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This section of the webpage contains information regarding pesticide safety issues of significant interest or impact for PSEPs, or the stakeholders they serve. Information is archived for future reference.

Aquatic Life Benchmarks for Registered Pesticides

This original announcement was published by the EPA on August 31, 2021. Click here for more information. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in collaboration with the California Department of Pesticide Regulation and the U.S. Geological Survey, has released an updated version of the Aquatic Life Benchmarks. Aquatic Life Benchmarks are estimates of the concentrations below which pesticides are not expected to […]

EPA Releases Draft Biological Evaluations of Three Neonicotinoids for Public Comment

This original announcement was published by the EPA on August 26, 2021. Click here for more information. EPA is releasing its draft biological evaluations (BEs) for clothianidin, imidacloprid and thiamethoxam, which are part of a group of insecticides known as the neonicotinoids, for public review and comment. These neonicotinoids are used on a variety of crops, turf, and ornamentals, among other residential and commercial indoor and outdoor […]

EPA Announces Plan for Pet Incident Reporting and Releases Proposed Interim Decisions for Four Pesticides

This original announcement was published by the EPA on August 3, 2021. Click here for more information. The U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing its plan collect pet incident data on four pesticides used in a variety of agricultural and non-agricultural settings, including in residential pet products. These pesticides are MGK-264, piperonyl butoxide (PBO), pyrethrins, and […]

EPA Finalizes New, Stronger Safety Measures for Pesticide Paraquat

This original announcement was published by the EPA on August 2, 2021. Click here for more information. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is releasing the interim decision (ID) for the pesticide paraquat dichloride (paraquat) finalizing new, stronger safety measures to reduce exposure. The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) requires the agency to periodically re-evaluate pesticides through registration review to […]

EPA Proposes Registration of New Nematicide Active Ingredient

This original announcement was published on July 23, 2021. Click here for more information. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking comments on its proposal to register the new pesticide active ingredient fluazaindolizine for agricultural use. Fluazaindolizine is a sulfonamide nematicide that EPA expects will play a role in resistance management and integrated […]