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Regulatory Activities of the Southern Region IPM Center

Regulatory Activities of the Southern Region IPM Center. Steve Toth Associate Director - Regulatory Issues Southern Region IPM Center. SRIPMC Advisory Council Meeting, December 4, 2006. 1. Insecticide Resistance Management Fact Sheet. SRIPMC Advisory Council Meeting, December 4, 2006. 2.

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Regulatory Activities of the Southern Region IPM Center

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  1. Regulatory Activities of the Southern Region IPM Center Steve Toth Associate Director - Regulatory Issues Southern Region IPM Center SRIPMC Advisory Council Meeting, December 4, 2006 1

  2. Insecticide Resistance Management Fact Sheet SRIPMC Advisory Council Meeting, December 4, 2006 2

  3. Insecticide Resistance Management Fact Sheet SRIPMC Advisory Council Meeting, December 4, 2006 3

  4. Phase-Out of Methyl Bromide • Under the Federal Clean Air Act and international treaty to protect ozone layer (Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer), the production and import of methyl bromide phased out in the United States on January 1, 2005 • Parties to the Montreal Protocol agreed to allow limited production and import of methyl bromide after January 1, 2005 for “critical use exemptions” SRIPMC Advisory Council Meeting, December 4, 2006 4

  5. Phase-Out of Methyl Bromide • Since 2002, Southeastern Consortia have submitted critical use exemption applications for methyl bromide for cucurbits, peppers, strawberries (fruit and nursery production) and tomatoes • Methyl bromide allotted for the above uses during 2005, 2006, 2007 and, most recently, 2008 • Critical use exemption applications submitted for 2009; awaiting decision sometime in 2007 SRIPMC Advisory Council Meeting, December 4, 2006 5

  6. Phase-Out of Methyl Bromide • The amount of methyl bromide requested by the U. S. each year (2005-2008) in CUE process is decreasing (39% to 35% to 29% to 23% of 1991 baseline) • The amount of methyl bromide authorized by the Parties each year (2005-2008) in CUE process is decreasing (37% to 32% to 26.4% to 21% of 1991 baseline) • The continued authorization of methyl bromide by the Parties is dependent on U. S. demonstrating progress toward development of alternatives SRIPMC Advisory Council Meeting, December 4, 2006 6

  7. Phase-Out of Methyl Bromide • The Southern Region IPM Center hosted meeting in Raleigh on December 7, 2005 and assisted with travel costs of experts to prepare research plan for identifying/developing pest management alternatives to methyl bromide for the county ham industry • The Center also sponsored a Methyl Bromide Alternatives Workshops on Feb. 23-24, 2005 and March 21-22, 2006 in Raleigh; training for county extension agents in GA, NC, SC, TN and VA • Attended International Research Conference on Methyl Bromide Alternatives in Orlando, Florida on November 6-9, 2006 SRIPMC Advisory Council Meeting, December 4, 2006 7

  8. Responses to EPA/USDA Information Requests • The Southern Region IPM Center has added two additional State Contacts (LA and SC) to coordinate expert responses to EPA/USDA regulatory questions PR USVI SRIPMC Advisory Council Meeting, December 4, 2006 8

  9. Responses to EPA/USDA Information Requests Current Issues SRIPMC Advisory Council Meeting, December 4, 2006 9

  10. Responses to EPA/USDA Information Requests SRIPMC Advisory Council Meeting, December 4, 2006 10

  11. Responses to EPA/USDA Information Requests 2006 Requests and Responses: • Copper: various states • Dimethoate: AL, FL, KY, NC, OK, PR, TN, TX, VA, VI • Carbofuran: AL, AR, FL, KY, NC, PR, TX, VI • PCNB: FL, NC, OK, PR, VI • Malathion: AR, FL, KY, NC, OK, PR, TN, TX, VA, VI • Permethrin: FL, KY, NC, OK, PR, TN, VA, VI • Botran: FL, NC, OK, PR, TX, VA, VI • Metaldehyde: AL, FL, GA, NC, PR, VI • Petroleum Oil: FL, GA, KY, NC, OK, PR, TN, VI • Mineral Oil: FL, GA, NC, PR, TX, VA, VI • Aldicarb: AL, FL, KY, NC, PR, TX, VA, VI SRIPMC Advisory Council Meeting, December 4, 2006 11

  12. Crop Profiles & PMSPs Submitted in 2006 Crop Profiles: • Florida major citrus (oranges and grapefruit), peppers and tomatoes • Georgia cotton and rye • Tennessee brambles, hay and soybeans • Virginia cattle (beef), cattle (dairy), poultry (chickens), poultry (turkeys), sheep and turfgrass Pest Management Strategic Plans: • Pecans (AL, GA, LA, NC and TX) • Sweet corn (Tennessee) SRIPMC Advisory Council Meeting, December 4, 2006 12

  13. Crop Profiles Planned for 2006-2007 * New Crop Profiles: • Florida aquatics, radishes and sugarcane • Oklahoma spinach and winter canola • Virginia greens (collards and turnips), sweet corn and swine Revised Crop Profiles: • Florida carrots, celery, major citrus (oranges and grapefruit), potatoes and tropical fruit • Virginia – older crop profiles * Projects funded through 2006 IPM Enhancement Grants: Part I SRIPMC Advisory Council Meeting, December 4, 2006 13

  14. PMSP Workshops Planned for 2007 • Pepper and Tomato Production in Georgia and South Carolina; Jan. 5-6 in Savannah, GA • Watermelon Production in Mid-Atlantic States; Jan. 11 at 3 sites in DE, NJ and NC (videoconference) • Turkey Production in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia; early Feb. in North Carolina • Greenhouse Tomato Production in the U.S.; Feb. 27 in Raleigh, NC • Honey Bee Production in Mid-Atlantic States; March 1 in Monroe, NC SRIPMC Advisory Council Meeting, December 4, 2006 14

  15. Questions? SRIPMC Advisory Council Meeting, December 4, 2006 15

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