PESTICIDE BRIEFS ARCHIVE FOR 2006
January 4, 2006 Pesticide Briefs
January 6, 2006 Grant Announced:
EPA has announced the availability of funding and is requesting proposals for projects that address pest management needs of minor specialty crop growers. For more info, go to: http://ag.udel.edu/extension/pesticide/pesticidenetwork.htm
February 6, 2006 Pesticide Briefs
March 9, 2006 Termites in Mulch:
Faith Kuehn, Plant Industries Administrator, Delaware Department of Agriculture, provided this answer to the e-mail that warns consumers not to purchase “cheap” wood mulch at major home improvement chains because it may be infested with Formosan termites.
Louisiana Department of Agriculture Commissioner Bob Odom recently said, “The email is not accurate and doesn’t even mention the quarantines this department put in place last fall to keep Formosan termites from spreading.” The Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry issued quarantines following the hurricanes for woody debris in Cameron, Calcasieu, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. John, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa and Washington parishes. Woody debris cannot be moved out of these areas without first submitting a plan for treatment to the department.
“I’ve had my people out looking into these claims to make sure there are no violations of the quarantine. I’ve also had our invasive pest expert contact the stores mentioned in the email and we’ve yet to find any validity to the claims in the email,” Odom said.
“In my opinion, someone is using the Internet to cause hysteria about a problem that doesn’t really exist. If there are people out there who know about someone violating the quarantines, then they need to report it to us. We’ll shut the culprits down real quick but it has to be reported,” Odom said. “I think the quarantines doing the job, though. We’ve worked with the debris contractors, the Corps of Engineers and FEMA to handle the debris and quarantines.”
To report a quarantine violation, call (225) 925-3763.
April 12, 2006 Pesticide Briefs
May 1, 2006 Pesticide Briefs
June 6, 2006
June 21, 2006
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