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BRIEFS (5/21/03)
CONTENTS:
For more information, go to the Federal
Register notice at:
 (2) LABEL DELETIONS REQUESTED FOR MOCAP AND OTHERS EPA has received requests from registrants to delete label uses for 33 products for more than 15 active ingredients. Included is: ethoprop (Mocap) and the insect growth regulator dimilin. For the complete list, go to the Federal Register notice at: http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2003/February/Day-05/p2772.htm If you need to use these products, contact the registrants before August 4, 2003. Contact info is given in the Federal Register notice. (3) RISK MANAGEMENT COMMENTS REQUESTED FOR CARBARYL (SEVIN) EPA has released the revised human health and ecological effects risk assessments for carbaryl, a carbamate insecticide. Comments will be taken until June 2. The public is encouraged to submit risk mitigation ideas and proposals. EPA plans to complete an Interim Reregistration Eligibility Decision (IRED) for carbaryl by June 30. Comments should suggest measures to reduce risks of concern and/or focus on needed uses and associated benefits of carbaryl, including the timing of applications, target pests, available alternatives, and the cost and efficacy of alternatives. The NE Integrated Pest Management Center has held phone conferences on carbaryl and will be submitting risk mitigation ideas. Carbaryl is one of the most widely used
insecticides in agriculture, professional turf management and ornamental
production, as well as in residential pet, lawn, and garden markets. Carbaryl
also is used as a mosquito adulticide.
The carbaryl risk assessments and related
documents explain these exposures of concern in detail. To see them, go
to: http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/reregistration/carbaryl.
Or:
(4) DIURON (KARMEX): AVAILABILITY OF RISK ASSESSMENTS AND TOLERANCE REASSESSMENT DECISION DIURON (KARMEX) is an herbicide used in vegetable production. EPA has completed the risk assessments needed for Reregistration Eligibility Decisions (REDs) and tolerance reassessments. These risk assessments look at human health and environmental fate and effects. The Federal Register notice can be found at: http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2003/April/Day-02/p7979.htm Other documents are available at: http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/reregistration/diuron . Comments, identified by the docket ID number OPP-2002-0249, must be received on or before June 2, 2003.Contact: Diane Isbell, Special Review and Reregistration Division(7508C), telephone number (703) 308-8154; e-mail address: isbell.diane@epa.gov (5) VOLUNTARY CANCELLATION OF PESTICIDES USES INCLUDING: AMMO, CARBARYL, SANDEA, SAVEY, METASYSTOX US-EPA has received 31 requests from registrants to delete certain uses from pesticide labels, including some products used in Delaware (listed below). For the complete list, go to: http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2003/April/Day-16/p8959.htm Insecticides/ miticides:
Termiticides:
Herbicides
Rodenticide
If you need these products, contact the
registrant. Comments must be made by October 13, 2003. The
Federal Notice above gives direction for making comments. For more
information, contact:
EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS (6) THE VALUE OF HERBICIDES IN U.S. CROP PRODUCTION To read this report by the National Center for Food & Ag Policy, go to CropLife America's Web site at: http://www.croplifeamerica.org and select "Publications." CropLife America commissioned the study, and 28 commodity and agriculture organizations have endorsed its findings. The report emphasizes that herbicides have a significant impact on increasing crop yields and preventing soil erosion. Herbicides play a critical role in bringing the most abundant supply of fruits, vegetables, grains and fibers to market. (7) MORE PESTICIDE SAFETY EDUCATION MATERIALS AVAILABLE Child safety tips: Check out the new and improved edition of "Ten Tips to Protect Children from Pesticide and Lead Poisonings." This Spanish/English brochure outlines the ten most important steps you can take to protect children from accidental poisonings associated with the presence of lead and pesticides in the home. A "must" for parents, photos give the brochure an updated look and make the tips easy to follow. "Ten Tips" can be reviewed on line at : http://www.epa.gov/oppfead1/cb/10_tips/index.html Interested? Call or write:Communication
Services Branch
To order more than 10 copies, please contact
the National Service Center for
(8) DELAWARE SECTION 18 AND SLN'S For complete lists of these pesticide registrations, go to the DDA Pesticide Section web site at: http://www.state.de.us/deptagri/pesticides/farmers.htm#24c Select either "Status of 24(c)" products or "Status of Section 18 Exemptions." (9) LIMA BEAN PEST MANAGEMENT STRATEGIC PLAN The DE, NJ, MD Eastern Shore lima bean Pest Management Strategic Plan is posted on the web at: http://www.udel.edu/pesticide/finallimabeanPMSP.pdf This Plan was written by 38 growers, producers, extension specialists and regulatory staff at a workshop in Harrington, DE in January. It has been transmitted to USDA and US-EPA. Information in the Plan will be used by US-EPA when making regulatory decisions under the Food Quality Protection Act. Critical priorities identified in the PMSP are: Must keep dimethoate. Must keep lannate. Shorten the phi for Topsin on white mold. Refine Hyre-Cox predictor for downy mildew - new races, temperature limits, leaf wetness. Efficacy and timing for biological fungicide Contans for white mold. Efficacy trials and application procedures for BAS 510 and Serenade for white mold. Resistance management strategies for downy mildew fungicides. Better morningglory options. New efficacy trials for Rhizoctonia pod rot (Brown Bean). RETURN TO TOP
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