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Using Disinfectants and Sanitizers Safely

Figure 1. Disinfecting wipes contain different pesticide ingredients such as the ammonia compound shown here.

In order to stay healthy and keep our spaces clean during the COVID-19 pandemic, many people are...

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Posted on Tuesday, July 14, 2020 at 10:00 AM

Author: Karey Windbiel-Rojas
Author: Belinda J. Messenger-Sikes

Tags: coronavirus (5), COVID-19 (5), disinfectants (5), label (6), personal protective equipment (6), pesticide safety (9), ppe (7), public health (7), sanitizers (3), UC IPM (257)

Focus Area Tags: Health, Pest Management

Correct Use of Disinfectants

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Many people have increased their use of disinfectants and sanitizers due to the COVID-19 crisis. It...

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Posted on Thursday, May 21, 2020 at 9:30 AM

Author: Karey Windbiel-Rojas

Tags: coronavirus (5), COVID-19 (5), disinfectants (5), label (6), National Pesticide Information Center (2), personal protective equipment (6), pesticide (23), pesticide safety (9), PPE (7), risk (2), virus (3)

Focus Area Tags: Family, Health, Pest Management

Disinfectants are pesticides–so use safely!

Antimicrobials include several categories of products. To maintain virus-free surfaces use a disinfectant or a virucide. Sterilants are generally more toxic and reserved for critical environments like hospitals. Infographic courtesy Enviroxyclean.

What do “pest control” and public health campaigns against SARS Cov-2 have in...

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Posted on Monday, March 30, 2020 at 12:09 PM

Author: Mike Merchant

Tags: antimicrobials (2), coronavirus (5), COVID-19 (5), disinfectants (5), label (6), pesticide (23), pesticide safety (9), public health (7), sanitizers (3)

Focus Area Tags: Health, Pest Management

"Virus Shut Out" is Illegal Product in U.S.

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U.S. EPA Acts to Protect the Public from Unregistered “Virus Shut Out” Product Imported...

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Posted on Wednesday, March 25, 2020 at 2:15 PM

Tags: coronavirus (5), COVID-19 (5), disinfectants (5), pesticide safety (9), pesticides (30), press release (2), US EPA (2)

Focus Area Tags: Health, Pest Management

New Law Requires Annual Training for Anyone Applying Pesticides at School Sites

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[From the December 2016 issue of the UC IPM Green Bulletin] School is already back in session for...

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Posted on Wednesday, August 17, 2016 at 11:41 AM

Author: Cheryl Reynolds

Tags: amendment (1), antimicrobials (2), baits (2), child care (5), course (3), disinfectants (5), DPR (19), gels (1), Health Schools Act (1), HSA (1), law (3), management professionals (1), pesticide (23), reporting (1), risk (2), sanitizers (3), school (3), training (14), traps (8), ucipm (72), UCIPM (72), urbanCIPM (1)

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