{"id":1514,"date":"2011-11-18T11:43:01","date_gmt":"2011-11-18T16:43:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/?page_id=1514"},"modified":"2022-10-24T14:57:32","modified_gmt":"2022-10-24T18:57:32","slug":"pesticide-safety","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/manual\/pesticide-safety\/","title":{"rendered":"Pesticide Safety"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1456 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2011\/11\/MGM5.jpg\" alt=\"bee on flower; photo by Edwin Remsberg\" width=\"510\" height=\"125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2011\/11\/MGM5.jpg 510w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2011\/11\/MGM5-300x74.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2011\/11\/MGM5-105x26.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2011\/11\/MGM5-317x78.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2011\/11\/MGM5-423x104.jpg 423w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,510px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Selected Readings and Content<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.maine.gov\/dacf\/php\/pesticides\/public\/pest_mngt_resources.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maine Board of Pesticide Control Pest Management Resources<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.maine.gov\/dacf\/php\/pesticides\/public\/master_gardeners.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Master Gardener Resources<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.maine.gov\/dacf\/php\/pesticides\/yardscaping\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YardScaping<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.maine.gov\/dacf\/php\/integrated_pest_management\/school\/index.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">School IPM<\/a> &#8212; Pesticide use is strictly regulated in Maine schools. All Maine schools, both public and private, are required to adopt IPM policies and practices and appoint an IPM coordinator.<br \/>\nA quick guide to Maine&#8217;s school IPM requirements &#8212; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.maine.gov\/dacf\/php\/integrated_pest_management\/school\/documents\/SchoolFacilitiesIPMBrochure2-13-13.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maine School IPM Brochure (PDF)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.maine.gov\/dacf\/php\/gotpests\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Got Pests?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Selected Readings and Content Maine Board of Pesticide Control Pest Management Resources Master Gardener Resources YardScaping School IPM &#8212; Pesticide use is strictly regulated in Maine schools. All Maine schools, both public and private, are required to adopt IPM policies and practices and appoint an IPM coordinator. A quick guide to Maine&#8217;s school IPM requirements [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":1381,"menu_order":8,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/page-withsidebar.php","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1514","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Pesticide Safety - Cooperative Extension: Garden and Yard - University of Maine Cooperative Extension<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/manual\/pesticide-safety\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Pesticide Safety - Cooperative Extension: Garden and Yard - University of Maine Cooperative Extension\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Selected Readings and Content Maine Board of Pesticide Control Pest Management Resources Master Gardener Resources YardScaping School IPM &#8212; Pesticide use is strictly regulated in Maine schools. 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