RALEIGH
Oct 3, 2024
RALEIGH – The N.C. Pesticide Board recently approved the following settlement agreements. Settlements involved improper sales and use of pesticides in Buncombe/Haywood, Iredell, Lincoln, New Hanover and Yadkin counties.
Settlements are listed by county below:
- (Buncombe and Haywood) Israel Estrada, a licensed private pesticide applicator, agreed to pay $800 for buying a soil fumigant restricted-use pesticide in Asheville and applying it in Haywood County without the required fumigation subcategory on his license.
- (Iredell) Brian Howard, a licensed private pesticide applicator in the Harmony area, agreed to pay $500 for buying and applying a soil fumigant restricted-use pesticide without the required fumigation subcategory on his license.
- (Lincoln) Robert C. Nash, a licensed pesticide dealer for Tri-County Farm Supply in Crouse, agreed to pay $400 for selling restricted-use pesticides to a pesticide applicator with an expired license.
- (New Hanover) Justin M. Dove, agreed to pay $500 for applying a pesticide in a location not listed on its label, an application inconsistent with the pesticide’s label and a violation of state law that states a pesticide applicator may not operate in a faulty, careless or negligent manner.
(Yadkin) Related to the above case in Iredell County, Jonathon Ferguson, a licensed pesticide dealer for Nutrien Ag Solutions in Yadkinville, agreed to pay $400 for selling a soil fumigant restricted-use pesticide to a pesticide applicator who did not have the required fumigation subcategory on his license.
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