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Petitions filed seeking various tolerance actions In the Aug. 1 Federal Register (72 FR 42072), EPA issued a notice announcing the filing of the following pesticide petitions: * Docket No. [...]

In 2010 there is extension of use of some of the most common insecticides and acaricides. These are listed in a table giving detials for ApolloSC, Borneo, Calypso, Domark 125, [...]

On Jan. 27 (75 FR 4274), EPA issued a final rule amending [section] 180.598 by establishing tolerances for residues of the insecticide novaluron, N-[[[3-chloro 4-[1,1,2-trifluoro-2 (trifluoromethoxy)ethoxy]phenyl]amino]carbonyl]2,6-difluorobenzamide, in or on: * [...]

EPA failed to follow proper procedures and violated the law when it rejected a petition for a hearing on its decision to revoke tolerances for carbofuran, according to a legal [...]

On Dec. 9 (74 FR 65021), EPA issued a final rule amending [section]180.586 by establishing tolerances for the combined residues of the insecticide clothianidin, (E)-1-(2-chloro-1,3-thiazol-5-ylmethyl)-3-methyl-2-nitroguanidine, in or on: * almond, [...]

On Nov. 4 (74 FR 57078), EPA issued a final rule amending [section]180.315 by revoking the established tolerances for residues of the insecticide methamidophos in or on cucumber, eggplant and [...]

On Oct. 28 (74 FR 55463), EPA issued a final rule amending [section]180.510 by establishing tolerances for residues of the insecticide pyriproxyfen in or on: * artichoke, globe at 2.0 [...]

On Sept. 2 (74 FR 45330), EPA issued a final rule amending § 180.544 by establishing tolerances for residues of the insecticide methoxyfenozide, 3,5-dimethylbenzoic acid N-tert-butyl-N'-(3-hydroxy-2-methylbenzoyl) hydrazide, RH-151,055 glucose conjugate [...]

On May 27 (74 FR 25237), EPA issued a notice announcing that Bayer CropScience, Research Triangle Park, N.C., has voluntarily requested to amend the firm's product registration for Ethoprop Technical [...]

On May 7 (74 FR 21260), EPA issued a final rule amending § 180.617 by establishing tolerances for residues of the fungicide metconazole, 5-[(4chlorophenyl)-methyl]-2, 2-dimethyl-1-(1H-1,2,4-triazole-1-ylmethyl)cyclopentanol), measured as the sum of [...]

In the November 28 Federal Register (73 FR 72352), EPA issued a final rule amending § 180.377 by establishing time-limited tolerances for the combined residues of diflubenzuron and its metabolites [...]

In the Sept. 24 Federal Register (73 FR 54969), EPA issued a final rule amending § 180.436 by establishing tolerances for residues of the insecticide cyfluthrin, cyano(4-fluoro-3-phenoxyphenyl) methyl-3-(2,2-dichloroethenyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclo propanecarboxylate, in [...]

A federal judge last week dismissed part of a lawsuit brought by several environmental and farmworker advocacy groups challenging EPA's phase-out schedule for the organophosphate insecticide azinphos methyl (AZM). But [...]

On March 12 (73 FR 13136), EPA issued a final rule amending § 180.607 by establishing tolerances for residues of the insecticide spiromesifen, (2-oxo-3-(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)-1-oxaspiro[4,4]non-3-en-4-yl 3,3-dimethylbutanoate) and its enol metabolite (4hydroxy-3-(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)-1-oxaspiro[4,4]non- [...]

EPA last week forwarded a draft proposed rule to the Secretary of Agriculture that would add certain plant-incorporated protectants (PIPs) derived from viral coat protein genes to its list of [...]

In the April 26 Federal Register (71 FR 24582), EPA issued a final rule amending [sections]174.452 by establishing a temporary exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of [...]

In the April 26 Federal Register (71 FR 24586), EPA issued a final rule revoking specific tolerances and tolerance exemptions for residues of the insecticides paraformaldehyde and tetradifon; fungicides captafol, [...]

EPA issued a notice in the June 30 Federal Register (69 FR 39467) announcing the receipt of requests for amendments by registrations to delete uses in certain pesticide registrations. Unless [...]

In the March 10 Federal Register (69 FR 11317), EPA issued a final rule amending §180.510 by establishing a time-limited tolerance for residues of the insecticide pyriproxyfen 2-[1-methyl-2(4-phenoxyphenoxy)ethoxypridine] in or [...]

The French government has temporarily banned six insecticides that contain the active ingredient fipronil, saying the chemical may be inadvertently killing bees. In addition, two major vendors were placed under [...]

In the Aug. 27 Federal Register (68 FR 51479), EPA issued a final rule amending §180.377 by establishing time-limited tolerances for the combined residues of the insecticide diflubenzuron, [N-[[(4-chlorophenyl)amino]carbonyl]-2,6-difluorobenzamide and [...]

In the May 30 Federal Register (68 FR 32390), EPA issued a final rule establishing tolerances for residues of the insecticide clothianidin, (E)-1-(2-chloro-1,3-thiazol-5-ylmethyl)-3-methyl-2-nitroguanidine, in or on: * canola, seed at [...]

In the May 12 Federal Register (68 FR 27740), EPA issued a final rule amending § 180.564 by establishing a time-limited tolerance for the combined residues of the insecticide indoxacarb [...]

EPA officials last week provided a panel of state regulators with updates on agency initiatives of particular interest to the states. The full State FIFRA Issues Research and Evaluation Group [...]

In the Nov. 1 Federal Register (67 FR 66561), EPA issued a final rule amending [sections]180.565 by establishing a tolerance for the combined residues of the insecticide thiamethoxam 3-[(2-chloro-5-thiazolyl)methyl]tetrahydro-5-methyl-N-nitro -4H-1,3,5-oxadiazin-4-imine [...]

In the Oct. 30 Federal Register (67 FR 66149), EPA issued a notice announcing the availability of the Reregistration Eligibility Decision document for the pesticide active ingredient oxyfluorfen. The document [...]

On Jan. 9 (73 FR 1517), EPA issued a final rule amending §180.418 by establishing tolerances for the combined residues of the insecticide zetacypermethrin, S-cyano(3-phenoxyphenyl) methyl (±)-cis-trans 3-(2,2-dichloroethenyl)-2,2 dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate and [...]

On Aug. 22 (72 FR 46906), EPA issued a final rule amending §180.517 by establishing tolerances for the combined residues of the insecticide fipronil, 5amino-1-(2,6-dichloro-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-4((1,R,S)-trifluoromethyl)sulfonyl)-1H-pyrazole-3-carbonitrile and its 2 metabolites, MB45950 [...]

On Aug. 8 (72 FR 44384), EPA issued a final rule amending §180.464 by establishing tolerances for residues of dimethenamid in or on: grass, forage at 0.15 ppm; grass, hay [...]

On July 25 (72 FR 40859), EPA issued a notice announcing the receipt of a request from S.C. Johnson and Son, Inc., Racine, Wis., to voluntarily cancel registrations for two [...]

On June 13 (72 FR 32570), EPA issued a proposal to revoke, modify and/or establish tolerances for the insecticides amitraz and lindane; the herbicides atrazine, propachlor and simazine; the plant [...]

On March 21 (72 FR 13168), EPA issued a final rule amending §180.495 by establishing tolerances for residues of the insecticide spinosad, in or on: * amaranth, grain, stover at [...]