Pesticide misapplication
Retained opinion work on claims that a structural pesticide application was wrong: the wrong product, the wrong rate, the wrong place, or the wrong precautions.
What I review
- Application records: product, EPA registration number, amount, rate, location and time.
- The product label, which is the legal starting point for how a pesticide may be used.
- Applicator licensing, certification category and training records.
- Customer notices, re-entry instructions and the sequence of events after the application.
What I give an opinion on
- Whether the application followed the label and the applicable state records rules.
- Whether the product and method fit the pest and the site.
- Whether the records are complete enough to show what was applied, where and when.
- What a reasonable applicator would have done differently, if anything.
In Utah, pesticide application records are governed by Utah Admin. Code R68-7-11(11).
Who does the review
Trenton S. Frazer, M.S., BCE #B3413. Utah commercial pesticide applicator (structural, wood-destroying organism, lawn & ornamental and vertebrate categories). Board Certified Entomologist since 2014. About twenty years in pest control, from field sales to VP of Operations and Senior Director of Quality Assurance.
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