Posts Tagged: chlorpyrifos
UC IPM director issues statement regarding the California ban on chlorpyrifos
"On Wednesday, May 8, 2019, the State of California announced it would ban the use of chlorpyrifos by canceling registration of the pesticide by the Department of Pesticide Registration. Chlorpyrifos use in agriculture has been under federal and state regulatory review for the last several years. Chlorpyrifos for use in structural pest control and for sale in consumer products ended in 2000 due to a voluntary agreement between the manufacturers and EPA.
"University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC ANR) carries out the Land-Grant mission of University of California to seek scientific solutions to address society's needs and problems. As a part of UC ANR, the Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program (UC IPM) provides research-based information to manage pests while protecting human-health and the environment. UC scientists have spent many years researching alternatives to chlorpyrifos and educating state-licensed pest control advisers on effective use of the alternatives. For example, improved integrated pest management of insects in almonds eliminated the need for winter application of chlorpyrifos on the 1,390,000 acres of almonds in California. Overall, this work contributed to the greater than 50% decrease in chlorpyrifos use in all of California agriculture from 2006 to 2016.
"In 2014, UC IPM started a two-year project, funded by California Department of Pesticide Regulation, to identify the pest-crop situations where there were no or few alternatives to chlorpyrifos. That project identified specific needs for additional research on alternatives to manage weevils and aphids in alfalfa, leaf-footed bug and stink bugs in almond, ants in citrus, and aphids and whiteflies in cotton. UC research and extension continues to seek solutions to these difficult pest management problems. Previous research in many other pest-crop situations had already identified and supported implementation of alternatives to chlorpyrifos.
"UC ANR will continue to work closely with the State of California and agriculture to protect the health of Californians and our environment while providing effective pest management solutions to farmers."
For more information, contact:
Jim Farrar
(530) 750-1249, jjfarrar@ucanr.edu
Seguridad de Pesticidas/Pesticide Training
UC IPM providing helpful information on chlorpyrifos situation
Chlorpyrifos is widely applied to many crops for pest control; the highest percentage on almonds, citrus, alfalfa and cotton. However, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed cancellation of its use in agriculture.
"Chlorpyrifos is a tool and over reliance on that tool to help us solve pest problems is going to have environmental impacts and potentially could impact human populations as well," said UC ANR Cooperative Extension advisor David Doll in the Valley Public Radio story.
Romero also spoke to Selma almond grower Bill Chandler at the meeting.
"Don't give up the ship, there's help," Chandler said. "That's why they (UC IPM) had this meeting to say, listen gentlemen, there's these problems. Let's learn how to work with them and see what we can use differently."
More UC IPM meetings on the issue will be held in the coming weeks at the following locations:
Jan. 12 – Citrus in San Joaquin Valley
8 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
UC ANR Cooperative Extension office, 4437 S. Laspina St., Tulare
Jan. 21 – Alfalfa in Imperial Valley
8 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Farm Credit Services Southwest, 485 Business Parkway, Imperial
Jan. 26 – Almonds in Southern San Joaquin Valley
8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Kern County Agricultural Pavilion
3300 E. Belle Terrace, Bakersfield
Feb. 5 – Almonds in Northern California
8 a.m. to 12:00 p.m
Chico Masonic Lodge, 1110 W. East Ave., Chico
For more information contact Lori Berger, UC IPM chlorpyrifos project coordinator, at lberger@ucanr.edu or (559) 646-6523.
Chlorpyrifos Remains an Essential Tool in Citrus
Chlorpyrifos is a broad spectrum insecticide, a chemical used to kill a wide variety of insects...
Chlorpyrifos Meeting - What to do with and it and what to do without it on Citrus. Coming to Santa Paula
Chlorpyrifos (Lorsban) is a pesticide long used in citrus along with many other crops. It is an organophosphate that has value partly because it is persistent, which is also one of its drawbacks. One of its uses is to control ant species that "farm" such pests as mealybug, aphids and scales. Many organophosphate materials have been removed from the market and their use in residential settings has been severely curtailed. New restrictive uses are now in place for this material in agriculture and an informational meeting is being held in September for citrus growers on what approaches to take with these restrictions. During the meeting a workshop on ant identification and management will be offered.
Ventura County Breakfast IPM Meeting
Citrus IPM and Chlorpyrifos Regulatory Update
September 16, 2015 8:00 AM – Noon
Hot Breakfast and Coffee at 8:00 AM
Hansen Research Center
14292 W Telegraph Rd (parking accessed from Briggs Road)
Santa Paula, CA 93060
Registration and Hot Breakfast at 8:00 AM
Meeting Runs 8:30 AM until Noon
Time |
Topics |
Org/Speaker |
Minutes |
8:00 AM |
|
Group |
- |
8:30 AM |
|
Ben Faber, UCCE Farm Advisor Ventura County |
15 |
8:45 AM |
|
Peter B. Goodell and Lori Berger, UC Statewide IPM Program |
45 |
9:30 AM |
|
Dennis Chessman or NRCS Representative or UC Statewide IPM Program Personnel |
15 |
9:45 AM |
|
Beth Grafton-Cardwell, UCCE, Lindcove REC |
30 |
10:15 AM |
BREAK |
BREAK |
15 |
10:30 AM |
|
Kris Tollerup, Area IPM Advisor, Kearney REC |
30 |
11:00 AM |
|
Mark Robertson and/or Randy Segawa, CDPR |
20 |
11:20 AM |
|
Representative of the Ventura County Ag Commissioner Office |
10 |
11:30 AM |
|
“Local Leadership”
UCCE/ PCA/Grower/ Crop Team Leader panel
|
30 |
Meeting Adjourns at Noon |
CDPR Continuing Education Units Applied for: 3.0 hours (1.0 Laws/ 2.0 Other)
Hot Breakfast Courtesy of Citrus Research Board
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