The PAT CHAT Newsletter
Below is an archive of past PAT CHAT Newsletters. Due to COVID-19 we are sending out periodic articles and mass communications. To join the distribution list, please contact the UW PAT Program (PATprogram@mailplus.wisc.edu) and let us know, or, click the box that says you want to get the newsletter the next time you order training materials online.
November 2022
- Reminder to Renew Paraquat Training
- Dicamba Use for Soybeans: No Rule Changes for 2023
- EPA Proposes Cancellation of PCNB Fungicides
- UW Pesticide Applicator Training (PAT) Program Update for 2023
October 2022
- Palmer amaranth: the pest that does not pull any punches. Nick Arneson, Outreach Program Manager, Rodrigo Werle Weed Science Lab
May 2022
- A Reminder of Chlorpyrifos Expiration
- EPA and Manufacturers to Curtail Uses of Some Herbicides
- EPA to Phase Out Use of Pentachlorophenol
- Remember to Check the Landscape Registry
- What’s Up in the Insect Lab?
November 2021
- In-Person Pest Management Update Meetings Cancelled
- Avoid Late Fee When Renewing Your Commercial Pesticide Applicator License
- EPA to Require More Safety Protocols for Sulfuryl Fluoride
- UW PAT Price Increases for 2022
- Reminder: Who Needs to Get Certified to Apply Pesticides in 2022
- Get Rid of Gypsy Moth Egg Masses
- Stronger Restrictions on Two Herbicides Will Protect Nontarget Plants
- 2022 Training/Review Season
- Extension Offers Private Applicator Training and Testing
October 2021
September 2021
August 2021
April 2021
February 2021
January 2021
- 2021 Wisconsin Agricultural Outlook Forum
- New Safety Measures for Chlorpyrifos
- A Podcast on New Wisconsin Crops
December 2020
October 2020
- Online Training Option for Private Applicator Pesticide Certification
- Several New Pesticide Products and Chemistries Becoming Available
- EPA’s Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Webinar Series
September 2020
August 2020
- Just Like Pesticides, Never Put Disinfectants into Other Containers
- Calls to Poison Control Up Nationwide as More People Misuse Disinfectant Products
- Rabbits, Too, in the Midst of Their Own Pandemic
- EPA Holds Virtual Training for Pesticide Applicators in Indian Country
June 2020
February 2020
- Remember to Check the Landscape Registry.
- Preparing for the Commercial Certification Exam.
- EPA Proposes New Restrictions for Neonicotinoid Insecticides.
- EPA Approves Pesticides for Hemp Production.
- Gypsy Moth Populations Decline.
- Food Plots and Certification.
- Field Scout Training in River Falls.
- EPA Finalizes Glyphosate Mitigation.
November 2019
- Neonicotinoid Seed Treatments Provide Farmers Negligible Benefits.
- 2020 IPM Field Scout Training Class to be Held January 6-10.
- 2020 Training / Review Season Schedule.
- Code Spotlight: ATCP 33 – Subsection II, Construction Plans and Siting.
- Changes in the Application Exclusion Zone (AEZ) of the Worker Protection Standard (WPS).
- EPA Reviews Pesticide Applications for Use in Hemp Crops.
- Spanish Training Resources for Fruit Growers and Workers.
- Science and The Interpretation of Science.
- A New Rodenticide May Soon be Available to Control Mice.
August 2019
- EPA Issues Long-Term Approval for the Insecticide Sulfoxaflor.
- All things Insect.
- Code Spotlight: ATCP 33 – Definitions and General Provisions.
- First Wisconsin Case of EEE Confirmed in Horse in Barron County.
- Reduction in Price of Training Fees that Use Electronic Training Materials.
- Category 1.1, Field & Vegetable Online Course Coming Soon.
- The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture Advises Applicators to Inspect Poly Tanks Every Spring and Fall.
- Short Videos for Pesticide Safety Training
May 2019
- Applicators Will Need Special Training Before Using Paraquat
- EPA Proposes Steps to Reduce Ecological Risks of Glyphosate Also Reaffirms Stance of No Risk to Public Health
- Fees for Pesticide Licenses to Stay Lowered
- Sonic and Ultrasonic Devises for Rodent and Mosquito Control
February 2019
- Yes, There Likely is an App for That
- Bad Weather Cancellation Policy
- Top Trends from the Insect Diagnostic Lab 2018
- Wisconsin’s Landscape Registry: Does it Apply to You?
- Roiling (or Maybe Un-roiling) the Waters: Open Comment Period on Definition for “Waters of the United States” Make your Comments on or before April 15, 2019
- New Study Manuals for 2019
- Required Dicamba Training for Dicamba – Tolerant Soybean
- UW-River Falls Field Scout Training Class March 27-28
- General Certification Standards ATCP 29.30
November 2018
- UW PAT Program Commercial Training / Review Schedule
- The New Training Registration Form
- A Wealth of Instructional Videos
- 2019 Pest Management in Wisconsin Field Crops is Now Available
- Dicamba Registration Renewed for Two Years with Added Restrictions
- All Aldicarb Use Now Banned in Wisconsin
- New Study Manuals for 2019
- Is Anybody Listening?
August 2018
- Help Track and Identify Brown Marmorated Stink Bugs and Ticks with New Apps
- Comments Wanted on Updated Aquatic Invasive Species Management Plan
- Black Widows: The Hermits of Door County
- What Is New At The UW PAT Program
- Waterhemp and Palmer Amaranth: An Interview with Dr. Rodrigo Worle
- Cinch Bug: How a Tiny Insect Helped the Rise of Dairy in Wisconsin
- Recent Court Decision Bans Agricultural Use of Chlorpyrifos, Again
May 2018
- Manual Updates and Revisions for 2018
- English/Spanish Videos on Chemical Safety and WPS Greenhouse Worker Safety Now Available
- 2018 Wisconsin Cropping Systems Weed Science Survey – Where are we at?
- Emerald Ash Borer Quarantine is Now Statewide
- Dicamba / Auxin Training Update
- Wisconsin Clean Sweep
- Pesticide Misuse Cases For 2017
- Online Courses and Registration Instructions
February, 2018
- Glyphosate “Not Likely” to Cause Cancer in Humans According to the EPA
- Turf, Landscape and Natural Areas Pesticide Applicators: Don’t Forget the Landscape Registry!
- EPA Open Comment Period for Neonicotinoid Insecticides
- WPS Respiratory Protection Guide Available
- Reciprocal Applicator Licensing
November, 2017
- New Study Manuals for 2018
- How to Become a Certified Crop Advisor
- UW Pesticide Applicator Training (PAT) Training / Review Commercial Season
- Dicamba Products Registered for Use over Dicamba Tolerant Soybean
- Registration of The ZAP Male Mosquito
- Pesticide Applicator Training with Simultaneous Spanish.
August, 2017
- Rain and Pesticide Storage Concerns
- New Genetic Tool for Corn Rootworm Control One Step Closer to Use
- Dicamba: in Wisconsin.
- Weathering the Emerald Storm: EAB in Wisconsin
- Brown Marmorated Stink Bug
- Reminder of No Atrazine Use after July 31
- CREP Deadline Approaching; Flooded Lands Good Candidates
May, 2017
- Isoxaflutole Use Limited to 12 Wisconsin Counties
- Bulk Orders of A3646 Pest Control In Wisconsin Fields
- WPS – Employee access to application information
- DATCP Proposes Special Local Need Registration for Two Pesticides in Wisconsin
- Water Soluble Packets (WSP)
- Know Your Enemy: The Importance of Proper Pest Identification
- Corn Rootworm Resistance to Bt Corn
- Times are Changing, but Illegal Pesticide Residues Remain the Same
- Pesticide Labels from the Internet
February, 2017
- New Rules for Pesticide Certification and Training
- A Great Question – “Is there a list of hazardous pesticides?”
- Pest Management in Wisconsin Field Crops, A3646
- Four New Pesticide Safety Training Manuals in 2017
- Recycle Your Empty Pesticide Containers — For Free!
- EPA Calls for Stronger Safety Measures for Paraquat Use
- Sulfoxaflor is back on the Market with Limited Uses
- New Technology and New Things to Think About
- EPA Pesticide Registration Test Guidelines.
November, 2016
- 2017 Training & Review Schedule
- Pesticide Applicator Training With Simultaneous Spanish Translation
- New Revisions for 2017
- New Mode of Action Being Investigated – RNA Inhibition
- Now Available, an Aquatic & Mosqtuito, Category 5.0 Online Course
- Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Found in Wisconsin Ag Crops for the First Time
- Pesticide Resistance Part II: Managing Resistance
- Onlline WPS Train the Trainer Online Course
- New Worker Protection Standard “How to Comply” Manuals Available Online
- EPA Registering Dicamba Formulation for Use in Dicamba Tolerant Soybeans
August, 2016
- Coming Soon, Aquatic & Mosqtuito Onlline Course
- Drone Use in Agriculture and New FAA Regulations
- Certification and Training Update
- Pesticide Resistance Part I: Some Basics.
- Wild Parsnip, an expanding problem along roadsides in Wisconsin
- Poly Tanks
- Poison Control Center’s Annual Report
- EPA Proposes to Strengthen Requirements On Use of Paraquate to Prevent Poisonings
- Farmers Considering Ditching or Tilling Need to Check Wetland Rules First
- Drift Reports Around the New Technology
May, 2016
- EPA Extends Comment Period on Dicamba Proposal
- Draft Risk Assessments for Five Pesticides, Including Aldicarb and Coumaphos, Available for Public Comment
- The Name Game in the Weed World
- Potato Growers May be Allowed to Use Linex Herbicide on Sandy Soils
- EPA Provides List of Pesticides to Fight Varroa Mites in Honey Bee Hives
- The Changing Faces of Pesticide Labels
- Signs, Signs, Everywhere There’s Signs
- Pesticide Applicator Certification and Licensing in Wisconsin
- Zika: An Issue in Wisconsin?
February, 2016
- Pesticide Service Container Clarification
- Mean High Watermark, What Does It Mean?
- What is the Point of a Test
- Rodent Bait Placement
- Agricultural Use of Chlorpyrifos Could End
- An Agreement Between Bayer Crop Science and DATCP on Isoxaflutole Has Been Met
- Urban Chemigation and Misting Systems
- Turf, Landscape and Natural Areas Pesticide Applicators: Don’t Forget the Landscape Registry!
- WPS Annual Training, What Needs to be Covered
- DriftWatch: A Tool for Applications to Help Avoid Drift Issues
- Wisconsin’s Pollinator Plan Comment Period is Open
November, 2015
- Upcoming Training Season for 2016
- Certification & Training Rule Changes, in a Little More Detail
- The Creation of Wisconsin’s First Pollinator Protection Plan is Under Way
- Resources for Using Intergrated Pest Management in Schools
- The Pitfalls of Record keeping
- Notifying Your Clients About Pesticide Applications
- WPS Update
August, 2015
- New Certification & Training Rules Proposed by EPA Will Lead to Changes in Wisconsin’s Rules
- The Pesticide Applicator Certification System (PACS) Phone Number is Going Away
- EPA Solicits Proposals for Integrated Pest Management in Schools
- Active Ingredient Propoxur May be Cancelled
- Need Your Test Number to Get Your Results Faster
- The Worker Protection Standard (WPS)
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