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PostPosted: Wed Apr 08, 2015 1:11 pm 
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As part of EPA's ongoing effort to protect pollinators, the agency sent letters to registrants of neonicotinoid pesticides with outdoor uses informing them that EPA will likely not be in a position to approve most applications for new uses of these chemicals until new bee data have been submitted and pollinator risk assessments are complete.

The letters reiterate that the EPA has required new bee safety studies for its ongoing registration review process for the neonicotinoid pesticides, and that the Agency must complete its new pollinator risk assessments, which are based, in part, on the new data, before it will likely be able to make regulatory decisions on imidacloprid, clothianidin, thiamethoxam, and dinotefuran that would expand the current uses of these pesticides.

Affected neonicotinoid actions include:
• New Uses (including crop group expansion requests)
• Addition of New Use Patterns, such as aerial application
• Experimental Use Permits
• New Special Local Needs Registrations

This is an interim position. However, if a significant new pest issue should arise that may be uniquely addressed by one of these chemicals, EPA is prepared to consider whether an emergency use under FIFRA section 18 might be appropriate. Due to the localized nature of many emergency pest management programs, it may be possible to develop mitigation or adjust the use pattern in a manner that would minimize exposure to bees. In the event that an emergency use is requested, the Agency plans to assess such requests by relying on available information and risk mitigation strategies. .
More information on EPA’s efforts to protect pollinators: http://www2.epa.gov/pollinator-protection

Source: Environmental Protection Agency April 03, 2015


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