DESCRIPTION: Members of the Green Industry have a responsibility to be Good Stewards to the Environment. This seminar will focus on the tools you should be using when choosing a pesticide. University of Wisconsin Pesticide Efficacy Calculator: This calculator is intended to provide research-based product efficacy ratings for the professional turfgrass manager. Each Product or Active Ingredient receives a point rating for controlling specific fungus and weeds. For fungicides:
For fungicides:
For herbicides:
Demonstration of University of Wisconsin Pesticide Efficacy Calculator EIQ Calculator (Environmental Impact Quotient): The EIQ Calculator is used to estimate the environmental impact of pesticides. The closer to zero the lower the impact. The EIQ formula was created to provide pest managers data regarding the environmental and health impacts of their pesticide options so they can make better informed decisions regarding their pesticide selection. It combines known toxicological and environmental fate information about pesticides, including toxicity to humans, fish, birds and other non-target organisms; and pesticide characteristics such as likelihood to leach or runoff, soil persistence, and plant leaf persistence.
The calculation is based on:
An Impact value from Zero to 1000 will be assigned based: