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Pest Management Recommendations and Water Quality Concerns: An Illinois Agribusiness Perspective

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

George F. Czapar ,
Marc P. Curry  and
William H. Brink
George F. Czapar*
Affiliation:
Economic Development, and Extension Educator, Crop Systems, University of Illinois Extension, Springfield Center, P.O. Box 8199, Springfield, IL 62791
Marc P. Curry
Affiliation:
Economic Development, and Extension Educator, Crop Systems, University of Illinois Extension, Springfield Center, P.O. Box 8199, Springfield, IL 62791
William H. Brink
Affiliation:
Economic Development, and Extension Educator, Crop Systems, University of Illinois Extension, Springfield Center, P.O. Box 8199, Springfield, IL 62791
*
Corresponding author's E-mail: g-czapar@uiuc.edu.
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Abstract

Midwest growers rely heavily on agrichemical retailers and crop consultants for making pest management decisions. A survey was mailed to 793 fertilizer and agricultural chemical dealers in Illinois to help understand their basis for pesticide recommendations, sources of information, and water quality concerns. Survey response rate was approximately 55%, and results indicated that agrichemical retailers use several sources of information, including manufacturers, universities, and company training programs. Newsletters and fact sheets were recognized as the most useful types of university resources, whereas videos were deemed the least useful. Product effectiveness was identified by 85% of the respondents as being the most important factor affecting pesticide selection. Soil erosion was listed as the greatest threat to water quality. Filter strips and best management practices were suggested as being the most likely to succeed in protecting water quality.

Keywords

Agrichemical retailer survey, pest management decisions, water quality concernsBMP, best management practices
Type
Research
Information
Weed Technology , Volume 16 , Issue 2 , June 2002 , pp. 440 - 443
Copyright
Copyright © Weed Science Society of America 

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