Pest Management Office

EPA Releases Updates on Organophosphate Pesticides Dicrotophos, Dimethoate, and Tetrachlorvinphos

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[Thursday 6/20/2024]. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released the Proposed Registration Review Interim Decisions (PIDs) for dicrotophos and dimethoate, as well as an Interim Registration Review Decision (ID) for tetrachlorvinphos (TCVP), three organophosphate (OP) pesticides. OPs are a group of pesticides used in agriculture (e.g. food crops) and non-agricultural sites (e.g., turf at […]

EPA Proposes to Cancel All But One Use of Pesticide Acephate to Protect Human Health

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[EPA  April 30, 2024].   Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is releasing a proposed interim decision (PID) to cancel all but one use of the pesticide acephate. This decision is based on EPA’s updated human health draft risk assessment (HH DRA) and drinking water assessment (DWA) that were released last year, which showed significant […]

Purdue Agricultural Spray Nozzles: A Comprehensive Review (PPP-153)

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Courtesy of Dr Fred Whitford, Purdue University Pesticide Safety Education Program for Illinois: Purdue Pesticide Programs has just published Agricultural Spray Nozzles: A Comprehensive Review (PPP-153). It can be found at https://ag.purdue.edu/department/extension/ppp/resources/ppp-publications/_docs/ppp-153.pdf. This 104 page document  is currently being printed so hard copies will be available.

Pesticide Storage Inventory Due May 1st: Download Rutgers Templates

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All licensed pesticide applicators, as well as dealers, who store pesticides are required by law to send a copy of their storage inventor(ies) with an explanatory cover letter to the local fire company by May 1st each year. In New Jersey, all licensed pesticide applicators and dealers who store pesticides are required per N.J.A.C. 7:30-9.5 […]

EPA Warns Farmworkers about Risks of Dacthal – Agency developing next steps to address risks

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WASHINGTON — Today, April 1, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is announcing its next steps to protect people from the herbicide dimethyl tetrachloroterephthalate (DCPA, or Dacthal). EPA is warning people of the significant health risks to pregnant individuals and their developing babies exposed to DCPA and will be pursuing action to address the serious, permanent, […]