Learn the Issues
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What is an Insect Repellent?
Brief definition of insect repellent, which are also pesticides. A pesticide is any substance or mixture of substances intended for: preventing; destroying; repelling; or mitigating any pest.
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Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee Meeting: May 8-9, 2019
Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee meeting Agenda for May 8-9, 2019. Find the agenda and presentation materials here.
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Pesticide Labels: Guidance on Warranty Statements
Learn about use of warranty disclaimer statements and their use on pesticide labels.
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Label Review Training: Module 3: Special Issues, Page 12
This module further describes and provides strategies for reviewing some of the label parts introduced in Module 2 of the pesticide label training, such as precautionary statements, directions for use, worker protection labeling, and more.
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White Paper: GHS Implementation Planning Issues
White Paper: GHS Implementation Planning Issues
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EPA Shares Fish and Wildlife Service’s Draft Biological Opinion for Methomyl for Public Comment
The EPA is seeking public comment on the National Marine Fisheries Service’s opinion for the insecticides carbaryl and methomyl.
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EPA's Regulation of Flea and Tick Products
Learn about how EPA evaluates flea and tick products for use on pets.
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Memorandum of Understanding Between EPA and Pollinator Partnership
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Pollinator Partnership
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EPA Evaluation and Regulation of Pet Collar Products
EPA regulates a number of pet collar products that protect pets from fleas and ticks. Product chemistry, acute toxicity, efficacy, and companion animal data are reviewed for each collar before it is first registered.
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FDA to Hold Webinar on Leafy Green Action Plan, Agricultural Water Treatment
Webinar will include discussion of a new EPA-approved protocol for evaluating the efficacy of antimicrobial pesticides against microorganisms in agricultural irrigation water.
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Pesticide Poisoning Handbook - Section VI Appendices
Information about Section IV of the Pesticide Poisoning Handbook.
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Pesticide Registration: Clarification for Ion Generating Equipment
EPA issued a Federal Register Notice that clarifies the Agency's position on the distinction between devices and pesticides with regard to ion-generating equipment and explains why such equipment will now be regulated as a pesticide.
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Report on Minor Uses of Pesticides
This report on minor uses of pesticides was required by Section 31 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act. It describes EPA's minor use activities and our partnerships with other federal agencies.
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Pesticide Poisoning Handbook - Complete Document
Pesticide Poisonings Handbook
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Pesticide Poisoning Handbook - Table of Contents
Link to the table of contents PDF document to the Pesticide Poisoning Handbook.
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Pesticide Poisoning Handbook - Section VII Indexes
Information about Section VII of the Pesticide Poisoning Handbook.
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Pesticide Poisoning Handbook - Section V Chronic Effects
Information about Section V of the Pesticide Poisoning Handbook.
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Pesticide Poisoning Handbook - Section IV Other Pesticides
Information about Section IV - Other Pesticides
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Pesticides, Disease Vectors and Public Health
This page focuses on public health problems caused by pests and the role that preventive measures and pesticides may play in protecting people from them.
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Pesticide Safety Radio Campaign Targeting Mixteco Farmworkers in Washington State Outreach Presentation
Bilateral Consortium on Agricultural Worker Consortium