Pesticide Usage is reported annually to the Vermont Agency of Agriculture by certified commercial, non-commercial and government applicators, as required by the Pesticide Regulations.
The Agency of Agriculture is publishing new annual reports for commercial pesticide usage data. The Agency has taken many steps to create these reports for the public and we hope you find them useful. A few notes about the data are below.
Data Determinations
For the purposes of reporting the following treatment groups include these types of pest control:
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Treatment Types |
Description |
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Animal |
Moles, vole control and any permit activities. |
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Aquatic |
Invasive vegetation/pest control (by permit); also includes sewer root control |
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Biocides / Disinfectants |
Industrial water cooling systems, mold remediation; commercial and industrial disinfectants and antimicrobials |
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Birds |
Starlings and pigeons (by permit) |
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Corn, Field, & Forage |
Commodity crops; corn, soybeans, small grains, and grasses |
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Forestry |
Vegetation management and forest insect pest control |
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General Pest Control |
Residential and commercial structural pest (rodents, insects) control |
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Golf Courses |
Vegetation management and turf pest control (by permit) |
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Greenhouse / Nursery |
Plant propagation and Christmas tree production |
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Highway & Railway |
Rights-of-way vegetation management (by permit) |
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Lawn Care & Ornamentals |
Commercial and residential landscaping |
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Mosquito |
Outdoor treatments of larvacide and adulticide |
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Produce Production |
Fruits and vegetable production pest control |
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Utilities & Wood Treatment |
Rights-of-way corridor vegetation management and wood pole preservation activities in the corridor |
In order to calculate usage as consistently and accurately as possible the following determinations were made:
- Chemical names of active ingredients were translated to the most known name, this included synonyms, racemic mixtures/enantiomers.
- For example, 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid was reported as 2,4-D; and o/s-metolachlor mixture was reported as metolachlor.
- All liquids were calculated at 10lbs to the gallon unless the volume weight was specified on the product label.
- The acid equivalents of an active ingredient were used when stated on the label
- Aerosols were considered as liquids -unless specified on product label
- Gels were considered solids -unless specified on product label
- Foggers were considered liquids -unless specified on product label
- Foams were considered solids -unless specified on product label
- When a single amount was listed for multiple counties the amount was divided equally between the counties listed.
- When multiple categories were listed the product was added to the first category listed
Data Limitations & Notes
The data presented is self-reported by applicators commercial, non-commercial and government applicators at time of renewal. Renewals may be completed throughout a year and may occasionally result in edits to a year prior. As such, the Agency will publish an initial data set annually for the current reporting year, then account for any edits to the previous, with a final data set. In this data set we are presenting final data for 2020, and initial data for 2021. The Agency conducts announced and un-announced inspections to audit records.