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May 1 , 2007


THE NATIONAL SCENE

 

PRODUCT CANCELLATIONS

 

PESTICIDE TOLERANCE ACTIONS, REGISTRATION APPLICATIONS, REGISTRATION APPROVALS
After a tolerance has been established, the registrant decides if the commodity/site will be put on the label. Having a tolerance does not automatically mean you can use the chemical. Even when a pesticide has been registered by EPA, you can not use the product until the commodity/site is on the label in your hand. Always read the pesticide label before applying!

 

REREGISTRATION ELIGIBILITY DECISIONS
It is important for you to know that EPA is conducting a Re-registration study on a particular pesticide, because this means that there may be label restrictions in the future for this product. During the Reregistration period, you may make comments to EPA if you think label restrictions will impose a hardship on production of a commodity.

 

 

OTHER REGULATORY ACTIONS

 

GRANTS

 

NEWS BRIEFS

 

REPORTS/ WEB SITES/ PUBS

 

EPA Requests

 

Workshop Announced

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Comments Sought on How to Regulate Repellent-Sunscreen Products

http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2007/February/Day-22/p3008.htm

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Title: Pine Oil and Propylene Glycol and Dipropylene Glycol Reregistration Eligibility Decisions; Notice of Availability

http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2007/February/Day-21/p791.htm
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EPA Funded Project Results in Significant Reduction in Pesticide Use in Wildlife Park

http://tropicaldesigns.com/ipm.htm. 

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EPA's FY 2006 Annual Report on Implementing the Pesticide Registration Improvement Act (PRIA) Available on Web Site


http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/regulating/fees/pria_annual_report_2006.htm
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Title:  Sethoxydim; Pesticide Tolerance

http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2007/February/Day-28/p3010.htm
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Title:  2-Propenoic Acid, Methyl Ester, Polymer with Ethenyl Acetate, Hydrolyzed, Sodium Salts; Tolerance Exemption

http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2007/February/Day-28/p3118.htm
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Title:  Halosulfuron-methyl; Pesticide Tolerance

http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2007/February/Day-28/p3205.htm
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Title:  Dimethoate; Modification and Closure of Reregistration Eligibility Decision; Notice of Availability

http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2007/February/Day-28/p3320.htm
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Title:  Isomate-CM/LR TT

 

http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2007/February/Day-28/p3321.htm
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Title: Orthosulfamuron; Pesticide Tolerance

http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2007/February/Day-28/p898.htm

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EPA Makes Available a Summary of Aquatic Life Benchmarks for Pesticides

http://www.epa.gov/oppefed1/ecorisk_ders/aquatic_life_benchmark.htm.
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First harmonized label for pesticide product available

Denver, Colo., March 2, 2007 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Canadian Pest Management Regulatory Agency have given the first joint approval of a North American Free Trade Agreement harmonized label for a pesticide product. The pesticide product is called Far-Go Granular Herbicide in the United States (EPA reg. 10163-287) and Avadex MicroActiv Herbicide in Canada and is registered for use on wheat, barley, beets, lentils and peas.

"As a result of extraordinary collaboration and leadership on the part of governments, growers, and pesticide producers, now joint U.S./Canadian pesticide labels are a reality," said EPA Assistant Administrator Jim Gulliford. "Joint approvals maintain high safety standards, help ensure producers have pest control tools available, and advance the goal of a North American market for pesticides."

A harmonized label allows for cross-border movement of pesticide product since the harmonized package labeling satisfies the regulatory requirements in both countries with unique use directions to accommodate differences in the two countries'use patterns. Thus, the harmonized labels safeguard public health protections in both the United States and Canada.

This accomplishment represents an important milestone to allow pesticide products to move across borders legally. Currently, 12 more pesticide products are in the pipeline for NAFTA label development.

Today's announcement was presented by EPA Assistant Administrator Jim Gulliford at an event in Bismarck, N.D.

Contact Information: Frank Montarelli, 303-312-6780, montarelli.frank@epa.gov
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Title:  dimethyldisulfide (DMDS)

http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2007/March/Day-07/p3669.htm
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Title: Polymer of 2-Ethyl-2-(Hydroxymethyl)-1,3-Propanediol, Oxirane, Methyloxirane, 1,2-Epoxyalkanes

http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2007/March/Day-07/p4083.htm
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Title: Bacillus firmus strain I-1582

http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2007/March/Day-07/p4088.htm
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Title: Aspergillus flavus AF36

http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2007/March/Day-09/p4169.htm
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Title:  Aspergillus flavus NRRL 21882

http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2007/March/Day-09/p4170.htm
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IR – 4 Report

1. Deliverables/Successes

Food Use

 

 

 

Biopesticide

 

Ornamental Program

 

Outreach/Communications

 

 

2. Work In Progress

Food Use

 

Biopesticide

 

 

Ornamental

 

 

 

3. Future Research Planning

Food Use

3705 Spectrum Boulevard, Tampa, FL. IR-4 has secured a special room rate of $114.00 per night single; $124.00 double for guests attending the Workshop. This rate is also available the weekends before and after the Workshop. Reservations can be made by calling 813.977.7066. Mention the IR-4 Food Use Workshop to secure the special rate.

 

Biopesticide

 

Ornamental

 

4. Quality Assurance

 

5. Crop Grouping / International Activities

 

 

6. Miscellaneous Information

There have been significant changes associated with Federal fiscal year 2007 budget and its potential effect on IR-4.  The following are some Q&As regarding the budget.  Please feel free to pass this information on to others who would find this information useful.  Updates, as they become available, will be posted to our website: www.ir4.rutgers.edu/budget.html

 

Question:       What has occurred?

Answer:          In the Federal 2007 budget process, Congress and the President eliminated numerous earmarks (AKA pork barrel funds).  IR-4 was not deemed an earmark, however it was funded through a title called “Special Research Grants.”  In a legitimate attempt to protect IR-4, Congress placed IR-4 within a newly created title called “Improved Pest Control” and funded IR-4 at the same level as 2006.

 

Question:       Why is there a problem?

Answer:          For the last 44 years, the USDA grant to IR-4 has restricted the host institutions from charging indirect costs.  Under this new funding situation, the indirect cost restriction may be lost. If all the host institutions take their allowable full indirect cost charges, IR-4’s budget could be reduced by over $2.0 million.

 

Question:       Are there any other problems?

Answer:          All research projects in this new “Improved Pest Control” title are competitive.  This means that IR-4’s parent funding agency, CSREES, must develop a Request for Applications (RFA), post this RFA in the Federal Register for 30 days, convene a review panel to review all applications and then award the dollars.  IR-4 is uniquely qualified to conduct this research and is not bothered by the competitive nature of the grant.  However, we are concerned about the timing.  Even under best situation, IR-4 will not receive the 2007 funding until late summer.  Under Federal rules, IR-4 can only reimburse researchers for expenses incurred 90 days prior to receipt of the award. 

 

Question:       What is being done?

Answer:          IR-4 Management is working closely with USDA and the host institutions to minimize the impact of both the indirect cost issue and the cash flow issue.  At this point, final impact assessment cannot be made due the continued uncertainty of the situation.    

 

Question:       What is the impact on IR-4’s Headquarters operations?

Answer:          In order to conserve resources and preserve the core mission of the program, IR-4 Headquarters has taken some immediate actions.  This includes severe travel restrictions, suspending any new contract report writing or QA activities, delaying year three of the pilot e-pen testing, and furloughing two consultants who have been assisting IR-4 with data mining, processing ornamental data, and managing the seed technology area. 

 

Question:       What is the impact on IR-4’s research activities?

Answer:          All ongoing research projects (pre-2007) will be completed on or close to schedule.  However, new research for 2007 may be limited depending of the final amount of available dollars.  Some trials may shift from certain locations to others.  If IR-4 has to drop projects, Priority B projects will be the first to be eliminated.  Ornamental and Biopesticide research will also be impacted. 

 

Question:       What can industry do to help?

Answer:          Any new financial support the crop protection or commodity industry can provide would go a long way in helping IR-4 sustain during this significant financial storm.  Grant-in-aids help both with the cash flow issue and the bottom line dollar issue.  Some groups have already indicated that they will find dollars to assist with the field program.  Please consider budgeting dollars to help cover the costs of field research for specific studies. 

 

Question:       What else can industry do?

Answer:          IR-4 appreciates the continued support that the Commodity Liaison Committee, the crop protection industry and other stakeholders have provided on an annual basis to keep the IR-4 funded at a reasonable level.  Congress does listen and this was validated with the action Congress did to protect IR-4; many other research programs were much less fortunate.  Letting the elected officials know the importance of IR-4 to specialty crop agriculture does work.

 

Question:       How can you learn more?

Answer:          Please contact me (Jerry Baron) if you need additional information, have questions or have an idea to help IR-4 emerge from this challenging time.  I can be reached at: jbaron@aesop.rutgers.edu, 732.932.9575 x4605.

 

We appreciate your help and continued support!

 

 

 

 

 

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EPA Pesticide Program Updates
from EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs 03/09/07
http://www.epa.gov/pesticides

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EPA Reminds Communities How to Prevent Unintentional Pesticide Poisonings

Every 13 seconds, a U.S. poison control center receives a call about an unintentional poisoning. In observance of National Poison Prevention Week (March 18-24), EPA is reminding families how to take precaution and properly use and store household pesticides to avoid poisonings.

The American Association of Poison Control Centers data show that more than 50 percent of the 2 million poisoning incidents each year involve children younger than six years old. In addition, poison centers reported more than 70,000 calls made to poison centers with concerns about potential exposure to common household pesticides (potential exposures do not necessarily represent a poisoning).

EPA observes National Poison Prevention Week each year to increase awareness of the danger to children of unintentional poisonings from pesticides and household products, and to encourage parents and caregivers to lock up products that could potentially harm children.

More recently, EPA proposed measures to reduce risks to children associated with rat poison. These products are an important tool for public health pest control, but current marketing and use practices have been associated with unintentional exposures to thousands of children each year. Children in low-income, inner-city families are particularly at risk since pest pressures tend to be greater in densely populated areas. To minimize children's exposure, EPA is proposing that all rat poison bait products be marketed in tamper-resistant bait stations with solid bait blocks (as opposed to small pellets that children can ingest).

More information on the proposed measures to reduce risks associated with rodenticides: http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/factsheets/chemicals/rodenticides_fs.htm

More information on National Poison Prevention Week: http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/health/ppweek-lockit.htm

* Contact: Enesta Jones, (202) 564-4355 / jones.enesta@epa.gov 

* The national poison center hotline is 1-800-222-1222.

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Title:  Beauveria bassiana HF23

http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2007/March/Day-14/p4275.htm
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Title:  Prothioconazole

 

http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2007/March/Day-14/p4405.htm
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Title: Tribenuron Methyl

 

http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2007/March/Day-14/p4645.htm
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New & Unique UT Applicator Training Video

 

UDAF (Utah Department of Agriculture and Food) recently contracted servi
ces with a private multimedia company to develop on-line training for
their program.  The training videos are designed to target specific age
groups in order to better engage training participants (i.e.pesticide
uesrs).  Topics are IPM and Pesticides in the Environment.

The first of the videos is complete and UDAF would like to let other
SLAs know that it is available on their website.  The video can be
accessed by going directly to:
http://www.ag.utah.gov/plantind/PesticidesProgramFiles/index.html

 

EPA Pesticide Program Updates
from EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs 03/23/07
http://www.epa.gov/pesticides

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EPA Issues Guidance for Disposal Instructions on Non-Antimicrobial Residential/Household Use Pesticide Product Labels

http://www.epa.gov/PR_Notices/pr2007-1.htm
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Pesticide Program 2006 Annual Report Available

http://www.epa.gov/oppfead1/annual/index.htm
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Title:  6-Benzyladenine

 

http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2007/March/Day-21/p1386.htm
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Title: Spinosad; Pesticide Tolerance

http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2007/March/Day-21/p4760.htm
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Title: Thifensulfuron Methyl

 

http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2007/March/Day-21/p4762.htm
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Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Compliance Requirement for Child-Resistant Packaging

 

http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2007/March/Day-21/p4925.htm
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Title:  the insect-protected soybean MON 87701

http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2007/March/Day-21/p5027.htm
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Title:  Dichlorvos (DDVP) in flea collars

http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2007/March/Day-23/p5260.htm
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Title: Return to Regulated Status of Alfalfa Genetically Engineered for Tolerance to the Herbicide Glyphosate

http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2007/March/Day-23/p5344.htm
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Title: Syngenta Seeds, Inc.; Nonregulated Status for Corn Genetically Engineered for Insect Resistance

http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2007/March/Day-23/p5345.htm
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Pesticides may up risk of diabetes in pregnancy


Mon Mar 19, 2007 3:33PM EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Exposure to agricultural pesticides in
the
first-trimester increases a woman's risk of developing diabetes
during
pregnancy, research shows.

Previous studies have examined the relationship between pesticides
and
diabetes, the authors explain, but none have focused on pregnancy-
related
or "gestational" diabetes.

Dr. Tina M. Saldana from the National Institute of Environmental
Health
Sciences, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina and colleagues
assessed
the risk of developing gestational diabetes following pesticide
exposures
among wives of farmers enrolled in the Agricultural Health Study.

Of 11,273 women who became pregnant within 25 years after entering
the
study, 506 (4.5 percent) reported having gestational diabetes.

Overall, 57 percent of women reported having mixed or applied
pesticides
at some time in their life, and the proportion was similar for those
with
and without gestational diabetes mellitus, the authors report in the
journal Diabetes Care.

However, women who mixed or applied pesticides or repaired
pesticide-related equipment during the first trimester of pregnancy
had a
more than twofold increased risk of developing gestational diabetes,
the
report indicates.

In contrast, there was no increased gestational diabetes risk among
women with residential exposures to pesticides or indirect exposures
during the first trimester.

Similarly, the researchers note, women who had mixed or applied
pesticides at any time before enrollment in the study did not face an
increased risk of gestational diabetes compared with those who did
not.

Although much is known about common risk factors for pregnancy-
related
diabetes, "our understanding of whether and how environmental
exposures
may affect risk is still limited," the authors conclude.

Understanding any potential effect of environmental exposures on
glucose
(sugar) tolerance during pregnancy "may have substantial public
health
importance beyond the direct effects on gestational diabetes."

SOURCE: Diabetes Care, March 2007.





Robin Mackar

Office of Communications and Public Liaison

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, NIH

919-541-0073; rmackar @niehs.nih.gov


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Amy E. Brown, Ph.D., Professor
and Pesticide Safety Education Coordinator
Entomology Department
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742
301-405-3928 Ofc.
301-314-9290 Fax
amybrown@umd.edu
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clofentezine, cyromazine, fenarimol, fomesafen, paclobutrazol, and triflumizole

http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2007/March/Day-28/p5574.pdf
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Title:  Boscalid

 

http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2007/March/Day-28/p5576.htm
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Title: Fluopicolide

 

http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2007/March/Day-28/p5628.htm

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Title:  APHIS Policy on Responding to the Low-Level Presence of Regulated Genetically Engineered Plant Materials (Department Of Agriculture)

http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2007/March/Day-29/p1536.htm
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Classic Bed Bug Book Now Available in Paperback

 

Lanham, MD; April 2, 2007 – “Monograph of Cimicidae,” the definitive resource on bed bugs, has been reprinted by the Entomological Society of America (ESA). As bed bug problems have grown in the United States and abroad, so has interest in this hard-to-find book, which sells for hundreds of dollars in online auctions. The newly published paperback version is now available to ESA members for $59.00 and to non-members for $74.00, including shipping within the continental U.S.

 

First published in 1966, this classic text by Robert L. Usinger covers the feeding habits, ecology, disease transmission, control, morphology, anatomy, physiology, embryology, cytology, systematics, and taxonomy of the insect family Cimicidae, which includes human bed bugs. The 585-page book is divided into 14 chapters, and it features photographs and illustrations of both adult and immature Cimicids, treating 74 species arranged in 22 genera and 6 subfamilies. “Monograph of Cimicidae” (ISBN 0-9776209-2-1) is a valuable resource for entomologists, epidemiologists, ecologists and pest-control professionals.

 

To order, call 301-731-4535, extension 3009; send email to sales@entsoc.org; or download an order form at http://www.entsoc.org/orderform.htm.   

 

Only 250 copies were issued for this reprinting.

 

Founded in 1889, ESA is a non-profit organization committed to serving the scientific and professional needs of more than 5,700 entomologists and individuals in related disciplines. ESA's membership includes representatives from educational institutions, government, health agencies, and private industry. For more information, visit http://www.entsoc.org or write to sro@entsoc.org.

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CSREES Enhances Competitive Award of FY 2007 Funds

Based on recent guidance from the Office of Management and Budget, CSREES is announcing competitions and soliciting new applications for Fiscal Year (FY) 2007 funds via Grants.gov. CSREES released solicitations for the Interregional Research Project #4 Minor Crop Pest Management Program (IR-4) and the Expert Integrated Pest Management Decision Support System Program on March 30, 2007. CSREES will release solicitations for the following four programs in April and May 2007:


The agency plans to release a solicitation for the Critical Issues program later this year. Requests for Applications (RFA) for these programs will be available on the Grants.gov and CSREES Funding Opportunities Web sites when released. RFAs outline goals and objectives for each program, define eligible applicants, and describe the agency's peer review process. Applicants are given at least 30 days to prepare their submissions. Contact Joanna Moore, policy specialist, CSREES Office of Extramural Programs, with questions.

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2007 Northeastern Region Pesticide Safety Education Center Workshop

September 10-12, 2007

Nittany Lion Inn, State College, PA

 

 

The Penn State Pesticide Education Program is pleased to announce the third annual Northeastern Region Pesticide Safety Education Center Workshop in partnership and cooperation with the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA Region III and EPA Headquarters).  Please forward this announcement to anyone you think would benefit from this workshop.  If you attended a previous workshop, please allow the opportunity for others to attend this year as the agenda is very similar to past years.

 

The workshop will be held in State College, Pennsylvania beginning on Monday, September 10, 2007 at 1:00 p.m. and concluding the afternoon of Wednesday, September 12, 2007. 

 

The workshop is modeled after a successful program in the southern region, hosted by North Carolina State University. The overall goal of the program is to demonstrate and provide participants with new interactive training presentations that they can then use for their own pesticide safety education programming. Hands-on training activities will be a major thrust of this training program. A large duffle bag with over $200 worth of many of the materials needed for you to repeat the hands-on activities you learn will be provided to each participant.

 

No registration fee will be charged for attending the 2007 NEPSEC Annual Workshop and most other expenses (hotel and most meals) will be provided during the conference ONLY IF you attend the entire conference. However, participants will be responsible for their own travel costs to and from University Park. 

 

Registrations for this workshop are now being accepted.  However, please keep in mind that, in order to provide the most hands-on experiences for participants, only 50 registrations will be accepted.  Participants will be selected based on the order in which registrations were received.

 

For additional information and to register for this workshop, please visit the NEPSEC web page at:  http://nepsec.psu.edu/. If you are undecided, please check out the Past Workshops page, which links to past workshop agendas and comments and photos from almost all of the sessions.

 

 

John E. Ayers

Director, Pesticide Education Program

jea@psu.edu

 

EPA Pesticide Program Updates
from EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs 04/06/07
http://www.epa.gov/pesticides

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New Fact Sheet Addresses Concerns Regarding Outdoor Residential (Mosquito) Misting Systems

http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/factsheets/misting_systems.htm.
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Comments Sought on Compliance Requirements Related to Production of Plant-Incorporated Protectants

http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2007/April/Day-04/p6151.htm

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Title:  Diphenylamine

 

http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2007/April/Day-04/p5804.htm
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Title: Calcium Thiosulfate (all uses)

 

http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2007/April/Day-04/p6059.htm
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Title:  Plant-Incorporated Protectants; Potential Revisions to Current Production Regulations

http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2007/April/Day-04/p6151.htm
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Title:  Potential Effects of Atrazine on Amphibian Gonadal Development

http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2007/April/Day-04/p6253.htm
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Title: Bacillus thuringiensis Vip3Aa20 Protein

http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2007/April/Day-04/p6256.htm
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Linalool and Trichoderma species


http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2007/April/Day-11/p6626.htm
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Title: Dikegulac Sodium

 

http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2007/April/Day-11/p6627.htm
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Title: Tetraconazole


http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2007/April/Day-11/p6837.htm
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Report on IPM from the NRDC

 

Recently the Natural Resources Defense Council completed an assessment of IPM programs conducted by the USDA-NRCS. I would encourage each of you to take a look at the final report. There are likely opportunities for work in IPM in each of our states and this report points out some areas where new collaboration could be developed.

 

I bring this assessment to your attention as neither as an endorsement nor a rejection of the conclusions therein, merely a point of information.

 

http://www.nrdc.org/health/pesticides/ipm/ipm.pdf

 

Accept my apology if you receive two copies of this message. There are many duplications between the two lists.

 

Regards,

Marty

 

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Martin A. (Marty) Draper

National Program Leader - Plant Pathology

 

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