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National Pesticide Topics
- About Pesticides
- Health & Safety
- Environmental Effects
- Controlling Pests
- Regulating Pesticides
- Compliance & Enforcement
- Grants & Partnerships
- Science & Policy
- Regions, States, & Tribes
- For Kids
EPA's Region 9 Pesticide Program operates within the context of the overall regional office structure. Region 9's particular areas of emphasis include:
- Urban Initiative activities to stop the illegal use of unregistered pesticides and the misuse of agricultural pesticides in homes, schools, and businesses;
- Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in Schools;
- The agricultural Worker Protection Program;
- The Agriculture Initiative, which sponsors partnerships to support the transition away from pesticides with reduced availability due to the Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA). EPA Region 9 is now accepting grant proposals for eligible Agriculture Initiative projects.
- U.S.-Mexico Border projects;
- Participating in community-based projects to better assess environmental exposure to pesticides in California's Salinas and San Joaquin Valleys, and the state's Central Coast area.
Light Brown Apple Moth
The Light Brown Apple Moth is a new invasive pest to the continental United States. Detection in the California Bay Area was confirmed in February 2007. This moth can affect a wide variety of plants, flowers, fruits and vegetables. EPA approved four products for emergency use in a quarantine program for Light Brown Apple Moth.
October 2007: A temporary restraining order issued by the California Superior Court, Monterey County, to halt the spraying of Checkmate OLR-F was based in part on the Court's uncertainty about the safety of one inert ingredient allegedly in the product. A communication from EPA to the Santa Cruz Sentinel presented an erroneous description of the ingredients in the product, and after additional review EPA has determined that Checkmate OLR-F does not in fact contain the ingredient cited by the Superior Court in its decision to issue a temporary restraining order. All of the actual ingredients of Checkmate OLR-F have been evaluated for safety and have been found to meet the Agency’s requirements for the protection of human health and the environment.
For more information see: Quarantine Exemptions for Light Brown Apple Moth Pheromones.
West Nile Virus and Mosquito Prevention
EPA information and resources: EPA Pesticides and Mosquito Control