Table 1. Records of pesticides, tillage, size, and location of fields used in survey.

Site / County Field Acreage Tillage Pesticides Used
Champaign RR SB 35 No-till Roundup
Champaign Non-RR SB 55 No-till Backdraft, 2,4 D Ester, Select, Roundup, Firstrate
Champaign Bt  40 Field cultivated Pounce, Bicep
Champaign Non-Bt RR 35 Field cultivated Harness Xtra
Clark RR SB 19.4 Chisel plow & field cultivate Roundup
Clark Non-RR SB 59.1 Moldboard plow & field cultivate Pinnacle, Fusion, Reflex, Basagran, Firstrate
Clark Bt / Non-Bt  50.5 Chisel plow & field cultivate Lorsban 15G; Princep, Bicep, Accent, Spirit
Darke  RR SB 17 No-till Roundup
Darke  Non-RR SB 16.5 No-till Roundup, Synchrony
Darke  Bt  30 Fall Chisel plow & field cult. Harness Xtra
Darke  Non-Bt 17.5 Fall Chisel plow & field cult. Bicep
Hancock  Bt  40 Conventional tillage Northstar
Hancock  Non-Bt 13 Conventional tillage Northstar
Miami  RR SB 35 Field cultivated, min. tillage Roundup
Miami  Non-RR SB 37 Field cultivated, min. tillage Synchrony, Select
Miami  Bt  18 Field cultivated, min. tillage Bicep
Miami  Non-Bt 10 Field cultivated, min. tillage Bicep
Van Wert  RR SB 57 No-till Roundup
Van Wert  Non-RR SB 82 Field cultivated, min. tillage Canopy XL, Sencor, Command
Van Wert  Bt  13 Field cultivated, min. tillage Bicep II Magnum, Atrazine
Van Wert  Non-Bt 50 Field cultivated, min. tillage Bicep II Magnum, Atrazine, Distinct
Wood  RR SB 14 No-till 2,4, D Ester, Roundup
Wood  Non-RR SB 26 No-till Touchdown, 2,4,D Ester, Raptor, Firstrate

Last Updated on 12/13/00
By Jim Jasinski