Pesticides

Highlights

• 5/1: Antimicrobial Products Registered for Use Against Influenza A Viruses on Hard Surfaces

• 4/28: Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Program (PESP) Regional Grants: Funding Opportunity Announcement - Proposals due June 12, 2009
(20pp, 133K, about PDF)

• 4/23: Tribal Pesticide Program Council (TPPC) Administrator: Request for Applications (RFA) - Proposals due June 2, 2009
(23pp, 118K, about PDF)

• 4/22: Clomazone and Fomesafen Ecological Risk Assessments and ESA Consultation

• 4/20: Revised Test Guidelines for Series 830, 835, and 860

• 4/17: National Bed Bug Summit Summary Materials Available

• 4/16: Increased Scrutiny of Flea and Tick Control Products for Pets

• Scotts Miracle Gro Products -- Stop Sales, Recalls and Other Actions

• Pollinators - Honey Bee Colony Collapse Disorder

Quick Finder

About Pesticides
about EPA's pesticides program,   contacts,   types of pesticides,  frequent questions,  fact sheets,  information sources,  Pesticide Program Reports,  publications,  hotlines,  Pesticide News Stories,  pesticide issues in the works

Health and Safety
human health issues,  protecting children,  protecting pets,   worker safety and training,  using pesticides safely,  public health issues,  illegal pesticide products,  reducing risk,  emergency information,  resources

Environmental Effects
endangered species,  ecological risk assessments,  other resources

Controlling Pests
residents,  housing managers,  lawn & garden,  at school,  in agriculture,  questions,  other resources

Regulating Pesticides
registering pesticides, registration review, registration service fees, antimicrobial pesticides,  biopesticides,  pesticide producing establishments,  pesticide product labels,  reevaluation - pesticide review,  pesticide tolerance reassessment and reregistration,  laws,  labeling consistency,   international activities,  adverse effects reporting,  storage & disposal,  restricted and canceled uses,  emergency exemptions,  pesticide tolerances,  registration information sources

Compliance and Enforcement
planning and results,  assistance,  monitoring,  enforcement

Grants and Partnerships
urban initiative,  agricultural initiative,  Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Program,  grant tools,  research and development grants

Science and Policy
advisory committees,  policy and guidance,  test guidelines,  models and databases, analytical methods & procedures

Regions, States and Tribes
EPA Regional Offices, Pesticide Field Programs, State Regulatory Agencies 

For Kids
"Learn about Chemicals around Your House",  Help! It's a Roach!,  Join Our Pest Patrol,  Endangered Species Coloring Book,  Save Our Species Poster,  EPA Explorers' Club, EPA High School Environmental Center,  EPA Student Center