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Pest Control Quality Assurance Evaluator Training Handbook

Pest Control Quality Assurance Evaluator Training Handbook
Foreword
Abstract
Change Control Sheet
Table of Contents
Table of Contents -Cont.
Figures
Figures -Cont.
Figures -Cont.
Attachments
Introduction
Chapter 1. Pesticide Laws and Regulations
The Label and Pesticide Use
Classification and Registration of Pesticides
Commercial Applicators
Other Regulations Governing Pesticides
Worker Safety Regulations
Endangered Species Act
Chapter 2. Labels, Labeling and Material Safety Sheet (MSDS)
Figure 2-1. Sample Pesticide Label
Figure 2-1. Sample Pesticide Label -Cont.
Formulation
Use Classification
Figure 2-2. Sample Restricted Use Pesticide Label
Figure 2-3 Signal Words
Precautionary Statements
Physical or Chemical Hazard Statements
Environmental Hazard Statements
Statement of Practical Treatment
Material Safety Data Sheets
Figure 2-4 Sample MSDS
Figure 2-4 Sample MSDS -Cont.
Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)-Cont.
Chapter 3. Vehicle Safety and Security
Figure 3-1 Vehicle Check
Safety Equipment
First Aid Kit
Chapter 4. The Pest Management Plan and the Role of The Pest Management Consultant
The PCQA and The Pest Management Plan
Figure 4-1 Installation Pest Management Plan (Outline)
Health and Safety
Technical Expertise
Figure 4-2 Engineering Service Request (ESR) NAVFAC 11000/7
Figure 4-3 Instruction For Preparation of Engineering Service Request (ESR) NAVFAC 11000/7
Training
Figure 4-4 Pest Control Quality Assurance Evaluator Career Development Plan
Chapter 5. Pesticide Overview
Figure 5-1 Pesticide Classification Based on Target Pest
Figure 5-2 Ways Pesticides Attack Pests
Classification of Insecticides Based on Chemical Composition
Pesticide Use
Pesticide Selection
Figure 5-3 Pesticide Formulations
Aerosols
Calibration
Chapter 6. Integrated Pest Management
Components of an Integrated Pest Management Program
Control Techniques
Cultural Control
Chemical Control
Figure 6-2 Integrated Pest Management Methods
Figure 6-2 Integrated Pest Management Methods -Cont.
Figure 6-2 Integrated Pest Management Methods -Cont.
Chapter 7. Environmental Hazards from Pesticides
Leaching
Sensitive Areas
Attention to Weather
Convection
Pesticide Spill Prevention
Work Stoppage
Contractor Oversight
Pesticide Accident Response
Contractor Spill Emergency Procedures
Post-Accident Procedures
Chapter 8 The PCQAE and Personal Safety
Pesticide Routes of Entry
Pesticide Groups and their Effects on Humans
Insecticides/Acaricides
Herbicides, Algicides and Fungicides
Personal Safety
Respirator
First Aid
Pesticide on Skin
Chapter 9. Pesticide Application Equipment
Hand Operated Compressed Air Spray Equipment
Compressed Air Sprayer
Hand Operated Backpack Sprayer
Bulb Duster
Power Driven Pesticide Application Equipment
Hydraulic Sprayers
Boom Sprayers
Power Drop Spreader
Pesticide Spray Nozzles
Nozzle Materials
Equipment Safety
Chapter 10. Records and Reporting
Figure 10-1 Pest Management Data System Indoor Operations Form6250/2
Figure 10-2 Pest Management Data System Outdoor Operations Form 6250/3
What is Reported?
The Optical Scanning Form
Handling the Forms
Figure 10-3 Sample Daily Pest Control Log
Completing the Form
Figure 10-4 Pest Management Data System Indoor Operations Form 6250/2
The Middle Sections
Figure 10-5 Common Mistakes Made on Report Forms
Source of Supply for the Form
Pest Management Data System
Pest Management Data System -Cont.
Pest Management Data System -Cont.
Pest Management Data System -Cont.
Pest Management Data System -Cont.
Pest Management Data System -Cont.
Record Keeping and Reporting
Part I General Information
Reporting Indoor Pest Management and Related Operations
Pest Management Data System
Program Administration
Pest Management Data System
Table 1. Indoor Operations
Table 1. Indoor Operations -Cont.
Pesticide Amount
Part III Reporting Outdoor Pest Management Operations
Part III Reporting Outdoor Pest Management Operations -Cont.
Pest Management Data System
Final Concentration
Table 2. Outdoor Operations
Table 2. Outdoor Operations -Cont.
Guide for Form Completion Using "Operation" Block
Guide for Form Completion Using "Operation" Block -Cont.
Guide for Form Completion Using "Operation" Block -Cont.
Answer to Exercise #1.A
Answer to Exercise #1.B
Answer to Exercise #2
Answer to Exercise #3.A Part 1
Answer to Exercise #3.A Part 2
Answer to Exercise #3.B
Chapter 11. Classification of Pest Organisms
Mouthparts
Life Cycles
Complete Metamorphosis
Figure 11-2 Incomplete Metamorphosis
Figure 11-3 Complete Metamorphosis
Key to Some Classes and Orders of Arthropods
Key to Some Common Classes and Orders of Arthropods
Key to Some Common Classes and Orders of Arthropods -Cont.
Key to Some Common Classes and Orders of Arthropods -Cont.
Key to Some Common Classes and Orders of Arthropods -Cont.
Key to Some Common Classes and Orders of Arthropods -Cont.
Key to Some Common Classes and Orders of Arthropods -Cont.
Key to Some Common Classes and Orders of Arthropods -Cont.
Chapter 12. Household Pest Control
Figure 12-1 Summary of the Most Important Economic Cockroaches
Figure 12-2 Pictorial Key to Some Common Adult Cockroaches
Brown Cockroach
Inspection and Survey
Chemical Control
Pest Identification
Figure 12-3 Pictorial Key Some Common Fleas in the United States
Control Methods
Pesticide Exposure of Occupants
Pest Identification
Species Which Nest Indoors
Control Methods
Species Which Nest Outdoors
Bees,Wasps,and Hornets
Figure 12-4 Stinging Hymenoptera Pictorial Key to Some Common United States Families
Figure 12-5 Summary of the Most Important Bees,Wasps and Hornets
Mud Daubers
Exterior Nest Control
Figure 12-6 Summary of Occasional Invaders and Miscellaneous Pests
Centipedes and Millipedes
Figure 12-7. Occasional Invaders
Arachnids
Scorpions
Inspection and Survey
Occupant Considerations
Records and Reporting
Chapter 13. Structural Pest Control
The Formosan Termite
Figure 13-1 Wood-Destroying Pests
Inspection and Survey
Figure 13-2 Concrete Slab-on-Ground Construction
Inspection Reports
Figure 13-3 Termite and Wood Decay Inspection Form (DD Form 1070)
Chemical Control
Figure 13-4 Sub/Intra- Slab Heating and Air Conditioning Ducts
Fumigation
Under Guard
Pest Identification
Figure 13-5 Key to Identification of Wood-Boring Insects
Round Headed Boring Beetles
Chemical Control
Carpenter Ants and Carpenter Bees
Wood Decay Organisms
Control Hazards
Fumigation Equipment
Records and Reporting
Diagrammatic Sketch of Points of Structural Attack by Termites
Conditions That Favor Termite Infestation
Conditions That Favor Termite Infestation -Cont.
Termite Inspection Report
Typical Graph Indicating Points of Infestation,Damage and Recommended Treatment
Treatment Methodology
Chemical Soil Treatment
Chemical Soil Treatment -Cont.
Chemical Soil Treatment -Cont.
Summary of Important Wood-Infesting Insects
Chapter 14. Stored Products Pest Control
Figure 14-1 Principal Stored Grain Insects
Figure 14-2 Insects Infesting Stored Products
Figure 14-3 Pictorial Key to Some Common Beetles and Weevils Associated with Stored Foods
Moths That Infest Foods
Food Infesting Rodents
Figure 14-4 Fabric Pests
Fabric Beetles
Figure 14-5 Identification of Clothes Moth
Figure 14-6 Identification of Carpet Beetles
Figure 14-7 Summary of Important Fabric Pests
Control Methods
Fumigation
Fumigation Procedures
Completion
Control Hazards
Chapter 15. Control of Pests of Medical Importance
Mosquito Behavior
Larval Survey
Figure 15-1 Schematic Map Showing Mosquito Sampling Stations
Control
Chemical Control
Flies
Inspection and Survey
Figure 15-2 Biology of Domestic Flies
Adult Filth Flies
Identification
Figure 15-3 Pictorial Key to General of Adult Ticks in United States
Tick Drags
Lice
Crab Lice
Control Equipment
Figure 15-4 Stinging Caterpillars Pictorial Key to Some Important United States Species
Records and Reporting
Mosquitoes: Pictorial Key to United States Genera of Adults (Female)
Pictorial Key to U.S. Genera of Mosquito Larvae
Biological Data on Some Important Mosquitoes Found in North America
Equipment for Mosquito Surveys
Pictorial Key to Common Domestic Flies
Summary of Important Domestic Flies
Summary of Important Ectoparasites that Attack Man
Chapter 16. Rodent Control
Figure 16-1 Field Identification of Domestic Rodents
Figure 16-2 Summary of Biological and Physical Characteristics of Commercial Rodents
Norway Rat
House Mouse
Rub Marks
Urine Strains
Trapping
Chemical Control
Figure 16-3 Some Characteristics of Common Rodenticides
Burrow Fumigation
Records and Reporting
Chapter 17. Turf and Ornamental Pest Control
Turfgrass Pests
Figure 17-1 Turfgrass Insects
Below Ground Feeders
Secondary Tyrfgrass Pests
Biotic Turfgrass Disease
Ornamental Pests
Figure 17-2 Insect Damage
Scales and Mealybugs
Ornamental Deseases
Figure 17-3 Symptoms of Ornamental Diseases
Chemical Control
Dusters and Granular Applicators
Records and Reporting
Life Cycle Chart
Life Cycle Chart -Cont.
Life Cycle Chart -Cont.
Life Cycle Chart -Cont.
Life Cycle Chart -Cont.
A Key to Common Turf Diseases Caused by Fungi
A Key to Common Turf Diseases Caused by Fungi -Cont.
A Key to Common Turf Diseases Caused by Fungi -Cont.
Various Ornamental Insects
Various Ornamental Insects
Various Ornamental Insects -Cont.
Various Ornamental Insects -Cont.
Various Ornamental Insects -Cont.
Various Ornamental Insects -Cont.
Various Ornamental Insects -Cont.
Various Ornamental Insects -Cont.
Various Ornamental Insects -Cont.
Various Ornamental Insects -Cont.
Various Ornamental Insects -Cont.
Various Ornamental Insects -Cont.
Various Ornamental Insects -Cont.
Important Diseases on Common Landscape Plants and Timing Appropriate Control Measure Implementation
Important Diseases on Common Landscape Plants and Timing Appropriate Control Measure Implementation -Cont.
Important Diseases on Common Landscape Plants and Timing Appropriate Control Measure Implementation -Cont.
Important Diseases on Common Landscape Plants and Timing Appropriate Control Measure Implementation -Cont.
Important Diseases on Common Landscape Plants and Timing Appropriate Control Measure Implementation -Cont.
Important Diseases on Common Landscape Plants and Timing Appropriate Control Measure Implementation -Cont.
Important Diseases on Common Landscape Plants and Timing Appropriate Control Measure Implementation -Cont.
Important Diseases on Common Landscape Plants and Timing Appropriate Control Measure Implementation -Cont.
Important Diseases on Common Landscape Plants and Timing Appropriate Control Measure Implementation -Cont.
Important Diseases on Common Landscape Plants and Timing Appropriate Control Measure Implementation -Cont.
Important Diseases on Common Landscape Plants and Timing Appropriate Control Measure Implementation -Cont.
Important Diseases on Common Landscape Plants and Timing Appropriate Control Measure Implementation -Cont.
Important Diseases on Common Landscape Plants and Timing Appropriate Control Measure Implementation -Cont.
Important Diseases on Common Landscape Plants and Timing Appropriate Control Measure Implementation -Cont.
Important Diseases on Common Landscape Plants and Timing Appropriate Control Measure Implementation -Cont.
Important Diseases on Common Landscape Plants and Timing Appropriate Control Measure Implementation -Cont.
Important Diseases on Common Landscape Plants and Timing Appropriate Control Measure Implementation -Cont.
Important Diseases on Common Landscape Plants and Timing Appropriate Control Measure Implementation -Cont.
Chapter 18. Vegetation Control
Figure 18-1 Aquatic Weeds
Turf,Ornamental , and Right-of Way Weeds
Biennials
Chemical Control
Figure 18-2 Contact Herbicides Halt Visible Plant Growth , at Least for a Short Time
Factors Affecting Chemical Weed Control
Figure 18-3 Weed Control: Percent Control vs. Phase of Plant Growth
Timing of Treatments
Leaf Shape and Surface
Figure 18-4 Factors Affecting Foilage Application
Woody Plant Control
Cultural Control
Control Equipment
Sampling Techniques
Records and Reporting
Chapter 19. Miscellaneous Vertibrate Pest Control
Figure 19-1 Birds Pictorial Key to Some Common Pest Species of Public Health Importance
Figure 19-2 Rodents:Pictorial Key to Some Common United States Genera
Reptiles
Figure 19-3 Prairie Dogs: Pictorial Key to Common North American Species
Figure 19-4 Rabbits and Hares: Pictorial Key to Common United States Species
Chemical Control
Chapter 20. Pest Control Quality Assurance Plan Development
The Surveillance Guide
Figure 20-1 Sample Performance Requirement Summary Table
Writing the Surveillance Guide
Figure 20-2 Sample Surveillance Guide
Level of Surveillance
Figure 20-3 Sample Evaluation Worksheet
The Defect
Figure 20-4 Defect Rates in Relation to Surveillance Techniques
Contract Performance Evaluations
Figure 20-5 Sample Performance Criteria and Conclusions
Figure 20-6 Sample Contract Discrepancy Report
Writing the Pest Control Quality Assurance Plan
Sample Surveillance Guide
Sample Surveillance Guide -Cont.
Analysis of Results
Sample Evaluation Worksheet
Sample Month Summary Report of All Plans
Sample Month Summary Report of All Plans -Cont.
Sample Deduction Calculations
Chapter 20: Exercises
Nuisance Pest Control
Records and Reports
Performance Requirements Summary Tables for Nuisance Pest Control
Bird Control
Surveillance Guide for Scheduled Bird Control
Surveillance Guide for Scheduled Bird Control -Cont.
Surveillance Guide for Scheduled Bird Control -Cont.
Quality Assurance Plan 6 Scheduled Bird Control
Analysis of Results
Sample Evaluation Worksheet
Sample Evaluation Worksheet -Cont.
Contract Discrepancy Report
Blank Page
Criteria for Selecting an Inspection Method
Planned Sampling
Validated Customer Complaints
Random Sampling
Selection
Index
Index -Cont.
Index -Cont.
Index -Cont.
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Pest Control Quality Assurance Evaluator Training Handbook