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Red Imported Fire Ant Project
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The California Department of Food and Agriculture, County Departments of Agriculture, other county agencies, and nurseries use ground applications of insecticides, such as bifenthrin, chlorpyrifos, diazinon, fenoxycarb, hydramethylnon, and pyriproxyfen to manage red imported fire ant infestations in Southern California. The Environmental Monitoring Branch of the Department of Pesticide Regulation monitors selected treatments to provide information on the concentrations of the chemicals in surface water, irrigation runoff, storm runoff, and ground water. In collaboration with the California Department of Fish and Game, toxicity of water samples to aquatic organisms was tested. The following are documents and reports on this project:
- Field and Meeting Notes
Describe sampling site conditions and highlights of public meetings - Study Protocols
Describe monitoring objectives, plans, and methodology - Standard Operating Procedures
Standardized method in performing monitoring task and quality control - Environmental Fate Reviews
Describe environmental dissipation, degradation and effects of insecticides used for fire ant control - Reports and LC50 Studies
Provide detailed monitoring and study results - Presentations and Newsletter
Slide presentations of monitoring methodology and results. The newsletter contains layperson summary of monitoring status and results - Links to other Red Imported Fire Ant sites
For content questions contact:
Kean Goh
Phone: (916) 324-4072
E-mail: kgoh@cdpr.ca.gov