Learn the Issues
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Guidance on Sulfuryl Fluoride Clearance Device Testing
Sulfuryl fluoride is a structural and commodity fumigant used to control a wide variety of pests, including termites, powder post beetles, old house borers, bedbugs, carpet beetles, clothes moths and cockroaches as well as rats and mice
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Monosodium Methanearsonate (MSMA), an Organic Arsenical
This will give background information of organic arsenical pesticides, uses of MSMA, registration review, scientific peer review, and safe use and disposal of residential use products.
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Joint Statement on Mosquito Control in the United States
Information from EPA and CDC about mosquito control and protection against mosquito-borne diseases.
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Section 18 Emergency Exemption Requests and Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Authorized emergency exemptions requested by the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) that will temporarily allow a new antimicrobial product to be used against the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) in two specific health care facilities
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EPA Updates Disinfectant Policy to Align with CDC Science
EPA has allowed for expedited review and approval of surface disinfectant products for use against SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, adding over 500 products to EPA’s list of disinfectants entitled List N
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Cleaning and Disinfecting: Best Practices During the COVID-19 Pandemic
EPA’s new factsheet has cleaning and disinfecting best practices and tips you can use during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Find a Bed Bug Pesticide Product
Introduces the Bed Bug Product Search Tool, to help consumers find EPA-registered pesticides for bed bug infestation control. Inclusion in this database is not an endorsement. Always follow label directions carefully.
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About the Incident Data System (IDS)
When people report adverse effects from pesticides to EPA, these reports are stored in the Incident Data System (IDS). Pesticide incident reports tell EPA about adverse effects on people, domestic animals, wildlife, or the environment.
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Common Causes of Pesticide Incidents
There are many types of pesticide incidents. EPA staff analyze pesticide incident reports involving people (including children and farm workers), pets, domestic animals, wildlife including bees and other pollinators, and the environment.
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How to Report a Pesticide Incident Involving Exposures to People
Pesticides incidents must be reported by pesticide registrants. Others, such as members of the public and environmental professionals, would like to report pesticide incidents. This website will facilitate such incident reporting.
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How to Report Pesticide Incidents Involving Wildlife or the Environment
Find ways to report wildlife and environmental incidents related to pesticides.
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Severity Categories Used for Pesticide Incident Reporting
When pesticide incidents are reported to EPA, they are assigned an incident “severity category.” EPA uses the severity category to indicate how much an incident may have impacted the health of humans or the environment.
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EPA Announces Update on Atrazine
EPA is announcing an update to the level at which atrazine is expected to adversely affect aquatic plants.
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Bed Bug Myths
Learn the truth about bed bugs, such as how easy they are to see with the naked eye, their preferred habitat, whether they transmit diseases, their public health effects, and whether pesticides are the best way to deal with an infestation.
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Other Issues
These Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) are intended to clarify the reporting requirements for Chemical Data Reporting for the 2016 reporting period.
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EPA Continues Webinar Series Dedicated to Pollinator Protection
EPA’s Office of Pesticide Programs will host a webinar on Sept. 15, 2020, to conclude its five-part series dedicated to pollinator health and habitat.
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2020 TSCA Chemical Data Reporting Fact Sheet: Co-Manufactured Chemicals
This fact sheet provides information on existing Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) regulations to persons who are involved in co-manufacturing of chemical substances which may be subject to the CDR rule.
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EPA Adds 18 Chemicals to Safer Chemical Ingredients List
EPA added 18 chemicals to the Safer Chemical Ingredients List (SCIL), supporting Administrator Zeldin’s commitment to transparency, innovation and safer chemistry.
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EPA Seeks Public Comment on New Plan to Streamline Tracking of Bilingual Labeling Adoption and Releases Updated Bilingual Labeling Resources
News story on bilingual labeling actions
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Pesticide Product Label System (PPLS) Application Program Interface (API)
Pesticide Product Label System (PPLS) provides a single point of access to U.S. EPA environmental data contained in the U.S. EPA databases.