From: http://www.growingformarket.com/followup.html ~ Follow Up ~ Supplemental information to stories in the Growing for Market newsletter - March 2001 ~ Pesticide Drift can be a problem for both organic and non-organic vegetable and fruit farmers. Here are some of the web sites we found especially lucid on the subject of drift: http://www.aces.uiuc.edu/~ipm/news/frveg9901.html http://www.ext.nodak.edu/extpubs/plantsci/weeds/a657w.htm http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~ohioline/b816/b816_21.html ---------- **Note from Ericka - The information on herbicide drift applies to *all* plants, natives, prairie, etc. - if you'd like more information - a great guide to herbicide drift protection is published by ISU Extension entitled: "Protecting Iowa's Rare and Endangered Plant Species" It's free if you call extension and ask for #Pm-1506. It lists all commonly used herbicides by brand name AND common/chemical name. I find the information in Appendix III especially useful - "Relative risk for injury to broadleaf plants from off-target movement of herbicides commonly used in Iowa corn and soybean production" - this chart identifies Low, Moderate and High Risk Herbicides (file: Agronomy 9). BTW, Roundup is on the High Risk list, as is 2,4-D which it is typically combined with by chemical applicators. If you are taking care of a prairie plot or growing a garden, this is a great brochure to give neighboring farmers - it might encourage them to choose a lower risk herbicide this spring. Herbicide spraying usually starts next month and continues through June - in some years there is a third application in early July. Also - it has been reported in midwestern farm journals that a bean leaf beetle infestation is likely to occur AGAIN this year, so if you are working outside near soybean fields, do take cover if you see cropdusters. They will likely be spraying Furadan (carbofuran) this fall, possibly earlier - & you don't want to be exposed to it - (WW2 nerve gas, highly toxic to birds, fish, mammals, and insects). - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - For SC email list T-and-C, send: GET TERMS-AND-CONDITIONS.CURRENT to [log in to unmask]