in
your area.

40. • applying above the
highest dose rate
• applying more frequently
than label allows
• applying without using
PPE
• applying to a site that is
not on the label
Illegal Pesticide Uses

41. Follow the Pesticide Label
• Law
• Common Sense
• Environment
• Community
• Family

43. Review
Trade Name

44. Review
Ingredient
Statement

45. Review
WPS

46. Review
EPA Reg.
and
Est. No.

47. Review
Net
Contents

48. Review
Signal Word

49. Review
Emergency
Info.

50. Review
Storage
and
Disposal

51. Personal Protective Equipment
(PPE)
 Label specific
 May include:
• gloves
• boots or shoe covers
• Cover alls
• hood or wide-brimmed hat
• apron
• protective eyewear
• respirator

73. Offer For Recycling