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Commercial Applicator Pesticide Usage Summary for 2000

To see the Active Ingredients listed by weight for each use pattern please click on the appropriate Host Group

Host Group	Pounds Active Ingredient	Percent of Total
Cooling Towers	807923	72%
Corn	239477	21%
Wood Treatment	29813	2.6%
Golf Courses	20363	1.8%
Grasses, Turf, Poison Ivy, Weeds	5444	0.5%
Electrical Utility	4945	0.4%
Railroads	3956	0.3%
Tree Fruits	3370	0.3%
Structural	2839	0.3%
Ornamentals	2186	0.2%
Highway	1345	0.1%
Small Fruit and Vegetable	1088	0.1%
Mosquitoes	553	< 0.1%
Nurseries, Plant Propagation, Trees	369	< 0.1%
Aquatic	325	< 0.1%
Field and Forage	186	< 0.1%

Total # AI Used in 2000	1124184

**The Department has developed a pesticide use computer data base, and compiled the information from pesticide use reports submitted by certified commercial and noncommercial applicators. This database was used to prepare this annual report summarizing, quantity of pesticides used, and category of applicator or host group and county of application. The data summarizes the information received regarding pesticide sales and usage as reported to the Department by the regulated community. The Department cannot attest to the accuracy of the information contained in these data summaries. Users of the data are cautioned against the use of the data to draw specific conclusions regarding pesticide sales and use in Vermont. The Department accepts data from the regulated community on handwritten forms possibly contributing to data entry errors. The data in these reports are from commercial and non commercial applicators who are required to report all pesticide use annually with the Department. The data have been collected from use reports filed by businesses that hold valid Vermont pesticide business licenses and by individuals with commercial applicator certification. It is our best effort to insure data accuracy but some errors may persist.