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January 2003 |
Pesticide Registrations and Actions
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 On December 11, the EPA published a
Federal Register notice announcing the availability of the ethoprop
(Mocap®) Interim Reregistration Eligibility Decision (IRED) on all but the
liquid (EC) formulation. The IRED excludes the EC form because of
occupational risk concerns involving skin exposure of mixers, loaders, and
applicators. The registrant has agreed to conduct a biomonitoring study
and submit the results by March 31, 2003 to demonstrate that the actual
exposure to workers is below EPA’s level of concern. If the data do not
demonstrate sufficiently low risk, the registrant has agreed to
voluntarily cancel the EC formulation. The registrant has also agreed to
substitute a less dusty carrier for the granular formulations. Crops that
will be lost from the Mocap® label include peanut, citrus seedling, and
golf course. Snap and lima beans, field/sweet corn, and sugarcane will be
taken off the EC formulation labels. Other Florida-affecting changes
include EC formulation on cabbage banded only and maximum rate for potato
east of the Mississippi reduced from 12 pounds of active ingredient per
acre (lb ai/A) to nine lb ai/A. The ornamental maximum rate would also be
reduced from six lb ai/A to three lb ai/A. Certain other applications and
practices will also be modified. (Federal Register, 12/11/02 &
http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/reregistration/status.htm#E).
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 On December 4, the EPA published a
Federal Register notice announcing the availability of the
fenarimol Tolerance Reassessment Decision (TRED). The TRED addressed 42
tolerances which are now considered safe under the FQPA. However, due to
concerns over exposure, the registrant has agreed to remove the
residential uses from their labels until they conduct a special
developmental toxicity study that will assess possible effects of
fenarimol on the adult and juvenile rat hormonal systems. Once these data
are submitted, the EPA will make a determination regarding the
reinstatement of the residential uses. (Federal Register,
12/4/02).
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 On December 19, the EPA published a
Federal Register notice announcing the availability of the naled
Interim Risk Management Decision (IRED). The IRED stated that the
individual and aggregate risks are within acceptable levels, providing
risk mitigation measures are adopted. Although naled may not be used in
and around the home by residents or commercial applicators, residents can
be exposed as bystanders from wide-area mosquito control applications. The
IRED will be considered final upon completion of the OP cumulative risk
assessment. (Federal Register, 12/19/02).
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 On December 9, the EPA published a
Federal Register notice announcing the cancellation of a number of
products which contain diazinon, as well as some uses on
diazinon-containing products. The products which were
cancelled entirely were labeled for residential use, which
is being phased out over the next several years. Product label amendments
largely deal with the loss of celery on granular formulation labels.
(Federal Register, 12/9/02).
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 On December 6, the EPA published a
Federal Register notice announcing the cancellation of some uses
from certain labels. For products registered in Florida, there is the loss
of poultry from Bayer’s Sevin® (carbaryl) manufacturing concentrate (EPA
Reg. # 264-325), loss of greenhouse food crops from Fulex nicotine
fumigator (EPA Reg. # 1327-41), and loss of eggplant and onion on
Griffin’s Trilin® (trifluralin) herbicide (EPA Reg. # 1812-355).
(Federal Register, 12/6/02).
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 On December 4, the EPA published a
Federal Register notice announcing the approval of three pesticides
that may be of use in Florida pest management. The first product is Foliar
Nutrient’s Lexx-A-Phos® fungicide (20.4% dipotassium phosphonate, EPA Reg.
# 72499-1) for control of certain fungal diseases in woody ornamentals,
turfgrasses, and non-bearing fruit and nut tree crops. The second is AVA
Chemical Ventures’ sucrose octanoate esters (40%, EPA Reg. # 70950-2)
which will be marketed to manage insects and mites. The third product is
BioSafe Systems’ TerraCare® fungicide/algaecide (40% sodium carbonate
peroxyhydrate, EPA Reg. # 70299-3) for control of certain fungal diseases
and algae in turfgrasses and ornamental plants. (Federal Register,
12/4/02).
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 On November 7, Florida Department of
Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) registered BASF Corporation’s
Cabrio® (pyraclostrobin) fungicide (EPA Reg. # 7969-187) for control of
disease in berries, cucurbits, fruiting vegetables, tomato, strawberry,
and other crops. (FDACS PREC Agenda, 12/5/02).
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 On November 7, FDACS registered BASF
Corporation’s Headline® (pyraclostrobin) fungicide (EPA Reg. # 7969-186)
for control of disease in citrus, peanut, potato, and other crops. (FDACS
PREC Agenda, 12/5/02).
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On November 8, FDACS conditionally
registered Valent U.S.A. Corporation’s Regiment® (bispyribac sodium)
herbicide (EPA Reg. # 59639-105) for selective postemergent control of
many weeds infesting rice. (FDACS PREC Agenda, 12/5/02).
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 On November 8, FDACS conditionally
registered Dow AgroSciences’ Grandstand R® (triclopyr) herbicide (EPA Reg.
# 62719-215) for selective postemergent broadleaf weed control in rice.
(FDACS PREC Agenda, 12/5/02).
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 The EPA has issued a quarantine exemption
for the use of Dibrom® (naled) concentrate (EPA Reg. # 5481-480) in a bait treatment to eradicate Tephritid fruit flies that are responsive to the
attractant methyl eugenol. The exemption will expire on November 13, 2005.
(FDACS letter of 11/20/02).
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 Dupont Agricultural Products received
tolerances for residues of the herbicide pyrithiobac sodium in or on
undelinted cotton seed (0.02 ppm) and cotton gin products (0.15 ppm).
(Federal Register, 12/4/02).
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 The Director of OPP recently announced
regulatory progress on a number of IR-4 methyl bromide alternative
objectives. Iodomethane should be registered by the EPA by spring of 2003.
Fosthiazate for control of nematodes in tomato and trifloxysulfuron-sodium
for control of nutsedge in tomato are both on the EPA’s fast track for
registration and should be available within 2003. (IR-4 News Briefs,
Oct.-Dec., 2002).
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