Pest Management and Educational Resources from the Internet

Georgia/Florida Green Industry Updates

The following Internet links pertaining to pest management and educational resources from the Internet were compiled from state universities, state and federal government, and industry trade associations as they relate to the green industry. Icons depicted by an ivy leaf are links related to the landscape industry and icons depicted by a container plant are links relating to container plant production. The topics covered by this guide include:

State University Homepages

• Auburn University www.auburn.edu
• Florida A&M University www.famu.edu
• University of Florida www.ufl.edu
• University of Florida Extension extension.ifas.ufl.edu
• University of Georgia www.uga.edu
• University of Georgia Extension www.ces.uga.edu

State and Federal Government

• Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS)
• FDACS Division of Agriculture and Environmental Services
• Florida Department of Environmental Protection www.dep.state.fl.us
• Georgia Department of Agriculture www.agr.state.ga.us
• Georgia Department of Natural Resources www.dnr.state.ga.us
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) www.epa.gov
• Licensing and Permits Registration
• Bureau of Compliance Monitoring
• License Definitions
• Bureau of Pesticides

Recognition and Management of Pesticide Poisonings

• EPA Recognition of Pesticide Poisoning

Pest Management and ID

• Jefferson County CES Pest Management
• UGA IPM Images
• Systematic Entomology Laboratory
• UGA-Bugwood
• UF - Woody Pest
• UF - Pest Alert
• UF - Entomology Resources
• UGA - Entomology Resources

Pesticides and Safety

• Southern Region Pesticide Safety Center
• EPA Pesticide Safety Programs
• University of Georgia 2002 Pest Control Handbook
• Pesticide programs

Worker Protection Standard

• EPA WPS Information
• University of Florida WPS Information
• Environmental Protection Agency WPS Information
• University of Florida WPS Summary
• How to Conduct WPS Training

Chemical Companies and Labels

• C & P Press Blue Book
• C & P Press Green Book
• Dow AgroSciences
• Griffin LLC
• Syngenta
• Valent
• Olympic
• Regal Chemical
• BayerScotts

Horticultural Information and Publications

• Texas A&M Hort
• Texas A&M Container Gardening
• UF-IFAS Extension Publications
• UGA-CAES Extension Publications
• Florida-Georgia Extension Agent Articles
• OSU-National Extension Publication Search Engine
• Betrocks Hort World 
• Pro-Hort IFAS Extension Site
• Tom Yeagers How to Start a Nursery
• Ed Gilman's Tree Pruning Guidelines

Turf Information

• University of Florida Turf
• University of Georgia Turf
• More Georgia Turf

Weather Information

• Auburn University Weather Monitoring Network
• University of Georgia Weather Monitoring Network
• Intellicast Weather (Nexrad, Radar, Satellite)
• Weather Channel Weather

Other Links

• GIS Maps and Information 
• Central Florida Extension Agents
• Leon County Extension
• Mid-Florida Research & Education Center
• University of Georgia CES
• University of Georgia CAES
• University of Georgia Center for Urban Agriculture
• University of Florida Noxious Weeds
• University of Florida Extension Wildlife

PESTICIDE WEBSITES

• State of Florida Pesticide Office
• Worker Protection Standards
• Bureau Entomology
• Division Of Agriculture & Environmental Sciences
• Pesticide Products & Chemicals
• Chemically Speaking Newsletter
• Continuing Education Units Information
• On-Line Computerized Education
• UF Pesticide Information Office Links
• Pest Alert (UF/IFAS)
• http://pests.ifas.ufl.edu/
• UF - Computer Technician Training
• UF - Pesticide Licensing Training
• State of Florida Technician Training Verification Forms
• UGA - Pesticide Licensing Test Dates
• UGA - Pesticide Licensing Training
• Georgia Dept. of Ag Pesticide Applicators