This video is part of a series of tutorials
on how to use the PICOL database.
In this video, we will explain how to search
for Restricted-Use Pesticides, or RUPs, in
PICOL.
This video assumes that you are already familiar
with searches in PICOL.
If you have questions about the search process,
you should watch our tutorials on Quick and
Advanced searches, or check out the help section
on our website.
First, we should explain what a restricted-use
pesticide is.
A Federal Restricted-Use Pesticide (or FRUP)
is one that has been determined by the EPA
to have the potential for unreasonable adverse
effects, such as acute toxicity in humans,
even when applied according to label directions.
These products require additional regulation
to mitigate risk.
Federal restrictions apply throughout the
entire country, and all FRUP’s must be clearly
marked as restricted-use on their product
labels.
A State Restricted-Use Pesticide (or SRUP)
is one that has been determined by an individual
state to have the potential for unreasonable
adverse effects because of local conditions.
The restrictions only apply to the pesticide
in that state, and products do not need to
have a warning about the restriction on their
label.
Restrictions of both varieties affect the
sale, purchase, and application of these products.
The PICOL database has several different ways
of allowing users to filter for RUP’s.
The simplest way is with an Express or one-click
search.
From the homepage, click Searches, and then
Quick.
On the left side of the page you will find
several different Express searches, including
one for Federal RUPs and one for Washington
State RUPs.
The first option, for Federal restricted-use
pesticides, lists all pesticides that have
a federal restriction and includes results
from both Washington and Oregon.
The second option, for state restricted-use
pesticides, is a Washington-only search, because
it only lists pesticides restricted by the
Washington State Department of Agriculture.
You can click either option to pull up a list
of all products in PICOL that meet those requirements.
The second way of searching for RUP’s is
with the “Usage” column on any results
screen.
As an example, let’s search for products
whose active ingredient contains the string
2,4-D.
This will help narrow our search, so we don’t
get too many results.
Next, right click the column headers row and
enable “Usage”.
I can then filter by the string ‘SRUP’
for Washington state restricted-use pesticides,
or “Federal” for federally restricted
use pesticides.
Oregon also has state-specific restrictions
for various products.
That information is not currently available
in PICOL, but in the future we will be adding
another category for Oregon Department of
Agriculture restrictions.
The third way of filtering for RUP’s is
by using a specific search term in the Advanced
Search section.
From the drop-down box on the left, select
“Usage Category”.
You can then filter for “SRUP” for all
Washington state restricted-use pesticides,
or by “Federally Restricted Use” for those
with federal restrictions.
The Usage Category search term can be added
on with any other search terms in the advanced
search.
Additionally, Washington breaks down State Restricted-Use pesticides
into various subcategories.
These categories can be individually searched
for by specifying the category you are interested
in either the Advanced Search “Usage”
category, or the “Usage” column in the
search results.
Hopefully this has clarified how to filter
for Restricted-Use Pesticides in the PICOL
Database.
If you have any questions, feel free to email
us at picol (dot) info (at) wsu (dot) edu.
You can also scan the QR code located on the
screen, or watch more of our tutorial videos.
For status updates on the database and news
about the pest management community, consider
checking out our Twitter (@PICOL_mgr) or Facebook
(@WSU.WSPRS).
Thank You.
