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In This Issue
Register for the Pesticide Applicator Training Agent Inservice on January 5 & 6, 2005. The event will be held in the Agriculture Auditorium in the Agriculture Administration Building on OSU main campus in Columbus. Register on-line at http://pested.osu.edu and follow the link to the "Agent Information" page. This inservice is for Extension educators, specialists, associates or program assistants involved with pesticide applicator training. The agenda will include horticulture updates in the morning of January 5 with regulation and core updates in the afternoon of January 5. January 6 will focus on agronomic updates. Registration fee of $10 each day will include break refreshments, packet of handout materials and new fact sheets. Lunch will also be available at the inservice for a separate charge of $10 each day (total charge of $20 for the inservice and lunch each day). Special: This year there will be an Educator Planning and ANR Issues Meeting on Wednesday evening, 5:30 - 8:00. The meeting is coordinated by Steve Baertsche, Assistant Director, Agriculture and Natural Resources. This evening meeting will include a FREE dinner. Register on-line at http://pested.osu.edu and follow the link to the "Agent Information" page. Sold under the trade name, Sevin, carbaryl is an insecticide registered for over 400 uses, including agriculture, turf and ornamentals. EPA recently released the interim reregistration eligibility decision for the pesticide. There was concern about the safety standards in some of the registered uses that may pose an unreasonable risk either to human health or to the environment. Basically, most crops will remain for carbaryl, although some uses will be cancelled, such as residential lawn care liquid broadcast uses (pending the outcome of data collected regarding post-application risks). Home garden and ornamental dust products must be packed in a ready-to-use shaker can with no more than 0.05 pounds of active ingredient per container. All pet product uses for carbaryl, except for collars, will be cancelled along with residential aerosol products and belly grinder applications of granular and bait products for ornamentals and gardens. The use of carbaryl on wheat will also be cancelled. More information is available at: http://www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/REDs/factsheets/carbaryl_factsheet.pdf - note that this a pdf file. (Source: Pesticide & Toxic Chemical News, Nov. 1, 2004) Buying Pesticides on the Internet Do you have clients thinking about buying pesticides on the internet? While there may be cost savings, growers need to be aware of the federal pesticide law and how internet sales are affected. Growers need to be reminded that pesticides with a Canadian label can not be used in the U.S. The product must be purchased with the U.S. label approved by the U.S. EPA. For a pesticide to be used in Ohio, it must also be registered with the Ohio Department of Agriculture. Here are some websites recommended by EPA for growers to review before purchasing pesticides on the internet. eBay Pesticide Sales Policy: U.S. EPA Policies U.S. Customs Internet Purchases: (Source: U.S. EPA Office of Pesticide Programs) Controversy Blowing Around GM Bentgrass Studies have been reviewed by USDA recently about gene flow with Roundup-Ready creeping bentgrass. The primary market for the bentgrass is for golf courses to use for their greens. One of the concerns being studied is the pollen distribution of the genetically modified grass in nearby areas. One study showed gene flow from the bentgrass within 2 km in the direction of prevailing winds. The maximal gene flow distances observed were 21 km and 14 km in sentinel and resident plants, respectively, that were located in primarily nonagronomic habitat. Reviewers of the study point out that the reason the grass pollen was detected so far downwind was the size of the farm in the study - 400 acres with thousands of plants. USDA has determined to produce a full environmental impact statement after hearing public comments about genetically modified creeping bentgrass earlier this year. (Source: Chemically Speaking, Oct. 2004, via PNAS Vol. 101, No. 40, p. 14533-14538, NY Times/Knight-Ridder Tribune, 9/21/04) Canada Proposes Phase-Out of Citronella-Based Products Canada is considering a recommendation to phase out citronella-based insect repellents that are applied to the skin. The recommendation was from the Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA), the federal regulatory body responsible for the registration and re-evaluation of pesticides in Canada. This does not apply to citronella used in Canada for candles, food additives or scenting agents. PMRA did not identify imminent health risks with the use of these products, but determined there was not adequate safety data available to support their continued registration. PMRA noted that natural citronella oil may contain methyleugenol, which has been shown to be carcinogenic in animal studies. Currently, the U.S. EPA lists citronella and citronella oil on the EPA list of allowed active ingredients under Section 25b pesticides. These pesticides are certain minimum risk pesticides that are exempt from registration. The exemption is limited to pre-approved lists of 31 active ingredients and about 145 inert ingredients. The list is available at: http://www.epa.gov/oppbppd1/biopesticides/regtools/25b_list.htm (Source: The Label, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Cooperative Extension, Vol. 16, No.11; Health Canada PMRA website: http://www.pmra-arla.gc.ca/english/highlights/in20040917-e.html) Insecticides
------------------------------------------------------------------------ All educational programs conducted by Ohio State University Extension are available to clientele on a nondiscriminatory basis without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, gender, age, disability or Vietnam-era veteran status. Issued in furtherance of Cooperative Extension work, Acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Keith L. Smith, Director, Ohio State University Extension. . |
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