Purpose of Symposium Pesticides are applied in the urban environment to control a variety of pests that compete directly for resources or that impact human health. Pesticide applications are made to yards and gardens, public parks and schools, golf courses, and in homes, restaurants, and other businesses. Target pests include rodents, weeds, insects, fungi and pathogens. Pesticide applications can result in toxic residues in close association with the activities of humans thereby increasing the potential for exposures. The reliance on chemical control procedures has created a large chemical industry that is dedicated to producing specialty pest control products. These products are marketed not only to professional users, but also directly to consumers. Since pest control products are inherently toxic they are regulated at both the federal and state levels, and are monitored by numerous interest groups. Research is conducted by universities and others to explore the nature of the target pests and to develop safer, more efficient methods to control pests. This symposium will bring together interested individuals to discuss and to highlight research topics associated with pest control in the urban environment.
Suggested Topics • Fate and transport of pesticides in the urban environment. • New and emerging pesticides and formulations. • Risk assessments for urban pesticides. • Results of surveys and regional measurement studies. • Advances in integrated pest management (IPM). • New and emerging pests and their chemical control. • The influence of federal regulation. • Advances in sampling and analytical techniques for pesticide residues. • Advances in understanding urban pest biology and ecology for more efficient control. • Emerging urban pests and their control.
For further information contact the organizers:
Daniel M. Stout II, USEPA, 919-541-5767, stout.dan@epa.gov Bob Krieger, UCR, 951-827-3724, bob.krieger@ucr.edu Chris Peterson, USDA-USFS, 662-325-4725, cjpeterson@fs.fed.us
Abstracts (150 words or less) must be submitted on-line at http://abstracts.acs.org by Nov 2, 2009