This action approves an award in the amount of $39,997 to the university of florida (UF) to develop a new aquatic pesticide manual for the pesticide state lead agencies to utilize when training…

This action approves an award in the amount of $39,997 to the university of florida (UF) to develop a new aquatic pesticide manual for the pesticide state lead agencies to utilize when training pesticide applicators. Materials to support the manual such as videos or audio style portions will also be developed benefit stakeholders by increasing the types of learning styles available for this material. This manual will be written such that most of the material will be adequate to work across the country but will also include materials appropriate for several identified regions. These proposed regional toolkits include northeast, midwest, southeast, pacific northwest, and plains/western states (large irrigation canals). With this model each state has the flexibility to have regionally specific pests and lake morphology accounted for resulting in minimal additional input needed to create a state-specific manual.activities:the university of florida/institute of food and agricultural sciences (UF/ifas) pesticide information office will collaborate with the north carolina state university and the mississippi state university to develop a new aquatic pesticide manual and supporting materials that will be used to train pesticide applicators.subrecipient:UF will initiate subawards with north carolina state university and mississippi state to collaborate further on the development of an aquatic pesticide training manual. Both institutions have extensive experience working on regional style manuals and workable distribution models.outcomes:the UF/ifas pesticide information office will develop a new aquatic pesticide manual and video tutorials that will be available for use by EPA region 4 pesticide state lead agencies and other programs across the united states. The completed training manual will be used by EPA region 4 pesticide state lead agencies and pesticide safety education programs to train pesticide applicators for aquatic applications. The intended beneficiaries are pesticide applicators across the united states.