In This Issue [Nov 2004]
* Regulatory and Certification Updates
- WPS amended; harmonization of labels; applicator age; enforcement
* New Training Materials and Web Resources
- internet sales; record-keeping; atrazine; pesticide sales; Crop life; School
IPM; TEACH
* Pesticides in the News – Cyanide in ND bee hives
* Changes in Labels, Registrations
* Calendar of Pesticide-related Programs - Mich Skeeter; NC-ESA
* Job/ Grant Announcements
* Submitting to this Newsletter
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REGULATORY and CERTIFICATION UPDATES
-Issuing credits for recertification programs-
Many extension agents have asked for an update on how credits are granted by
MDA for recertification programs. Mr. Larry Swain, the certification program
manager with MDA, has been working on a written policy document to explain how
credits are issued, and how to better write agendas to get credits. That document
isn’t ready yet, but will be soon! Hopefully that article will be in the
next issue of the newsletter (December).
-WPS amended – change to glove liner rule-
EPA has revised WPS glove requirements. There are two changes:
1. Agricultural workers are permitted to wear separable glove liners beneath
chemical-resistant gloves. The liners may not be longer than the chemical-resistant
glove and they may not extend outside of the glove. The liners must be disposed
of after 10 hours of use
or if the liners become contaminated, whichever is less. Lined or flocked gloves,
where the lining is attached to the inside of the chemical-resistant outer glove,
are still unacceptable (presumably because the lining can’t be removed
if contaminated). This change was made to “reduce discomfort of unlined
chemical resistant gloves, especially during hot or cold periods”
(2) Agricultural pilots do not have to wear chemical-resistant gloves when entering
or exiting aircraft. Wearing chemical resistant gloves did not contribute to
an appreciable reduction in pesticide residue in the cockpit.
-Global Harmonization of Labels-
EPA is seeking comments on proposed ‘Global Pesticide Label Harmonization”.
Pesticide labels and warnings differ from country to country. The Global Harmonized
System (GHS) was adopted by the UN in 2003 to promote common ways of classifying
chemicals according to their health, physical and environmental hazards, and
to develop common label requirements and safety data sheets for workers. The
goal is that countries that do not have systems for classifying hazards and
writing labels will adopt the GHS, while countries that already have a system
will move towards the GHS. Whatever the outcome, label harmonization may change
how ALL labels look in the U.S., and perhaps effect pesticide use, training,
and enforcement. The deadline for comments is December 6, 2004. People within
EPA Region 5 (that include Michigan) who make comments are asked to copy those
comments to Amy Mysz (mysz.amy@epa.gov) and Holly McDonald (mcdonald.holly@epa.gov)
in the Region 5 Office.
You can find information on the harmonization proposal at: http://www.epa.gov/oppfead1/international/globalharmon.htm
-Applicator Age Restriction-
CTAG, the Certification and Training Assessment Group, is asking for comments
on a draft paper about minimum age requirements for certification to purchase,
apply or supervise the use of restricted use pesticides. CTAG is a cooperative
group of federal agencies, university personnel, and state regulators interested
in pesticide training and education. CTAG proposes a minimum restriction of
18 years for commercial applicators [Michigan law already has a minimum age
of 18 yrs for commercial applicators]. They propose a minimum restriction of
16 years for private applicators (there would be exceptions made in hardship
circumstance for private applicators less than 16 years old). CTAG says these
minimum restrictions would reduce occupational exposure of teens, “improve
regulatory enforcement involving minors, help to avoid liability from conflicts
with federal and state child labor laws, and …reduce public criticism
of the pesticide program should a high profile incident occur.” The draft
proposal is on the CTAG web site at http://pep.wsu.edu/ctag/archive.html under
“Certified Applicator Age Requirements”. The draft document and
comments will be discussed at the CTAG Board meeting in December, 2004.
-EPA Enforcement Alerts-
Ever wonder who is getting whacked by EPA and why? You can find out by visiting
the EPA’s Enforcement Alert web site. The site publishes short synopses
of enforcement actions (for example, notices of large penalties or actions)
and news about enforcement trends (for example, a notice from Nov 2003 entitled
“Pesticide sold on the internet must be registered with EPA”. Perhaps
useful as examples in pesticide training.
http://www.epa.gov/compliance/resources/newsletters/civil/enfalert/
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TRAINING MATERIALS and WEB RESOURCES
- Pesticide Sales on the Internet-
Don Baumgartner from the Region 5 EPA Office in Chicago passes on these useful
web sites dealing with pesticide sales over the internet.
<<E-Bay policy on pesticides sales (pretty good!)>>
http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/pesticides.html
<<EPA web site: Facts on Pesticide Sales in E-Commerce>>
http://www.epa.gov/Compliance/assistance/pesticides/pestecomfact.html
<<Pesticide E-Commerce manual from the State of Wisconsin>>
http://www.datcp.state.wi.us/arm/agriculture/pest-fert/pesticides/pest_manual.html
-Record-keeping-
Federal record-keeping brochures are available in small quantities in Laotian,
Filipino, Korean and Spanish. For free copies, contact the USDA Pesticide Records
Branch
at amspesticide.records@usda.gov or call 703-330-7826. Please provide an address
for mailing and the translation(s) and the quantities you would like to receive.
-Atrazine-
Atrazine and Drinking Water: Understanding the needs of farmers and citizens.
Purdue Extension Publication PPP-66. New September 2004. 8 pages, Glossy.
To purchase copies or view on-line see http://www.btny.purdue.edu/Pubs/PPP/
-2000-2001 Pesticide Sales-
EPA recently published pesticide sales and use data for the years 2000-2001
(newest report available). The report is at the following web address
http://www.epa.gov/oppbead1/pestsales/index.htm
The report breaks pesticide use down by product and use pattern. Interesting
tidbit; glyphosate replaced atrazine as the most widely used pesticide in agriculture
(no surprise). The U.S. still accounts for 1/3 of the worlds total pesticide
market.
-Crop Life Foundation-
New web site for this charitable research organization. CropLife promotes ‘sustainable
agriculture and the environmentally sound use of crop protection products and
bio-engineered agriculture’. http://www.croplifefoundation.org/index.html
-School IPM Resource Center for Region 5-
This resource center for our region is housed at Purdue. It covers indoor and
outdoor IPM for schools and day care centers, and has resources for teachers
and administrators.
http://www.entm.purdue.edu/entomology/outreach/schoolipm/
-“TEACH”-
New on-Line database called Toxicity and Exposure Assessment for Children's
Health (TEACH) http://cfpub.epa.gov/teach/. This is a searchable database with
overviews of scientific literature about environmental health and kids. For
example, I did a search on the site for papers on atrazine containing information
on prenatal exposure, and a list of 14 scientific papers was generated. This
would be a useful site for researchers or students doing reports or writing
grants. The site currently covers the following chemicals; arsenic, benzopyrene,
benzene, formaldehyde, manganese, mercury, nitrates/nitrites, phthalates, PCBs,
trichloroethylene, vinyl chloride, 2,4-D, atrazine, dichlorvos, DEET and the
pyrethroids permethrin & resmethrin.
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PESTICIDES in the NEWS
-Cyanide misuse in ND beehives.-
Earlier this month, the North Dakota Department of Ag reported an incidence
of illegal pesticide use in beehives in that state. A large bee keeping operation
was using a mixture of water, sodium cyanide, and sulfuric acid to sterilize
equipment and kill pests in hives at the end of the season. Sodium cyanide is
not a registered pesticide, so this is a violation. Additional misuse was found
after the NDDA began its investigation. The beekeepers were apparently able
to have cyanide shipped to them from outside the state. In addition to the misuses,
a drum of cyanide was reported 'missing' along the road in North Dakota, and
several other drums were found along the roadside by farmers. Investigators
have since learned that sodium cyanide is exempt from DOT placarding requirements!
The ND Department of Ag, local police, FBI, and homeland security offices are
all investigating the situation.
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PESTICIDE LABELS, REGISTRATIONS, ETC [From Federal Register Notices]
###Fungicides
chlorothalonil (Ridomil): Section 24c, MDA emergency exemption, on ginseng to
control botrytis blight and alternaria leaf and stem blight (expected to end
on September 30, 2004).
mancozeb (Dithane): Michigan Section 18 on ginseng to control alternaria stem
and leaf blight and phytophthora leaf blight (April 30 to October 15, 2004)
propanoic acid: request was approved for an exemption from the requirement of
a tolerance for residues of propanoic acid on all raw agricultural commodities.
Also, the chemical name was officially changed from propionic acid to propanoic
acid.
propiconazole (Tilt; Syngenta Crop Protection) time-limited tolerances established
in or on field corn forage, grain, and stover and on sweet corn.
pyraclostrobin (Headline; BASF) Pesticide Tolerances established on apple, wet
pomace; brassica, head and stem, subgroup; brassica, leafy greens, subgroup;
corn, field, grain; corn, field, forage; corn, field, stover; corn, field, refined
oil; corn, pop, grain; corn, pop, stover; corn, sweet, kernel plus cob with
husks removed; corn, sweet, forage; corn, sweet, stover; fruit, pome, group;
hop, dried cones; legume, forage, except peanut and soybean; pea, succulent;
pea and bean, dried shelled, except soybean, subgroup; peppermint; soybean,
forage; soybean, hay; soybean, hulls; soybean, seed; spearmint; sunflower; vegetable,
leafy, except brassica, group; vegetable, leaves of root and tuber, except sugar
tebuconazole (Folicur): Michigan Section 18 on asparagus to control rust (May
1 to November 1, 2004), on sugar beets to control Cercospora leafspot (May 4
to September 30, 2004) and on wheat to control Fusarium head blight (April 15
to June 25, 2004).
zoxamide (Gavel): Michigan Section 18 on ginseng to control phytophthora leaf
blight (May 12 to October 31, 2004)beet; and vegetable, legume, edible podded,
subgroup. Tolerance increased on strawberry. [Fed Reg October 29, 2004]
###Herbicides
difenzoquat (Avenge, Finaven; BASF): Registrant has requested to voluntarily
cancel CERTAIN registrations containing this active ingredient. [Fed Reg October
26, 2004]
dimethenamid-p (Outlook). Section 18 in Michigan on dry bulb onions to control
yellow nutsedge (May 3 to July 30, 2004)
fomesafen (Reflex) on snap beans to control black nightshade and common ragweed
(May 15 to August 30, 2004) and on dry beans to control black nightshade and
common ragweed June 1 to August 15, 2004.
sulfentrazone (Spartan): Section 18 in Michigan on strawberries to control broadleaf
weeds (June 25 to December 15, 2004)
###Insecticides:
Bt Protein Cry3A (Syngenta Seeds) EPA has received a petition to register, and
establish an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance, for the plant-incorporated
protectant (modified Cry3A Bt protein and the genetic material necessary for
its production) in corn. The Cry 3A protein is targeted for corn rootworm. [Fed
Reg October 27, 2004]
California Red Scale Technical Pheromone and Red Scale Down ( HBB Partnership).
Application was approved to register these new products. (Fed Reg Volume 69,
Number197 , Page 60865-60866)
carbaryl (Sevin): The Interim Reregistration Eligibility Decision (IRED) document
is available at http://cfpub.epa.gov/oppref/rereg/status.cfm?show=rereg#C. Scroll
down into the “C’s”. Along with then IRED is a fact sheet
summarizing the document. Comments on the carbaryl Interim RED will be accepted
until December 27, 2004.
deltamethrin (Decis; Bayer); Pesticide tolerances established on apples, wet
pomace; artichoke, globe; barley, bran; cattle, fat; cattle, meat; cattle, meat
byproducts; corn, field, forage; corn, field, refined oil; corn, field, stover;
corn, pop, stover; corn, sweet, forage; corn, sweet, kernel + cob with husks
removed; corn, sweet, stover; egg; fruit, pome, group 11; goat, fat; goat, meat;
goat, meat byproducts; grain, aspirated fractions; grain, cereal, group 15,
except sweet corn; hog, fat; horse, fat; horse, meat; horse, meat byproducts;
milk, fat (reflecting 0.02 ppm in whole milk); nut, tree, group 14; onion, dry
bulb; onion, green; poultry, fat; poultry, meat; poultry, meat byproducts; radish
tops; rapeseed; rye, bran; sheep, fat; sheep, meat; sheep, meat byproducts;
sorghum, grain forage; sorghum, grain stover; soybean, seed; soybean, hulls;
sunflower seeds; vegetable, cucurbit, group 9; vegetable, fruiting, group 8;
vegetable, root, except sugar beet, subgroup IB; vegetable, tuberous and corm,
subgroup; IC; wheat, bran. [Fed Reg October 27, 2004]
Diazinon (many products and manufacturers) REMINDER - As a result of FQPA action
several years ago, all products containing diazinon for INDOOR use cannot be
sold after December 31, 2004. EPA sent out notices to 40,000 retailers reminding
them of this change. No diazinon should remain on store shelves for indoor pest
control use.
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CALENDAR of PESTICIDE-RELATED PROGRAMS
-2005 Michigan Mosquito Control Association Conference-
February 3-4
Soaring Eagle Casino, 6800 Soaring Eagle Blvd, Mt Pleasant, MI 48858
See this web site for details: www.mimosq.org
Or phone William Wallace, planning committee chair at 989-672-3748
-2005 North central Entomological Society Meeting-
March 20-23, 2005, Purdue University campus in West Lafayette, Indiana
(close enough to drive to!)
http://esa.ent.iastate.edu/2005_west_lafayette/meeting
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JOB/ GRANT ANNOUNCEMENTS
None in this issue.
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SUBMITTING to this NEWSLETTER
If you have pesticide-related information that you would like to provide to
MSU extension agents, MSU campus specialists, agribusiness, and others, we welcome
submissions to this newsletter. The newsletter is sent out on the 15th of each
month. Submissions can be emailed to difonzo@msu.edu; please put 'newsletter
submission' in the subject line. Do not email attachments. Include all relevant
information within the body of the email message, so it can be directly copied
into the newsletter.
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Newsletter prepared by:
Chris DiFonzo
MSU Pesticide Safety Education Program
B18 Food Safety and Toxicology Building
East Lansing, MI 48824
Web site: www.pested.msu.edu
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