NE PMC On Target
Internal newsletter of the Northeastern Pest Management Center
vol. 3, no. 3 March 2003
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NE PMC On TargetInternal newsletter of the Northeastern Pest Management Center vol. 3, no. 3 March 2003 |
Northeast
- Delaware:
- Pesticide Safety Training Dates Available.
- Massachusetts
- The Massachusetts School IPM Website Includes Two Significant Additions.
- New Jersey:
- New Biopesticide Registered by EPA for Treatment of Ornamental Plants and Ornamental Turf to Prevent or Control Fungal Plant Pathogens.
- New York :
- New Associate Director for Agriculture and Food Systems in Cornell Cooperative Extension and Assistant Director of the IPM Program.
National
- CSREES
- Four Fact Sheets that Outline Successes of the CSREES/Land Grant University Partnership are now Available.
- CSREES Administrator's Report to the Partnership - Winter 2003 is now Available
- An Exciting Employment Opportunity with USDA
- Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST) Pest Resistance Management Symposium Announcement
- EPA:
- New Corn Pest Control Approved by EPA Can Lead to Reduced Pesticide Use
- US Government Nominates Critical Use Exemptions for Methyl Bromide
- Florida Recent items from the Florida Pest Alert Site
- IPM Institute
- Vermont Early Childhood Program Licensing Regulations
- NRAES Publishes Viewing-only Version of 68 pp. Integrated Pest Management for Northeast Schools
- New Article Entitled "Sustainable Produce: What The Label Means,"
- Brochure Available Entitled Safe Pest Control for New Jersey Schools.
- Lawn Care Without Toxic Chemicals Brochure Available.
- Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS). Simple Explanations of the Conservation Programs in the 2002 Farm Bill.
- North Carolina Toxicology Short Course Offered.
- North Central Pest Management Center . A 2003 Version of the National Pest Alert Fact Sheet is now Printed.
- Office of Pest Management Policy (OPMP): IR-4 and pesticide companies are working toward registration of a number of triazole products
International
- no items
About the Insider
Pesticide Safety Training Dates available:
- March 25-26, 2003. Kent Co. Extension Office
- March 31 - April 1, 2003. Sussex Co. Extension Office
- April 3-4, 2003. New Castle Co. University of Delaware Agricultural Campus. 132 Townsend Hall.
- June 10-11, 2003. Capital Grange, Dover
- September 30-October 1, 2003. Kent Co. Extension Office.
- December 18-19, 2003. Kent Co. Extension Office.
For more information go to Delaware's calendar of events.
Susan P. Whitney, Pesticide Coordinator
The Massachusetts School IPM Website includes two significant additions.
1. You can now view the recent NRAES publication, Integrated Pest Management for Northeast Schools.
2. Documents describing What is IPM? in nine languages are now available in PDF.
Craig Hollingsworth, Ph.D., Extension Educator
Mass School IPM Website
New Biopesticide registered by EPA for treatment of ornamental plants and ornamental turf to prevent or control fungal plant pathogens.
The product, made by Novozymes Biologicals, Inc will be sold as Green Releaf 710-140 and is the first product to use the active ingredient Bacillus licheniformus strain SB3086. The product has been submitted for state registration including New Jersey. If approved by the state it will by labeled for dollar spot only, but they intend to apply for additional uses and are currently gathering efficacy data to support other uses. Green Releaf will be packaged for commercial use, but can also be used by homeowners.
Postings regarding registration:
February 21, 2003
February 24, 2003
March 6, 2003
Pat Hastings, RCE Pest Management Office
Rutgers IPM
New Associate Director for Agriculture and Food Systems in Cornell Cooperative Extension and New Assistant Director of the IPM Program.
Director Helene Dillard and Dean Susan Henry announced the appointment of Dr. Mike Hoffmann as Associate Director for Agriculture and Food Systems in Cornell Cooperative Extension. Mike has been the Director of the NYS IPM Program for the past 3 years and is now taking on a larger leadership role in Cooperative Extension. He will hold a 40% appointment as Associate Director of CCE, 40% as Director of the NYS IPM Program and 20% as Associate Professor of Entomology. He will also play a major role as liaison between CCE and many government agencies and industry stakeholder groups.
Jennifer Grant will join Curt Petzolt as Assistant Directors of the IPM Program to maintain the high level of excellence expected from this program.
Helene Dillard
Director and Associate Dean CCE
CSREES-Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service
Four fact sheets that outline successes of the CSREES/Land Grant University partnership are now available from the CSREES website.
- USDA Crop Profiles Provide Critical Data on Pest Management. pdf
- Interregional Research Project (IR-4) Assists Growers of Minor Crops pdf
- Southern Region Integrated Pest Management Programs Fight Termite Threat pdf
- Computer Aided Decision Support Tools Help Growers Apply Herbicides Wisely pdf
William Hoffman, USDA/CSREES
PAS Program
CSREES Administrator's Report to the Partnership for Winter 2003 is now available in pdf. Topics cover:
- Budget and Status Reports
- CSREES Long-term Planning
- New CSREES Staff, Staff Changes, and Special Assignments
- Communication Activities
- Legislative Updates
- Grant Program Updates
- People and Nutrition Initiatives
- Information Technology Updates
- Environmental and Resource Activities
- Plant, Animal, Small Farm, and Biobased Product Updates
William Hoffman, USDA/CSREES
PAS Program
An Exciting Employment Opportunity with USDA
A few months from now, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES) will hire a person with a plant science background and excellent communication skills to join our staff as a program specialist. The "Vacancy Announcement" available at http://www.reeusda.gov/hrd/S3M-4153.htm provides a general description of the job and instructions for applying. However, it does not adequately convey the exciting and challenging nature of this position.
The program specialist will join the CSREES plant sciences team in providing national leadership for research and extension programs addressing the crop production and pest management needs of U.S. agriculture. The plant sciences team brings science-based perspectives to national policy discussions on issues related to pesticide use, biotechnology, genetic conservation, and economic and environmental sustainability. Our efforts are focused on the development, delivery, and implementation of new knowledge, technologies, and practices needed by agricultural producers. We work with land-grant university scientists to conduct programs such as the Extension Integrated Pest Management Implementation Program, the Minor Crops Pest Management (IR-4) Program, Regional Pest Management Centers, and the National Plant Disease and Pest Diagnostic Network. The program specialist will contribute to the planning, management, and evaluation of these and other agricultural research and extension programs.
As the federal partner in the land-grant university system, CSREES has the unique ability to bring together university scientists and staff from other public and private organizations to address the key production and pest management issues of concern to farmers, homeowners, and consumers in the United States. The CSREES mission takes its staff to every state and territory, and to many foreign countries.
Many CSREES employees started their careers on a land-grant university campus, but I think it is safe to say that most of us are pleased we decided to live and work in Washington, D.C.; as well as the surrounding communities in Northern Virginia and Maryland. It is truly an exciting place to be, and it provides a wonderful opportunity to make a difference on a national scale!
For additional information on application procedures contact the Human Resources Division at (301) 504-1482. The closing date for submission of applications is May 2nd, 2003.
William Hoffman, USDA/CSREES
PAS Program
Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST)
Management of Pest Resistance: Strategies Using Crop Management, Pesticides, Biotechnology Products, and Other Tactics Purpose:
This symposium will provide a cross-disciplinary approach to management of pest resistance and will bring together professionals concerned with resistance management involving pathogens, insect pests and weeds. This Symposium should promote a dialogue among all stakeholders to identify the scope of the issue, the state-of-the-science, research needs and strategies, education and communication issues, and regulatory/other strategies to address pest resistance management.
Dates: April 10 and 11, 2003
April 10 - 1 pm to 9:30 pm
April 11 - 8 am to 4 pmLocation: Westin Indianapolis, 50 South Capitol Avenue, Indianapolis, Indiana
In conjunction with the Fourth National Integrated Pest Management Symposium taking place on April 8-10, 2003Topics Addressed:
- Scope of North American pest resistance problems in 2003
- Issues in pest resistance management
- Lessons learned - case studies
- Roles of various stakeholders in pest resistance management
- What can we learn from each other? How can we work together better?
- Pest resistance management goals
- Recommendations for pest resistance management --
- Where to Now re: insects, pathogens, and weeds?
Registration Fee:
Advance Registration (by 4.1.03)
Registration After (4.1.03)
CAST Member: $65 US CAST Member: $80 US
Non-Member: $85 US Non-Member: $100 USFor information on becoming a member: http://www.cast-science.org/membership/index.html
Registration Information: www.cast-science.org
Sharlene Matten
EPA
New Corn Pest Control of Corn Rootworm Approved by EPA Can Lead to Reduced Pesticide Use.
After an intensive, multi-year scientific analysis, EPA has approved the use of a new plant-incorporated protectant designed to control corn rootworm, a widespread and destructive insect in the United States. This new product will provide corn growers with a safe, non-chemical pest control alternative that can reduce reliance on traditional insecticides. The reduced pesticide use will benefit the environment directly and can mean less exposure to people who apply chemical pesticides to corn.
"EPA has put this new product through a rigorous, science-based review process, including extensive public comment and independent scientific peer review, to ensure that it is safe for human health and the environment," commented Stephen L. Johnson, EPA's Assistant Administrator for Prevention, Pesticides, and Toxic Substances. "This new variety of corn pest control holds great promise for reducing reliance on conventional insecticides now used on millions of acres of corn in the U.S." continued Johnson.
The new corn pest control, referred to as "MON 863" and developed by Monsanto, produces its own insecticide within the plant derived from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt), a naturally occurring soil bacterium. The Bt protein, called Cry3Bb1, controls corn rootworm, a highly destructive pest responsible for the single largest use of conventional insecticides in the United States. At roughly 80 million planted acres, corn is the largest crop grown in the United States. Use of the new pest-control tool is expected to result in major reductions in the use of numerous conventional insecticides. Many of the older alternative insecticides belong to the organophosphate and carbamate chemical classes which have been the subject of increased EPA analysis and regulatory restrictions since passage of the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996.
Today's action is based on a thorough and comprehensive scientific and regulatory evaluation by EPA. It also builds upon a multi-year reassessment performed by the Agency on all currently available Bt plant-incorporated protectants regulated by EPA which was completed in October 2001. As with all similar products, EPA has approved MON 863 for time-limited use which will be subject to reevaluation in several years. For more information on EPA's regulation of these products, see: http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/biopesticides/.
David Deegan, deegan.dave@epa.gov
from an EPA Press Release Feb. 25, 2003
topUS Government Nominates Critical Use Exemptions for Methyl Bromide
The U.S. Government today transmitted its formal nomination for "critical use exemptions" from the phase-out of methyl bromide. Methyl bromide is a relied-upon agricultural fumigant that, because it depletes stratospheric ozone, is scheduled to be phased-out by developed countries by 2005 in accordance with the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. The Montreal Protocol contains a provision for countries to request exemptions for uses of methyl bromide for which there are no technical or economically feasible alternatives. It is under this provision that the U.S. and many other countries are submitting their nominations for critical use exemption.
The United States is submitting a two-year exemption request to begin in 2005. This request is based on an extensive and rigorous joint EPA and U.S. Department of Agriculture technical review process involving dozens of specialists with extensive experience in relevant sciences. The U.S. request for 2005 is for 39% of our baseline consumption of methyl bromide, which is substantially below the most recent year's consumption. Our request will decline to 37% in 2006, reflecting our commitment to ozone layer protection and the likelihood that additional alternatives will be registered and available for use by then.
The U.S. critical use exemption request is consistent with international environmental commitments designed to protect the ozone layer as well as protective of the legitimate needs of methyl bromide users. As new alternatives are developed and market tested, the United States fully expects the need for future critical use exemptions to be eliminated. To date, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has spent over $146 million in research and outreach related to alternatives for the crops on which methyl bromide is currently used. The critical use exemptions being requested will cover the following uses: food processing, commodity storage, forest seedlings, orchard seedlings, orchard replant, turf and sod, tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, strawberry, strawberry nurseries, cucurbits, ornamentals, ginger, transplant trays used in certain greenhouse production systems and sweet potatoes.
Information on EPA's critical use exemption for methyl bromide is available at: http://www.epa.gov/ozone/mbr/ .
David Deegan, deegan.dave@epa.gov
excerpts from an EPA Press Release Feb. 7, 2003
Florida:
Recent items on the Florida Pest Alert Site
03//07/03 - UF/IFAS Mid-Florida REC Web site on pink hibiscus mealybug
03/05/03 - Presentations from the Fourth National Conference on West Nile Virus in the United States
03/04/03 - New outbreak of Ralstonia solanacearum (race 3, biovar 2) in geraniums in U.S. and effects of biofumigants on Ralstonia solanacearum (race 1, biovar 1)
03/03/03 - 2002 Occurrence of southern wilt caused by Ralstonia solanacearum (race 1) on geraniums in Florida
03/03/03 - Ralstonia solanacearum, race 3 biovar 2 found in US greenhouses - Purdue report with associated links.
02/28/03 - USDA Action plan for Ralstonia solanacearum race 3, biovar 2
02/26/03 - DOACS announces new citrus canker quarantine areas in three counties
02/26/03 - Florida citrus canker quarantine area maps
02/24/03 - Ralstonia solanacearum race 3, biovar 2 in USA - threat to solanaceous crops
02/24/04 - DOACS announces reduction of citrus canker quarantine regulations in Hendry County
02/18/03 - Pest Management Strategic Planning Workshop for Tropical Fruits - Homestead, Fl - March 31, 2003 - detailed agenda
02/18/03 - Southwest Florida Vegetable Pest and Disease Hotline for February 14, 2003
02/18/03 - New, rapid laboratory test for avian influenza in the live bird market
02/17/03 - New Featured Creatures - robber flies
02/17/03 - DOACS announces oral rabies vaccine program along Florida's I-4 corridor
02/17/03 - Varroa jacobsoni species complex may consist of 18 different haplotypes belonging to two, possibly five, species - Featured Creatures file on the varroa mite
02/11/03 - Koday's Kids Amazing Insects selected as a UF Best of the Bugs Web site
02/11/03 - Radio frequency puts the heat on plant pests
02/10/03 - New discoveries could help manage red imported fire ants
Tom Fasulo, et. al., University of Florida
Pest Alert
IPM Institute: New on the website
New on 3/7/03
Vermont Early Childhood Program Licensing Regulations state that pesticides shall be used only when other pest prevention and control measures fail and promotes IPM based criteria. More.New on 3/10/03
NRAES publishes viewing-only version of 68 pp. Integrated Pest Management for Northeast Schools. Includes sections entitled "Components of an IPM Program," "Establishing an IPM Program for Your School," and "Managing Pests Found in Northeast Schools." More.New on 2/3/03
New article entitled "Sustainable Produce: What The Label Means," available at Supermarketguru.com. More.New on 2/3/03
The New Jersey Environmental Federation has created a 2-page brochure entitled Safe Pest Control for New Jersey Schools. More.New on 2/3/03
The New Jersey Environmental Federation has created a 2-page brochure entitled Lawn Care Without Toxic Chemicals. More.
Tom Green, et. al., IPM Institute
Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS)
Waiting for a simple explanation of the conservation programs in the 2002 farm bill? Wait no more! Get Conservation Practices and Programs for Your Farm, a simplified, 8-page foldout color guide. In an easy to read format, the guide ties resource concerns and conservation practices to the farm bill programs that can help address them. A program matrix outlines eligibility requirements, type of financial assistance, and producer obligations for eight major USDA conservation programs. Individual copies of Conservation Practices and Programs for Your Farm are available as long as supplies last at local USDA offices, or by calling 1-888-LANDCARE, or from the web at www.nrcs.usda.gov and clicking on publications. Electronic files of the brochure are on the web at www.whmi.nrcs.usda.gov/
The site includes:
- Comparisons of conservation program opportunities in the new farm bill.
- A rundown of federal conservation programs written from a farmer and rancher viewpoint.
- Conservation practices and programs for your farm.
North Carolina
Toxicology Communications, in collaboration with the North Carolina State University Department of Environmental and Molecular Toxicology and the NCSU CIPM Center is planning two workshops/short courses in April and May, 2003. The first, in General Toxicology, with be held on April 8th through 11th and the second, on Pesticide Environmental and Human Health Risk Assessment, will be held on May 27th through 29th.The General Toxicology course is based on the upcoming 3rd edition of the "Textbook of Modern Toxicology" and is intended for BS and MS level staff workers who would benefit in further training in toxicology, for PhD level scientists who qualified in another field but who work in toxicology or administrators, regulators, consultants, etc who would like a refresher course in toxicology. Please send your staff or come yourself.
The Pesticide Risk Assessment: Environmental and Human Health course is more specific and is designed for scientists in risk assessment, pesticide registration or pesticide regulation.
The courses will be held in the Toxicology Building on the NCSU Centennial Campus. Further details concerning program schedules, fees and registration forms can be found on the Toxicology Communications web site (www.toxicologycommunications.com). Additional details and updates will be added as they become available."
Ernest Hodgson
Department of Environmental and Molecular Toxicology
Box 7633, North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC 27695-7633
North Central Pest Management Center
A 2003 version of the National Pest Alert fact sheet on West Nile Virus in North America is available in pdf. The new version is very similar to last year's fact sheet. The only changes are in the first two paragraphs (updated the number of cases and distribution). There are approximately 35,000 additional pest alerts available for purchase at a cost of $50.00 per 1,000. If interested in obtaining copies of the printed fact sheet, please contact Sandy Osterbur at (217) 244-2124 or by e-mail at saosterb@uiuc.edu.
Susan T. Ratcliffe, Ph.D.
North Central IPM Facilitator
topOffice of Pest Management Policy (OPMP):
IR4 and pesticide companies are working toward registration of a number of triazole products. These products are important for many commodities and may be particularly important for control of soybean rust.
Before registrations can be granted, EPA needs various studies and also monitoring data on certain commodities. USDA is working with EPA and the industry Triazole Task Force to determine the best plan for producing the most useful data. The USDA Pesticide Data Program (PDP) already has decided to test apples, peaches (canned and fresh), and wheat flour for residues of triazoles and metabolites. Sample collection has started and PDP laboratories are completing method development work so that analysis can begin soon.
See page 2 of the recent PDP Progress Report. Other commodities may be tested in conjunction with the Triazole Task Force.
Submitted by Donald Baumgartner
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