NE PMC Insider
Internal newsletter of the Northeastern Pest Management Center.
Issue 8, February 2002
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NE PMC InsiderInternal newsletter of the Northeastern Pest Management Center. Issue 8, February 2002 |
Northeast
- NE PMC Annual Meeting 2002
- Steering Committee Review of Progress Reports
- Environment and Breast Cancer: Education for Change National Satellite Conference
- Guidelines for Expedited Review of Experimental Use Permits for Conventional Pesticides
- Audubon International Survey Shows Continued Improvement
- New York Information Network ProjectUpdate
- Delaware Information Network Project Update
- Deal to phase out arsenic-treated wood
- NEREAP-IPM annual meeting
We're refining plans for the NE PMC annual meeting. It will be held at the Maritime Institute near Baltimore-Washington International Airport on March 12 - 14. Tentative schedule is as follows:
3/12 (Evening): Steering Committee
3/13 (All or most of the day): Advisory Council
3/14 Information Network Project Leaders
3/14 Workshop: How to do Pest Management Strategic Plans
IPM commodity work group leaders (we hope to get at least one from each CWG) should attend the Wednesday meeting of the Advisory Council.
Information network project leaders should attend the Thursday morning session and are strongly encouraged to join the Wednesday meeting of the Advisory Council as well. A couple of the Information Project Leaders are members the Advisory Council, so that group will be represented on Wednesday, but it would be great if most or all of you could make the Wednesday session.
Travel details: Reservations for rooms must be made by January 31th to qualify for the group rate. Call the Maritime Institute at 410-859-5700 extension 0 and mention that you are part of Northeast Pest Management. If you are attending the meeting and will NOT need an overnight room, please let us know so we can order food for you. Other meeting details will follow. As I write this on the 31st, the Maritime Institute has not heard from several of you please work with MI and Liz Thomas as soon as possible, even if you miss the 1/31 cut-off.
The Steering Committee has reviewed progress report from the seven information network projects. All projects reported significant progress. All were approved for continued funding, with a few approvals pending receipt of more information.
Environment and Breast Cancer: Education for Change National Satellite Conference
April 4, 2002 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. (Eastern standard time)
Sponsored by: Cornell University Program on Breast Cancer and Environmental Risk Factors 112 Rice Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853-6501 607.254.2893 breastcancer@cornell.edu
Submitted by: Kathy Murray
Check out this proposal published resently in the federal register. It talks about new EUP guidelines for researchers. It is in the public comment period. This could be a very valuable tool for allowing testing of new products on a commercial scale.
Submitted by: Peter Shearer
Golf Courses Continue To Improve Environmental Performance From Audubon International Friday, January 18, 2002 Selkirk, NY Golf courses continue to improved their environmental performance, according to the Audubon Internationalšs 2001 Managed Lands Survey for Golf.
The survey, comprised of responses from over 470 of the 2000-plus golf courses enrolled in the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program (ACSP) for Golf Courses. Download the report in pdf format
JANUARY WORKSHOPS
Two workshops were held in January for faculty and staff in the New York State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell University. One was held at the NYS Experiment Station, Geneva, New York; the other on the NYS Experiment Station at Ithaca. The topics included in the workshops revolved about policies and regulations (both federal and State) associated with the use of pesticides in research on and off Cornell property. Key to the off-campus use of unregistered materials was the need to file reports of intended work, including the location of the intended work, with the Bureau of Pesticides, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation in the spring prior to when the work is done. In the fall final reports of what was actually done needed to be filed with the same agency. William Smith, Pesticide Management Education Program, and Mary-Lynn Cummings, Office of Environmental and Occupational Health, led the two sessions. Ninety faculty and staff attended the two sessions.
SPECIAL LABEL REQUESTS The following special label requests were developed collaboratively between staff in the Pesticide Management Education Program (William Smith and Eric Harrington), research faculty in the NYS College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell, and industry. They include:
Emergency Exemption (FIFRA Section 18 request) for the use of fomesafen (Reflex 2LC, EPA reg. No. 10182-83) to control broadleaf weeds in snap and dried beans planted in New York State in 2002 growing season.
Emergency Exemption (FIFRA Section 18 request) for the use of desmedipham (Betanex) to control broadleaf weeds in red beets in New York State during the 2002 growing season.
Emergency Exemption (FIFRA Section 18 request) for the use of dimethenamid (Frontier 6.0) to control yellow nutsedge and certain broadleaf weeds in dry bulb onions grown on organic (muck) soils in New York State during 2002.
Third Party Registration (24c request) for the use of metolachlor (Dual 2Magnum) for weed management in peppers and cabbage. Submitted by the NYS Vegetable Growers Association.
Emergency Exemption (FIFRA Section 18 request) for the use of coumaphos for for controlling mites in honey bees.
PIMS DATABASE UP AND RUNNING Thanks to the leadership of William Smith, Pesticide Management Education Program (PMEP), the PIMS Database is up and running on the PMEP Website. This data base allows one to search for pesticides that are currently labeled for use in New York State. One can search for a product by product name, active ingredient or EPA number. With the cooperation of the Bureau of Pesticides, NYSDEC, the list of products is updated every two weeks. Information about the pesticide is also available via this system. An archival capability has been built into the database to enable one to search for products that were labeled for use in New York State but are not currently labeled. A "hot link" from this site is available to allow one to access an image of the federal label for the product from an EPA database. To use, check the menu on the PMEP Website (http://pmep.cce.cornell.edu) for PIMS.
Pesticide Applicator Training Course Calendar New York pesticide applicators can now locate training programs throughout the state via the "Course Calendar" which is up on the PMEP Website. The time, location, program coordinator, who can attend, and number of certification credits and category can all be determined by perusing this calendar. The Bureau of Pesticides updates this list of approved programs every two weeks. Check the PMEP Website menu for "Course Calendar".
TopThe 12th Annual University of Delaware Pesticide Conference, Pesticides and the Public: How Applicators can Respond to Public concern with Pesticide Use, was held on January 17, 2002 in Dover, Delaware. Over 400 licensed pesticide applicators attended the day-long conference. Dr. Janet Spears, North Carolina State University, spoke on "What lessons have we learned from Star Link Corn?" Dr. Harold Harlan, National Pest Management Association, addressed "IPM in Schools. How will it affect the Applicator?" Risk communication examples were provided by Dr. Susan P. Whitney, University of Delaware, and Larry Towle, Delaware Department of Agriculture. These examples were designed to give applicators speaking points to defend pesticide registration and use, thus helping to ensure continued registration of essential pest control products. During the examples, the Food Quality Protection Act was explained in terms that a housewife, a school board member, and a news reporter could understand. Afternoon break-out sessions were held on "New Pests; New Control Measures" in agriculture, turf & ornamental, and structural pest control. The conference agenda can be found at http://www.udel.edu/pesticide/Cal.htm#annual
Winter Pesticide Applicator Training for initial certification was held in Dover, Delaware on December 17th and 18th, 2001. Fourty-eight trainees attended. Topics included pesticide registration procedures under the Food Quality Protection Act. Adoption of pesticide safety practices is encouraged during training in an effort to ensure retention of pesticide registrations. Safety practices that reduce exposure to the applicator, workers, the public, and the environment are encouraged. At the end of each training, applicators are asked to list three new safety practices that they will use in their work with pesticides. Annual evaluations show that 77% of pledged behaviors are "tried-at-least-once" and 61% of pledged behaviors are adopted as routine by Delaware appliators.
According to an article in USA Today Jan 31, "Environmental Protection Agency officials and representatives of the wood-preservative industry expect to reach a deal within weeks to end manufacturing of lumber permeated with chromated copper arsenate, or CCA, an arsenic-based pesticide applied to 90% of pressure-treated wood, according to parties to the negotiation. Manufacturers would voluntarily surrender licenses to use CCA and cut production under graduated caps. That would allow them time to move to alternative treatments. "Top
The NEREAP-IPM annual meeting will be held at the Hotel Viking in Newport, RI on Feb. 26 (1 p.m.) through Feb. 28 (noon). We have a single room rate of $77 per night blocked out until January 27. Details to follow.
Insider is sent to NE PMC Advisory Council members; NE PMC Information Network project leaders; NE PMC IPM Commodity Working Group members; IPM Coordinators in the Northeast; subscribers to PMC-L. Email Jim or Liz to offer submissions or suggest changes.
Jim VanKirk, Coordinator 315-787-2378 jrv1@cornell.edu
topJohn Ayers, Director 814-865-7776 (voice) email
Liz Thomas, Information Specialist 315-787-2626 egt3@cornell.edu
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