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PEP-Talk, May, 2008 Pesticide Education Program IN THIS ISSUE
IOWA AND INDIANA REGISTER SENSITIVE CROPS AND APIARIES The Iowa site is completed and available at http://www.iowaagriculture.gov/Horticulture_and_FarmersMarkets/sensitiveCropDirectory.asp The Iowa apiary registry is at: http://www.iowaagriculture.gov/AgDiversification/apiary.asp The Indiana site for sensitive crops is still under construction and will be available at: http://www.isco.purdue.edu/pesticide/beaware.html Ohio also has a listing of registered apiaries in the state. The listing is available by calling the Apiary Program at Ohio Department of Agriculture at (614) 728-6373. Ohio applicators using a pesticide product with a bee advisory on the label must contact registered apiaries near the target field. Applicators should also avoid spraying when bees are active in the field. AERIAL APPLICATIONS MAY INCREASE THIS YEAR State pesticide control officials in the Midwest face applicator enforcement issues with increased aerial applications. More complaints are generated because the general public becomes concerned about planes flying low spraying pesticides, especially in a densely populated state like Ohio. They question the safety of applications and potential pesticide drift. Last year, several crashes with pilot deaths occurred in the corn belt. If growers or dealers are planning to use an aerial applicator for fungicides, they need to make sure the company is a registered pesticide business for the state of Ohio. Even if the pilot is licensed by another state, they still need to have an Ohio license. Growers can look up licensed applicators and companies at the Ohio Department of Agriculture website at: http://www.ohioagriculture.gov/oda3/_Apps/Pest_AllInOne/Default.aspx Growers are encouraged to scout fields to determine if fungicides are necessary before application. For effective integrated pest management, the disease should be present at the treatment threshold before application. Avoiding unnecessary applications will help protect the environment and reduce safety concerns. Information about proper foliar fungicides in corn is available in the OSU Extension C.O.R.N. newsletter at: http://corn.osu.edu/story.php?setissueID=180&storyID=1083 SCOTTS HERBICIDE RECALL Miracle Gro Shake 'n Feed with Weed Preventer All Purpose Plant Food (EPA Reg. No. 62355-4) As part of the EPA registration process, a company must ensure that the pesticide meets the claims made on its label. Companies are also required by federal law to provide accurate information and instruction on the product label. The Scotts’ products had invalid registration numbers on the labels. Scotts could face a fine of $6,500 each time an improperly registered pesticide is distributed which, in this case, could result in millions of dollars in fines. Information about the case is available on EPA’s website at: http://www.epa.gov/reg5rcra/ptb/news/ REMEMBER EPA REGISTRATION NUMBERS IN RECORDKEEPING One of the required areas for recordkeeping is the EPA registration number. These numbers are needed in case of poisoning, claims of misuse, or liability claims. The registration number identifies the product even more specifically than a brand name. The pesticide or inert contents in a product may change from year to year without changing the brand name. For example, when chlorpyrifos was no longer available for yard and garden products, companies often kept the same brand name for their insecticide product but changed to a different active ingredient. The registration number on the label indicates the manufacturer, active and inert ingredients and product specifics that are important in recordkeeping. The Scotts’ incident shows EPA considers an incorrect registration number on a product as distribution of an unregistered pesticide product. PESTICIDE CROP WATCH INSECTICIDES FUNGICIDES Triadimefon - EPA has released the Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) for this broad spectrum, systemic fungicide used in fruit, pine seedlings, Christmas trees, sod, commercial turf, ornamentals, and landscapes. All supported uses of triadimefon are eligible for reregistration with risk mitigation measures. The following uses are being voluntarily cancelled by the registrant: apples, pears, grapes and raspberries. Use for pineapple and residential turf use will remain. More information is available at: http://www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/REDs/factsheets/triadimefon_triadimenol_fs.htm Triadimenol – EPA has released the Tolerance Reassessment and Risk Management Decision (TRED) for this broad spectrum, systemic fungicide used as a seed treatment on barley, corn, oats, rye, wheat and other crops. Risks for currently registered uses of triadimenol are below EPA’s level of concern, so no further mitigation is required. More information is available at: http://www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/REDs/factsheets/triadimefon_triadimenol_fs.htm Triforine – EPA has released the Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) for this systemic fungicide registered for use on ornamentals, mainly in residential areas, including roses, trees, herbaceous plants, woody shrubs and vines for control of black spot, rust and powdery mildew. EPA has determined that triforine is eligible for reregistration. Public comments will be accepted until May 23, 2008. More information is available at: http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/reregistration/triforine/ UPCOMING EVENTS TRAINED SERVICEPERSON AND NEW APPLICATOR SCHOOLS EXTENSION EDUCATOR INSERVICE COMMERCIAL APPLICATOR RECERTIFICATION CONFERENCES Field Crop Conferences
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