From ROYR@cdpr.ca.gov Wed Dec 4 09:50:52 1996 Received: from teale.ca.gov (nic.teale.ca.gov [134.186.4.253]) by are.Berkeley.EDU (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id JAA17351 for ; Wed, 4 Dec 1996 09:50:48 -0800 (PST) Received: from cdpr.ca.gov by teale.ca.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id JAA18668; Wed, 4 Dec 1996 09:47:08 -0800 Received: from cdprn-Message_Server by cdpr.ca.gov with Novell_GroupWise; Wed, 04 Dec 1996 09:59:46 -0800 Message-Id: X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise 4.1 Date: Wed, 04 Dec 1996 09:51:46 -0800 From: Roy Rutz To: WPS-Forum@ARE.Berkeley.EDU Subject: CA WPS Implementation Regulation changes to implement the WPS in California have been filed with the Office of Administrative Law (OAL). The Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) requested both an expidited review and an early (1/1/97) effective date. Depending upon OAL's response to our requests the actual effective date could be either 1/1/97, 113/97, or 2/13/97. On November 12, 1996, DPR sent out a policy letter (ENF 96-057) that says, in part, "DPR and county agricultural commissioners possess authority to enorce the WPS in California. ...any violation of the provisions of Title 40, part 170 of the CFR is also a violation of FAC section 12973 (use in conflict with the label)." However, section 6701 of the pending regulation action says, in part, "Any reference to Part 170, Code of Federal Regulations on pesticide product labeling shall be considered a reference to Title 3, Division 6, California Code of Regulations when use occurs within California." RoyR From onn@GNV.IFAS.UFL.EDU Thu Dec 12 11:12:26 1996 Received: from gnv.ifas.ufl.edu (gnv.ifas.ufl.edu [128.227.242.11]) by are.Berkeley.EDU (8.8.4/8.8.4) with ESMTP id LAA17008 for ; Thu, 12 Dec 1996 11:12:17 -0800 (PST) Received: from ppp-11-nerdc-ts5.nerdc.ufl.edu by GNV.IFAS.UFL.EDU (PMDF V5.0-7 #17348) id <01ICXBPE6DVK9AU42N@GNV.IFAS.UFL.EDU> for WPS-Forum@are.Berkeley.edu; Thu, 12 Dec 1996 14:12:06 -0500 (EST) Date: Thu, 12 Dec 1996 14:12:06 -0500 (EST) Date-warning: Date header was inserted by GNV.IFAS.UFL.EDU From: onn@GNV.IFAS.UFL.EDU (on nesheim) Subject: Fungal Problem X-Sender: onn@gnv.ifas.ufl.edu To: WPS-Forum@are.Berkeley.edu Message-id: <01ICXBPEVAV69AU42N@GNV.IFAS.UFL.EDU> MIME-version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Content-type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT A greenhouse grower has asked for information about a fungal infection of fingernails that apparently was contracted while working with potting soil. Does anyone have any knowledge of this kind of problem and have information about it to share? Norm Nesheim Pesticide Information Coordinator Building 847, Box 110710 University of Florida Gainesville, FL 32611-0710 onn@gnv.ifas.ufl.edu From MGALLO@cdpr.ca.gov Thu Dec 12 11:18:04 1996 Received: from teale.ca.gov (nic.teale.ca.gov [134.186.4.253]) by are.Berkeley.EDU (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA17353 for ; Thu, 12 Dec 1996 11:17:55 -0800 (PST) Received: from cdpr.ca.gov by teale.ca.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id LAA24713; Thu, 12 Dec 1996 11:14:16 -0800 Received: from cdprn-Message_Server by cdpr.ca.gov with Novell_GroupWise; Thu, 12 Dec 1996 11:28:24 -0800 Message-Id: X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise 4.1 Date: Thu, 12 Dec 1996 11:27:45 -0800 From: "A. R. MarvinGallo" Sender: Postmaster@cdpr.ca.gov Reply-To: MGALLO@cdpr.ca.gov Errors-To: Postmaster@cdpr.ca.gov To: wps-forum@are.Berkeley.EDU Subject: Fungal Problem -Reply Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Disposition: inline Thank you eElmailing me. However, I am working out of the office and you will have to wait until my return on Friday, December 13, 1996, in the afternoon, before I read your message. If you need something from me that can not wait until then, please contact Jeanne Martin or Chuck Andrews. Have a nice day and nighttime too. I hope you have a Happy Winter Season. From chessele@acesag.auburn.edu Thu Dec 12 11:54:58 1996 Received: from acesag.auburn.edu (dns.acesag.auburn.edu [131.204.46.50]) by are.Berkeley.EDU (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA19571 for ; Thu, 12 Dec 1996 11:54:55 -0800 (PST) Received: from aces1 by acesag.auburn.edu (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id NAA27026; Thu, 12 Dec 1996 13:54:50 -0600 Date: Thu, 12 Dec 1996 13:54:52 -0600 (CST) From: Charles Hesselein X-Sender: chessele@aces1 To: wps-forum@are.Berkeley.EDU Subject: Re: Fungal Problem In-Reply-To: <01ICXBPEVAV69AU42N@GNV.IFAS.UFL.EDU> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII I have heard of and seen such problems. They are terrible infections and very difficult if not impossible to completely cure. The infected nail can grow back misshapen and off color and the infection may spread to the bone. Have you tried your county health agency for more information? ******************************************* * Charles P. (Chazz) Hesselein * * Extension Horticulturist, ACES * * chesssele@acesag.auburn.edu * * 1-334-342-2366 fax: 1-334-342-1022 * ******************************************* On Thu, 12 Dec 1996, on nesheim wrote: > A greenhouse grower has asked for information about a fungal infection of > fingernails that apparently was contracted while working with potting soil. > Does anyone have any knowledge of this kind of problem and have information > about it to share? > > Norm Nesheim > Pesticide Information Coordinator > Building 847, Box 110710 > University of Florida > Gainesville, FL 32611-0710 > onn@gnv.ifas.ufl.edu > > From newman@lamar.ColoState.EDU Thu Dec 12 12:14:26 1996 Received: from lamar.ColoState.EDU (root@lamar.ColoState.EDU [129.82.103.75]) by are.Berkeley.EDU (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA20570 for ; Thu, 12 Dec 1996 12:14:24 -0800 (PST) Received: from [129.82.119.155] by lamar.ColoState.EDU (AIX 4.1/UCB 5.64/4.03) id AA190214; Thu, 12 Dec 1996 13:14:09 -0700 Message-Id: <9612122014.AA190214@lamar.ColoState.EDU> Comments: Authenticated sender is From: "Steven E. Newman" To: wps-forum@are.Berkeley.EDU Date: Thu, 12 Dec 1996 13:16:44 +0000 Subject: Re: Fungal Problem Reply-To: newman@lamar.ColoState.EDU Priority: normal X-Mailer: Pegasus Mail for Win32 (v2.42) The first thing that needs to be done is have the physician identify the fungus and rule out sporotrichosis (Sporotrichium schenckii). This is a nasty fungus that can infect the skin through an open lesion and is acquired through handling of raw sphagnum moss (not sphagnum peat moss). The result is open sores that do not heal leading to other worse infections Good personal hygiene is how to avoid this. There was an article published on ths in the April 1984 American Nurserymen on this. I have not heard of any other fungi that normally infest quality potting media that would contribute to a nail infection. So let's not blame the potting media too quickly. As a side note, the last time I was in my personal physicians office, he had some pamplets on the counter introducing a new orally ingestied fungicide for nail treatments and it was a triazole product, reminding me of many of the fungicides and growth regulators that we use in floriculture. But it was claimed to work quite well. > Date: Thu, 12 Dec 1996 14:12:06 -0500 (EST) > Reply-to: wps-forum@are.Berkeley.EDU > From: onn@GNV.IFAS.UFL.EDU (on nesheim) > To: WPS-Forum@are.Berkeley.EDU > Subject: Fungal Problem > A greenhouse grower has asked for information about a fungal infection of > fingernails that apparently was contracted while working with potting soil. > Does anyone have any knowledge of this kind of problem and have information > about it to share? > > Norm Nesheim > Pesticide Information Coordinator > Building 847, Box 110710 > University of Florida > Gainesville, FL 32611-0710 > onn@gnv.ifas.ufl.edu > > Steven E. Newman Extension Greenhouse Crops Specialist Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523-1173 Tel: 970-491-7118 E-mail: newman@lamar.colostate.edu Fax: 970-491-7745 From grnthumb@wp.cc.nc.us Thu Dec 12 12:42:13 1996 Received: from sisko.se.wp.cc.nc.us (sisko.se.wp.cc.nc.us [198.85.217.11]) by are.Berkeley.EDU (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA21758 for ; Thu, 12 Dec 1996 12:42:06 -0800 (PST) Received: from sisko.se.wp.cc.nc.us by sisko.se.wp.cc.nc.us with smtp (Smail3.1.29.1 #57) id m0vYI0c-0005ryC; Thu, 12 Dec 96 15:45 EST Date: Thu, 12 Dec 1996 15:45:33 -0500 (EST) From: "Robert R. Dockery" X-Sender: grnthumb@sisko.se.wp.cc.nc.us To: wps-forum@are.Berkeley.EDU Subject: Re: Fungal Problem In-Reply-To: <01ICXBPEVAV69AU42N@GNV.IFAS.UFL.EDU> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Hi, I have seen that problem several times in dealing particularly with chrysanthemums. A simple anti-fungal cream usually gets rid of it but when stripping leaves from the stems of mums, some people are particularly sensitive to getting it. This sensitivity seems to increase with exposure to working with mums and the condition reoccurs. I teach Horticulture at Western Piedmont Community College and have done so for about 25 years. The fungal problem is common with persons working in florist shops. I have also seen it occur in two cases when the skin between the fingers was pricked (ie: working with roses or prickly plants) and the fungal infection begins there...no problem when working with soil-less mixes but a problem if organic matter (composted manures) is present. Hope this helps add to the pool of observations. Bob Dockery On Thu, 12 Dec 1996, on nesheim wrote: > A greenhouse grower has asked for information about a fungal infection of > fingernails that apparently was contracted while working with potting soil. > Does anyone have any knowledge of this kind of problem and have information > about it to share? > > Norm Nesheim > Pesticide Information Coordinator > Building 847, Box 110710 > University of Florida > Gainesville, FL 32611-0710 > onn@gnv.ifas.ufl.edu > > From x1stone@exnet.iastate.edu Fri Dec 13 14:30:48 1996 Received: from exnet.iastate.edu (exnet.iastate.edu [129.186.107.10]) by are.Berkeley.EDU (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id OAA03539 for ; Fri, 13 Dec 1996 14:30:45 -0800 (PST) Received: from stone.fcs.iastate.edu by exnet.iastate.edu (5.65/1.28) id AA04440; Fri, 13 Dec 1996 16:33:10 -0600 Date: Fri, 13 Dec 1996 16:33:10 -0600 Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: WPS-Forum@are.Berkeley.EDU From: x1stone@exnet.iastate.edu (Janis Stone) Subject: footwear/pesticide use I think it is safe to say that few farmers wear chemically resistant booties for pesticide work--at least in the midwest. In WPS Guidelines, it says tht leather boots can be worn in rough terrain, if chemical resistant boots with sufficient durability and tread are not obtainable. What do we know about use of silicone as water repellent treatment to prevent pesticide penetration for leather boots? Is there research that shows pesticide absorption on silicone treated leathers? Just wondering. Jan Stone Janis Stone, Extension Professor Telephone: 515-294-6712 Textiles and Clothing Fax: 515-294-6364 Iowa State University e-mail: jfstone@iastate.edu Ames, Iowa 50011-1120 Exnet: x1stone From cwc4@cornell.edu Mon Dec 16 04:34:15 1996 Received: from postoffice.mail.cornell.edu (POSTOFFICE.MAIL.CORNELL.EDU [132.236.56.7]) by are.Berkeley.EDU (8.8.4/8.8.4) with ESMTP id EAA15106 for ; Mon, 16 Dec 1996 04:34:13 -0800 (PST) Received: from [128.84.39.78] ([128.84.39.78]) by postoffice.mail.cornell.edu (8.7.5/8.7.3) with SMTP id HAA11112 for ; Mon, 16 Dec 1996 07:34:10 -0500 (EST) Date: Mon, 16 Dec 1996 07:34:10 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: wps-forum@are.Berkeley.EDU From: cwc4@cornell.edu (Charlotte W. Coffman) Subject: Re: footwear/pesticide use Jan, I don't know of any research on silicone. I do know that the leather boot exception is intended for forestry personnel who work on very steep, slippery hillsides, not for farmers who have a few hills in their fields. I agree that NY farmers don't wear booties. They wear butyl boots, latex overboots, or regular footwear. Charlotte i>I think it is safe to say that few farmers wear chemically resistant >booties for pesticide work--at least in the midwest. > >In WPS Guidelines, it says tht leather boots can be worn in rough terrain, >if chemical resistant boots with sufficient durability and tread are not >obtainable. > >What do we know about use of silicone as water repellent treatment to >prevent pesticide penetration for leather boots? Is there research that >shows pesticide absorption on silicone treated leathers? Just wondering. >Jan Stone > >Janis Stone, Extension Professor Telephone: 515-294-6712 >Textiles and Clothing Fax: 515-294-6364 >Iowa State University e-mail: jfstone@iastate.edu >Ames, Iowa 50011-1120 Exnet: x1stone Charlotte W. Coffman Tel: 607-255-2009 Senior Extension Associate Fax: 607-255-1093 Cornell University E-mail: cwc4@cornell.edu Department of Textiles & Apparel From pandre@mail.state.mo.us Mon Dec 16 05:29:09 1996 Received: from services.state.mo.us (services.state.mo.us [168.166.2.67]) by are.Berkeley.EDU (8.8.4/8.8.4) with ESMTP id FAA15454 for ; Mon, 16 Dec 1996 05:29:06 -0800 (PST) Received: from LOCALNAME ([204.185.50.80]) by services.state.mo.us (8.8.3/8.8.0) with SMTP id HAA07997 for ; Mon, 16 Dec 1996 07:29:17 -0600 (CST) Message-ID: <32B56B12.54EF@mail.state.mo.us> Date: Mon, 16 Dec 1996 07:30:26 -0800 From: Paul Andre Organization: MO Department of Agriculture X-Mailer: Mozilla 2.01 (Win16; U) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: wps-forum@are.Berkeley.EDU Subject: Re: footwear/pesticide use References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Jan, A couple of points to keep in mind. One factor in boot/bootie use is the potential for carrying the pesticide around with the applicator. Also, while water used as the diluent, a lot of pesticides have inerts/carriers other than water. While silicone might repel water, does it repel the other chems even in small concentrations? This raises a question about mixing/loading with concentrates. Another question is how does one know if the silicone is still effective? How often do boots need to be retreated? -- Key ya later, Paul Paul Andre Missouri Dept of Agriculture