EPA PROPOSES TO STOP CONSUMER USE OF NEW RODENTICIDES --- EPA is proposing to reclassify second-generation anticoagulants as restricted use pesticides, and impose risk mitigation measures on many other rodent control products. Industry disputes the need for these restrictions, while EPA, in an exclusive interview, explains its reasoning.

LAWSUIT THREATENED OVER CUMULATIVE ECOSYSTEM EFFECTS FROM SIXTY PESTICIDES --- The Center for Biological Diversity has served notice of its intent to sue EPA and Interior using novel theories which allege that multiple pesticides cause adverse synergistic and cumulative ecosystem effects on endangered species in the San Francisco Bay watershed.

NEW TECHNOLOGIES OFFER HOPE AGAINST INVASIVE TREE PESTS --- Just one of the invasive pests threatening domestic trees, the Asian longhorned beetle, may cause over $41 billion in losses according to government estimates. New technologies, however, provide an alternative to the traditional approach of cut, chip and grind against this, and other, pests.

ERADICATING EXOTIC PESTS FACES FUNDING PROBLEMS AT APHIS -- Protecting the U.S. from the entry, establishment or spread of animal and plant pests, as well as noxious weeds, is not easy task. However, ongoing budget constraints make it even tougher.

AN INSIDER LOOK AT INVASIVE TREE-PEST CONTROL -- Should property owners kiss their ash goodbye, or treat it?

IR-4 PUSHES FORWARD WITH SPECIALTY CROP INITIATIVES AND PROJECTS --- Despite continued budget uncertainties, IR-4 is involved in a myriad of undertakings, both domestically and internationally, that are vital for crop protection chemicals and biopesticides used on specialty crops, ranging from fruits and vegetables to turf, floral plants, herbs and spices.

PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE WILL 'RUN IN PLACE' IN 2007, TRADE EXPERT PREDICTS --- The precautionary principle reverses the burden of proof in any regulatory regime from government to industry and requires the elimination or substitution of "lower-risk" products. Lawrence Kogan says it can significantly drive up costs related to, and diminish the value of, tangible assets, as well as intangible assets, processes and technologies.

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