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Lady Beetle cousins leave trail of ruin Insecticides labeled to control Mexican bean beetles include BioNeem (azadirachtin), PYRETHRins and Sevin (carbaryl). Source: pg, Date and Time of entry: Saturday, May 08, 2010 13:05 Influences on transfer of selected synthetic PYRETHRoids from treated Formica to foods Pesticides investigated included permethrin, bifenthrin, cyfluthrin, cypermethrin, and deltamethrin. Source: jesee, Date and Time of entry: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 17:22 A Little LessGreen? In fact, the statement says, to better understand PYRETHRoids' toxicity and bioavailability to nontarget organisms, OPP is "reviewing the sediment toxicity studies on bifenthrin, cypermethrin, cyfluthrin, and esfenvalerate that were recently submitted [by Weston's group and others]." These pesticides were chosen as "surrogates," the statement says, for assessing the exposures and toxicity of other PYRETHRoids. Source: redorbit, Date and Time of entry: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 17:03 Novel sugar beet seed treatment Combining newly approved broad-spectrum Cruiser SB (thiamethoxam) and soil PYRETHRoid tefluthrin (as in Force T), the product provides at least 10 weeks’ control of a wide range of foliar and soil pests including all aphid strains, said the firm’s Garth Bretherton. Source: fw, Date and Time of entry: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 15:49 |
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General news about the pesticides Industry focusing on testing and residues
First Sclerotinia spray due in carrots New option for alternaria control in potatoes A specific off-label approval for BASF fungicide Signum (boscalid + pyraclostrobin) has been granted by the Chemicals Regulation Directorate for use against alternaria in potatoes. Source: fweekly, Date and Time of entry: Friday, July 30, 2010 16:27 Resistance to Boscalid Fungicide in Alternaria alternata Isolates from Pistachio in California Boscalid is a new carboxamide fungicide recently introduced in a mixture with pyraclostrobin in the product Pristine for the control of Alternaria late blight of pistachio. Source: qts, Date and Time of entry: Friday, July 30, 2010 16:07 Atrazine level drops in Drexel's water DREXEL, Mo. | People in the western Missouri town of Drexel can resume drinking from the public water supply after tests showed a drop in levels of the herbicide atrazine. Source: qts, Date and Time of entry: Wednesday, July 21, 2010 14:33 Common herbicide is harmful to fish The team exposed fathead minnows Pimephales promelas to levels of atrazine varying from 0-50 micrograms - all below the 'USEPA Office of Pesticides Aquatic Life Benchmark' of 65 micrograms per litre for chronic exposure of fish. Source: sxm, Date and Time of entry: Thursday, July 01, 2010 18:37 Dead fish found after fire at chemical factory Anglers in West Yorkshire have said hundreds of fish have died after chemicals leaked into the River Colne following a fire at a factory. The factory manufactured herbicides, pesticides and glue-based products. Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: Thursday, July 01, 2010 18:35 10 birds of prey found poisoned in Irish Republic Ten protected birds of prey have been confirmed poisoned across the Irish Republic in recent weeks. The birds died after eating meat baits laced with pesticides, one of which is illegal in Ireland. Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: Thursday, July 01, 2010 18:34 Soil clean up at chemical plant causes unpleasant smell Foul smells from the clean-up of a former agricultural chemical factory in Cambridgeshire has led to protests from residents. The factory, established in Hauxton in the 1940s, produced pesticides and herbicides. Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: Sunday, June 20, 2010 22:03 EPA Bans Carbofuran/Furadan (2009) The EPA just announced a full ban on carbofuran pesticide, sold around the world as Furadan. The granular form has been banned in the U.S. for a few years because it kills birds in massive amounts, but this new rule bans carbofuran on ALL food sold in the U.S., even food purchased outside the U.S. Source: nothon, Date and Time of entry: Sunday, June 20, 2010 22:00 Reward to catch eagle poisoners The poisoning of two golden eagles has seen RSPB Scotland offer a reward for the first time in its history to help catch the culprits. It is understood that both birds were poisoned using illegal carbofuran poison. Possession of this substance is in itself a crime. Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: Thursday, June 10, 2010 12:20 Norway fury at Irish over eagle deaths Investigators believe that the birds died from consuming an animal carcass laced with carbofuran, a banned pesticide. While this latest incident is still under investigation, lab tests on the other two birds confirmed that they had been poisoned by carbofuran. Source: esg, Date and Time of entry: Thursday, June 10, 2010 12:18 EPA prepares to impose second set of buffers The Environmental Protection Agency has announced plans to impose no-spray buffers of between 25 and 1,000 feet around salmon-bearing streams for three carbamate pesticides. Carbaryl, carbofuran and methomyl are the second set of pesticides the agency has reviewed in response to a lawsuit brought against the agency in 2001 by the Washington Toxics Coalition. Source: cpress, Date and Time of entry: Monday, June 07, 2010 22:24 CONCERN OVER IMIDACLOPRID - SYSTEMIC INSECTICIDE USED ON OILSEED RAPE IN UK Dr Miles Thomas of the Central Science Laboratory reports that Imidacloprid was used on over 1.4 million acres of crops in the UK in 2004. Source: blog, Date and Time of entry: Sunday, June 06, 2010 18:02 Uptake by Chickpea and Tomato Crops under Tropical Conditions Persistence and Nematicidal Efficacy of Carbosulfan, Cadusafos, Phorate, and Triazophos in Soil and Uptake by Chickpea and Tomato Crops under Tropical Conditions. The available nematicides, namely, carbosulfan, cadusafos, phorate, and triazophos, were, therefore evaluated for their efficacy and persistence in soil and crops to devise nematode management decisions. Source: esg, Date and Time of entry: Saturday, May 29, 2010 21:44 Officials seek help in dead eagle case EUGENE (AP) - Agents with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service are investigating the pesticide-induced deaths of 17 bald eagles found in the central Willamette Valley since 1991. Two birds, found dead last month near Harrisburg, were poisoned with Fenthion, a pesticide that is illegal everywhere in the United States except for two Florida counties, the department said. Source: twl, Date and Time of entry: Saturday, May 08, 2010 13:07 FENTHION TO BE TAKEN OFF THE MARKET (2004) The European Commission decided on February 11 not to list fenthion, an active substance contained in certain plant protection products, in Annex I of Directive 91/414/EEC on the marketing of plant protection products (Decision C(2004)313). Source: hbeam, Date and Time of entry: Saturday, May 08, 2010 13:07 MALATHION BREAKS DOWN INTO TOXIC MALAOXON "The disappearance of pesticide residues at a given location does not mean the end of the problem. Pesticides can be translocated, bioconcentrated or converted into more dangerous chemicals." Source: s2use, Date and Time of entry: Saturday, May 08, 2010 13:06 Lady Beetle cousins leave trail of ruin Insecticides labeled to control Mexican bean beetles include BioNeem (azadirachtin), pyrethrins and Sevin (carbaryl). Source: pg, Date and Time of entry: Saturday, May 08, 2010 13:05 Horry County to begin mosquito spraying this week The chemical used for spraying, Malathion, is common and poses little risk to humans or animals, but officials recommend that residents bring children and pets indoors and close windows and doors during spraying. In addition, homegrown fruits and vegetables should be washed, scrubbed, and/or peeled before eating. Source: hc, Date and Time of entry: Saturday, May 08, 2010 13:05 Two ways to battle pine sawfly species Or you can wait until they hatch, then spray them with insecticidal soap, BioNeem (azadirachtin) or Sevin (carbaryl), while the larvae are very small and before they cause serious damage. Source: pg, Date and Time of entry: Saturday, May 08, 2010 13:05 Weed control improves afforestation results for former agricultural fields Dichlobenil turned out to be the most effective of the currently used herbicides. It is possible that the use of herbicides will become more restricted than today. Thus it is essential to continue research into alternative weed control methods. Source: Metla, Date and Time of entry: Thursday, March 11, 2010 22:00 LANXESS receives approval for wood protection active ingredient LANXESS has had its first biocidal active ingredient included in Annex I of the Biocidal Products Directive following a decision of the European Union's Biocides Standing Committee. This announcement is due to be published in the EU Official Journal in the first quarter of 2007. Dichlofluanid is used in wood preservatives and, according to the company, is only the second active ingredient to be included by the EU in Annex I. Source: Chemie, Date and Time of entry: Thursday, March 11, 2010 21:59 Poisoned prey in the heart of Africa Pesticides such as DDT and dieldrin have a bad reputation. They acquired it in the 1960s and 1970s, when people began to realise that these chemicals were accumulating in birds and animals, with disastrous results. Source: NScientist, Date and Time of entry: Thursday, March 11, 2010 21:58 Keeping blight at bay Another alternative is to use some of the newer contact fungicides, such as Ranman TP (cyazofamid) and Revus (mandipropamid and difenoconazole) that have been shown to offer very good protection of new growth (with cymoxanil where required). Source: fguardian, Date and Time of entry: Thursday, March 11, 2010 21:57 Crops feature: Is cereal fungicide prochloraz worth the hype? The latter was based on the more affected samples - ones where older triazoles, such as tebuconazole or difenoconazole struggled to control the disease - mainly coming from either France, or places in the south of the country, he says. Source: fweekly, Date and Time of entry: Thursday, March 11, 2010 21:53 OSR disease control Syngenta's Iain Hamilton advises that if phoma spots are already present on the oilseed rape seedlings, growers should usePlover (difenoconazole) to stop lesions developing and help prevent further infection. Source: fguardian, Date and Time of entry: Thursday, March 11, 2010 21:52 The Benefits of Eating Nuts (plus a Few Tips) Pesticides abound in the production of nuts. A few examples follow.:Endosulfan is banned in many countries but legal in the US and India; Phosmet, used on pistachios as well as apples and peaches, is highly toxic to honey bees; Atrazine is one of the most widely used pesticides in the US. Source: gp, Date and Time of entry: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 12:36 Full fat fungicide Milk's fungicidal powers were discovered by Wagner Bettiol of the environmental laboratory of Embrapa, the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation, in Jaguariuna, north of São Paulo. Bettiol, who was looking for cheap ways to control plant pests, observed that byproducts from milk-processing factories killed powdery mildew on courgettes. So he decided to simply spray fresh milk on the plants to see if it had the same effect. To his surprise, he found that it did. In fact, spraying heavily infected plants twice a week with a mixture of one part cow's milk to nine parts water was at least as good at stopping mildew as the chemical fungicides fenarimol and benomyl, Bettiol discovered. Source: NScientist, Date and Time of entry: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 15:08 Bromoxynil, diclofop-methyl, dicofol, diquat, etridiazole, et al.: proposed tolerance actions. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to revoke certain tolerances for the herbicides bromoxynil, diclofop-methyl, and paraquat; the fungicides etridiazole (terrazole) and iprodione; the miticides dicofol and propargite; and the plant growth regulator and herbicide diquat. Also, EPA is proposing to remove duplicate tolerances for the herbicides bromoxynil and picloram; the fumigant phosphine; the fungicide iprodione; the miticides dicofol and propargite; and the insecticides fenbutatin-oxide and hydramethylnon. In addition, EPA is proposing to modify certain tolerances for the insecticide. Source: accesslibr, Date and Time of entry: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 14:36 Royal Dutch/Shell To Cleanup Former Pesticide Site Anglo-Dutch oil and chemical group Royal Dutch/Shell has agreed to clean up a toxic site near Sao Paulo, Brazil where it stopped producing pesticides some 10 years ago, Reuters reported. Shell recognized a week ago it had contaminated the groundwater and community in Paulinia, some 90km east of Sao Paulo, where the company produced aldrin, dieldrin and endrin until 1990. Source: bnamericas, Date and Time of entry: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 14:32 Endosulfan recovery operations not hampered by 'Pablo' Efforts to retrieve the toxic cargo endosulfan from the wreck of the M/V Princess of the Stars were able to resume Wednesday despite bad weather in Romblon province brought by tropical depression Pablo Source: CBN news, Date and Time of entry: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 14:12 Source: esg, Date and Time of entry: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 14:11 Endosulfan highly toxic, banned in 17 countries MANILA, Philippines -- Endosulfan is a highly toxic pesticide used on food crops like grains, tea, fruits and vegetables, and on nonfood crops like tobacco and cotton. It is also used as a wood preservative. Source: inquirer, Date and Time of entry: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 13:44 Poison claim sparks ABC Toowong studio probe THE ABC has launched an investigation into claims its former Toowong studios might be contaminated with a suspected cancer-causing pesticide, dieldrin. The ABC said it was taking the allegations "very seriously" after they were first raised this week. Despite two previous probes into the Brisbane site, which has been linked to at least 16 cases of breast cancer in mostly young women, soil samples were only taken recently and the women have never had blood tests for investigators. Source: news.au, Date and Time of entry: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 13:40 Dichlobenil to be phased out Scotts Professional has received confirmation that the EU Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health voted for non-inclusion of dichlobenil in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC, resulting in the withdrawal of authorisations for plant protection products containing dichlobenil. Source: hortweek, Date and Time of entry: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 13:07 Ozone Might Help Make Bee Hives Cleaner And Safer James tested ozone's effects on two pesticides, coumophos and tau-fluvalinate, both widely used by beekeepers to control varroa mites, a major enemy of bees. Source: esg, Date and Time of entry: Monday, February 15, 2010 11:29 Industry welcomes spray consultation The consultation, which last 12 weeks, aims to ensure the UK complies with two key pieces of European legislation - the Sustainable Use Directive and the Plant Protection Products Regulation. Source: farmersw, Date and Time of entry: Monday, February 15, 2010 10:39 Water and pesticides – keep it clean Earlier this year, the Environment Agency published its River Basin Management Plans. These detail what is needed regionally over the next five years to satisfy the European Water Framework Directive – the over-arching legislation that aims to protect and enhance the quality of our water. Source: freshinfo, Date and Time of entry: Monday, February 15, 2010 10:38 Underactive thyroid linked to pesticide exposure When they looked at 44 different pesticides, they found that women married to men who had ever used organochlorine insecticides -- such as aldrin, DDT, and lindane -- were 1.2 times as likely to have hypothyroidism. The fungus killers benomyl and maneb/mancozeb were associated with tripled and doubled risk, respectively, and the herb killer paraquat nearly doubled the likelihood of hypothyroidism. Source: reuters, Date and Time of entry: Saturday, February 13, 2010 13:30 Georgina Downs - UK Pesticides Campaign Georgina Downs: Damning factual evidence that exposes the UK Government’s fundamental failure to protect the public from pesticides is published today for the first time Source: gd, Date and Time of entry: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 15:35 Distribution and Persistence of Azinphos-Methyl and Parathion in Chemigated Cranberry Bogs Harvested cranberries contained no detectable (detection limit = 5 µg/kg) residues of AZI and PAR. Source: esg, Date and Time of entry: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 12:24 ERMA Reviewing Two More Chemicals he Environmental Risk Management Authority is calling for public submissions on the use of the herbicide methylarsinic acid and the insecticide azinphos methyl as part of its five-year programme to review hazardous substances. Source: voxy, Date and Time of entry: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 12:22 EPA wants insecticide phased out by 2010 Because of health and environmental concerns, the EPA in 2000 ordered retailers to phase out sales for home and garden use of two other widely used organophosphates — chlorpyrifos and diazinon. Source: st, Date and Time of entry: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 12:19 Louisiana Baffled by Vast Fish Kills This week, the Agriculture Department, long regarded as more a friend of farming and industry than of the environment, banned the use, pending a review, of the pesticide azinphos-methyl Source: nyt, Date and Time of entry: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 12:16 Degradation of Azinphos-ethyl in Apples Stored in Different Conditions The results show that there exists a delayed residue decline during postharvest storage compared to that for apples remaining on the trees. Source: jafc, Date and Time of entry: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 12:12 SWC agri-business vested with new co SWC's agri division's key product, acephate (Starthene), in fact, faced severe competition during the last few years from low-priced imported material from China. Source: bl, Date and Time of entry: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 12:08 Acephate exposure and decontamination on tobacco harvesters' hands Agricultural workers manually harvesting tobacco have the potential for high dermal fexposure to pesticides, particularly on the hands. Source: jesee, Date and Time of entry: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 12:02 DUPONT TO STOP SELLING FUNGICIDE THAT LED TO LAWSUITS The DuPont Company said yesterday that it was stopping sales of its fungicide Benlate, which has been the cause of hundreds of lawsuits. It also plans to stop making its fungicide Benomyl, an active ingredient in Benlate Source: nyt, Date and Time of entry: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 11:44 First detection in Israel of fluvalinate resistance in the varroa mite The aim of this study was to explore the extent of varroa mite resistance to fluvalinate in Israel and to determine the underlying biochemical mechanism. Source: springerlink, Date and Time of entry: Thursday, January 28, 2010 17:12 Spider mite resistance management strategy Resistance to bromopropylate, dienochlor, tau-fluvalinate and mineral oils has not been detected in New Zealand. Source: nzpps, Date and Time of entry: Thursday, January 28, 2010 14:48 Pesticides: Reregistration http://www.epa.gov/opp00001/reregistration/taufluvalinate/ Source: epa, Date and Time of entry: Thursday, January 28, 2010 14:44 They're Hungary And They're Coming The latest methods of control include ground spraying, pheromone ties and the release of sterile males. permethrin Source: coastalpost, Date and Time of entry: Thursday, January 28, 2010 14:32 Creepy crawlies can really get under your skin lindane permethrin LiceMD Nix Rid Source: wp, Date and Time of entry: Thursday, January 28, 2010 14:28 Fenvalerate; Product Cancellation Order This notice announces EPA's order for the cancellations, voluntarily requested by the registrants and accepted by the Agency, of products containing the pesticide fenvalerate, Source: epa, Date and Time of entry: Thursday, January 28, 2010 13:45 Label support for Actellic 50EC to be withdrawn Alternatives for store fabric treatment include chlorpyrifos-methyl (in Reldan 22), deltamethrin (in K-Obiol EC25) and sev-eral diatomaceous earth products. Source: fg, Date and Time of entry: Thursday, January 28, 2010 13:39 Nepali tea pesticide residue within exportable limits The tea samples selected for test were checked for contents of Cypermethrin, DDT, DDE, DDD, Melathion, Phosalone, Diacofol, Lindane, Permethrin, Cypermethrin, Fenvelerate, Deltamethrin, Oxamyl, Methomyl, Aldicarb, Carbofuran, Carbary and Methiocard. Source: republica, Date and Time of entry: Thursday, January 28, 2010 13:33 City clears the way to battle insect pests The City of Winnipeg is warning the public it may use chemicals to control "structural pests" such as bedbugs and cockroaches in public places this yea Source: wfp, Date and Time of entry: Thursday, January 28, 2010 13:30 Controlling Bed Bugs in Apartments Suspend SC (0.038% deltamethrin) was applied to the bed area, mattresses, box springs and sofa using a 1-gallon B&G compressed air sprayer. Tempo 1% dust (cyfluthrin) was applied... Source: pctonline, Date and Time of entry: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 17:25 Influences on transfer of selected synthetic pyrethroids from treated Formica to foods Pesticides investigated included permethrin, bifenthrin, cyfluthrin, cypermethrin, and deltamethrin. Source: jesee, Date and Time of entry: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 17:22 Myth Conceptions Vapors of "blanks" of cyfluthrin (Tempo, without the active ingredient) flowable concentrate, cyfluthrin wettable powder and a permethrin aerosol were equal to or more repellent than the complete formulations. An experiment with Baygon showed that the vapors from the inert ingredients alone were as effective in dispersing cockroaches as the marketed formulation. Source: pctonline, Date and Time of entry: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 17:20 Seed Treatments: Site and crop threats drive seed treatment choice July 24th 2009 Modesto (clothianidin+beta-cyfluthrin) and Cruiser OSR (thiamethoxam + fludioxonil + metalaxyl-M), both from the newer generation neonicotinoid group of chemistry, have increased active ingredient loadings over seed treatment standard Chinook (beta-cyfluthrin+imidacloprid), extending the period and type of activity growers have come to expect from an oilseed rape seed treatment. Source: fg, Date and Time of entry: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 17:11 Bioavailability of Permethrin and Cyfluthrin in Surface Waters In this study we measured uptake and acute toxicity of permethrin and cyfluthrin by Daphnia species in 15 surface water samples. Source: jeq, Date and Time of entry: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 17:09 A Little LessGreen? In fact, the statement says, to better understand pyrethroids' toxicity and bioavailability to nontarget organisms, OPP is "reviewing the sediment toxicity studies on bifenthrin, cypermethrin, cyfluthrin, and esfenvalerate that were recently submitted [by Weston's group and others]." These pesticides were chosen as "surrogates," the statement says, for assessing the exposures and toxicity of other pyrethroids. Source: redorbit, Date and Time of entry: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 17:03 A Little Less Green? The most toxic: lambda- cyhalothrin and bifenthrin, which have an LC^sub 50^ of Source: redorbit, Date and Time of entry: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 16:12 Rainfastening of Bifenthrin to Cotton Leaves with Selected Adjuvants Bifenthrin mixed with each adjuvant was applied to greenhouse grown cotton plants using a spray chamber. Source: jeq, Date and Time of entry: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 16:07 Novel sugar beet seed treatment Combining newly approved broad-spectrum Cruiser SB (thiamethoxam) and soil pyrethroid tefluthrin (as in Force T), the product provides at least 10 weeks’ control of a wide range of foliar and soil pests including all aphid strains, said the firm’s Garth Bretherton. Source: fw, Date and Time of entry: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 15:49 EPA MAKES SAFETY FINDING FOR TEN SYNTHETIC PYRETHROID INSECTICIDES The class of ten insecticides include bifenthrin, cyfluthrin, cypermethrin, zeta-cypermethrin, deltamethrin, esfenvalerate, fenpropathrin, lambda-cyhalothrin, tralomethrin, and tefluthrin. Source: epa, Date and Time of entry: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 15:47 Seed treatments well worth a look "The tefluthrin component of Cruiser Force is proving a better soil pesticide against these larger pests." Source: fw, Date and Time of entry: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 15:45 Evict treatment to be replaced by Austral Plus THE tefluthrin-based cereal seed treatment Evict will be discontinued following the launch of the fludioxonil+ tefluthrin co-fomulation Austral Plus, Source: fg, Date and Time of entry: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 15:43 Relieving the pressure from larger pests When taken to yield, the thiamethoxam+tefluthrin-treated seed provided a 51 per cent yield response over untreated controls compared to a 38 per cent improvement from Poncho Beta (beta-cyfluthrin +clothianidin). Source: fg, Date and Time of entry: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 15:41 Effect of Cry3Bb Transgenic Corn and Tefluthrin on the Soil Microbial Community The effects of CRW Bt corn and the insecticide tefluthrin [2,3,5,6-tetrafluoro-4-methylbenzyl (Z)-(1RS)-cis-3-(2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoroprop-1-enyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate] on soil microbial biomass, activity (N mineralization potential, short-term nitrification rate, and soil respiration), and bacterial community structure as determined by terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism (T-RFLP) analysis were assessed over two seasons in a field experiment. Source: jeq, Date and Time of entry: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 15:39 Researchers progress in fight against varroa Chemicals such as fluvalinate and TTX target sodium channels in insects and mites, so this basic research opens the door for more applied research on chemicals to control mites and other pest insects Prof Dong said. Source: tvnz, Date and Time of entry: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 15:34 Researchers progress in fight against varroa "Chemicals such as fluvalinate and TTX target sodium channels in insects and mites, so this basic research opens the door for more applied research on chemicals to control mites and other pest insects," Prof Dong said. Source: tvnz, Date and Time of entry: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 15:33 Researchers progress in fight against varroa "Chemicals such as fluvalinate and TTX target sodium channels in insects and mites, so this basic research opens the door for more applied research on chemicals to control mites and other pest insects," Prof Dong said. Source: tvnz, Date and Time of entry: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 15:32 Researchers progress in fight against varroa "Chemicals such as fluvalinate and TTX target sodium channels in insects and mites, so this basic research opens the door for more applied research on chemicals to control mites and other pest insects," Prof Dong said. Source: tvnz, Date and Time of entry: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 15:32 F.D.A. to Check on Honey The investigation, first reported Friday by The Boston Herald, involves apparent misuse of fluvalinate, Source: newyorktimes, Date and Time of entry: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 15:24 Ozone Might Help Make Bee Hives Cleaner and Safer James tested ozone's effects on two pesticides, coumophos and tau-fluvalinate, both widely used by beekeepers to control varroa mites, a major enemy of bees. Studies elsewhere indicate that residues of these chemicals can accumulate in hives, including in the honeycomb. Source: pafarmnews, Date and Time of entry: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 15:17 Fish Die, and a Pesticide Is in the Spotlight The pesticide's active ingredient, resmethrin, is acutely toxic to fish and crustaceans in even minute amounts and is barred from use on or near open water or tidal wetlands. Source: newyorktimes, Date and Time of entry: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 15:11 Why I'm taking my campaign to protect the public from pesticides to Europe For nine years I've been campaigning to get the government to take action to protect public health from pesticide spraying. Source: guardian, Date and Time of entry: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 14:05 Uganda: Scientists Call for More Studies On DDT Last year, the Government launched a programme to spray DDT and a pyrethroid called Lambda Cyhalothrin to eradicate malaria, which is the leading cause of death in Uganda. Source: allafrica, Date and Time of entry: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 13:26 A survey on the use of organochlorine, organophosphate and pyrethroid pesticides However, flucythrinate, which was used as an insecticide on cotton and vegeTables in Kenya and Tanzania, belonged to class Ib (highly hazardous). Source: fioh, Date and Time of entry: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 13:13 Japanese firms recall contaminated spinach Three Japanese firms have recalled batches of frozen spinach imported from China after they were found to contain higher-than-permitted levels of the pesticides fenvalerate and chlorpyrifos. Source: foodnavigator, Date and Time of entry: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 12:58 Japanese firms recall contaminated spinach Three Japanese firms have recalled batches of frozen spinach imported from China after they were found to contain higher-than-permitted levels of the pesticides fenvalerate and chlorpyrifos. Source: foodnavigator, Date and Time of entry: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 12:54 Fungus sold in Taipei has pesticide residual The examination results showed all six kinds of dried snow fungus contained one to four kinds of pesticide, including Methamidophos, Fenpropathrin, Acephate and Permethrin. Source: chinanews, Date and Time of entry: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 12:36 Scientists have discovered a cheap and effective way of controlling mosquitoes Mr Rowland also found that the deltamethrin was effective in killing ticks and that the cattle thrived - growing plumper and producing far more milk. Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 12:10 Bed Bugs, Nearly Eradicated, Make a Comeback Bed bugs in New York City, where infestations have grown in recent years, appear to have developed nerve cell mutations that weaken the effect of the pyrethroid toxins, such as deltamethrin, commonly used against them, according to a report in the current issue of the Journal of Medical Entomology. Such nervous system poisons normally would paralyze and kill the nocturnal blood suckers. Source: abc , Date and Time of entry: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 12:08 Deltamethrin resistance in the codling moth The inheritance of deltamethrin resistance in Cydia pomonella (L.) has been investigated by crossing a resistant (Rv) and a susceptible (Sv) strain, derived from a population collected in south-eastern France in 1995 Source: esg, Date and Time of entry: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 12:05 Meat fears over illegal sheep dip The pesticide in question - a form of the chemical Cypermethrin - is up to six times cheaper than approved ones but has never been tested for use on animals and is thought to damage health if people are exposed to excessive amounts. Source: bbc, Date and Time of entry: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 11:58 Woolmer murdered, expert insists He said the poison used was cypermethrin which caused "salivation, vomiting, diarrhoea and muscular incoordination" and that this may have explained the disarray in Woolmer's room when he was found. Source: bbc , Date and Time of entry: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 11:53 Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology Human exposure to indoor residential cyfluthrin residues during a structured activity program Source: jesee, Date and Time of entry: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 11:47 Help: too much sun Where caterpillars are too numerous to remove by hand, spray with an insecticide based on either pyrethrum (Py Spray Garden Insect Killer) or bifenthrin (Bayer Sprayday Greenfly Killer Plus, Scotts Bug Clear or Doff All-in-One Garden Pest Killer). Bifenthrin can only be used once during the season on brassicas. Source: telegraph, Date and Time of entry: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 11:43 Dr Luisa Dillner's guide to . . . getting rid of head lice Insecticides (such as malathion, permethrin and phenothrin) do smell and you need to make sure you use enough (one whole small bottle per person – you mustn't skimp). Source: guardian, Date and Time of entry: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 11:33 Managing red mite in tomato Insecticides such as 2 ml of dicofol or 2 ml of ethion or 2 gms wettable sulphur diluted in one litre of water are found effective in the control of this pest. Source: esg, Date and Time of entry: Monday, January 25, 2010 16:11 Tea Board condemns soft drink commercial Stating that the advertisement was "deceptive", Mr Nazeem contended that the advertisement had totalled the residue levels of the six chemicals - Dicofol, Ethion, Fenazaquin, Glyphosphate, Glufosinate ammonium and Qunialphos. Source: esg, Date and Time of entry: Monday, January 25, 2010 16:10 The debate on legalizing DDT Malaria, from the Italian for "bad air," is an often-deadly parasitical disease carried by several different species of mosquito. One big aid in its eradication was the widespread spraying of the contact poison DDT, or dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethan e. Source: esg, Date and Time of entry: Monday, January 25, 2010 15:47 Chronic toxicity of fenoxycarb to the midge Chironomus riparius Adverse effects of fenoxycarb on non-target organisms have been repeatedly observed and its rapid dissipation from water to the organic fraction of the sediment is known. Source: springer, Date and Time of entry: Monday, January 25, 2010 11:14 Residue Levels, Decline Curves, and Plantation Distribution of Procymidone Experiments were planned to also assess the influence of planting density of Green Beans Grown in Greenhouse on the behavior of procymidone residues on this type of crop. Source: afc, Date and Time of entry: Sunday, January 24, 2010 17:24 Influence of long-term dietary administration of procymidone Influence of long-term dietary administration of procymidone, a fungicide with anti-androgenic effects, or the phytoestrogen genistein to rats on the pituitary–gonadal axis and Leydig cell steroidogenesis Source: endocrin, Date and Time of entry: Sunday, January 24, 2010 17:21 Dearth of heartworm medicine may hurt Knox rescue efforts For "no-kill" organizations, the other option is keeping dogs four or more months until Immicitide becomes available, treating them with the generic ivermectin, which kills baby heartworms and keeps the infection from getting more severe but doesn't kill adult worms, Source: esg, Date and Time of entry: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 10:44 Depkes Turunkan Tim ke Daerah KLB Malaria Kepala Dinas Kesehatan Kabupaten Pandeglang Iskandar menjelaskan, upaya pencegahan telah dilakukan,di antaranya penyemprotan (fogging) menggunakan insektisida bendiocarb 80 WB di rumah-rumah warga setempat. Source: antara, Date and Time of entry: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 16:24 Fish Mutations Linked to Pesticide Contamination Experts believe that the mutated fish, which survive only 48 hours after hatching, are the victims of pesticide drift from neighboring macadamia nut farms that routinely use endosulfan and the fungicide, carbendazim. Source: beyond, Date and Time of entry: Monday, January 18, 2010 17:40 A transient dysfunction of the neuromuscular junction due to carbendazim intoxication Recently, we have treated a 60 year old female farmer who had been affected by excessive exposure to carbendazim. She was admitted to our clinic 3 days after the intoxication, which occurred when she disinfected nits with mitrasol, which contains carbendazim. Source: nnp, Date and Time of entry: Monday, January 18, 2010 17:38 Is Carbendazim going to be banned as a worm killer? My understanding is, Carbendazim was found by accident, to interrupt the eating habits of worms but is primarily a fungicide. Source: l juice, Date and Time of entry: Monday, January 18, 2010 17:33 Benzimidazoles The benzimidazoles are a large chemical family used to treat nematode and trematode infections in domestic animals. Source: merck, Date and Time of entry: Monday, January 18, 2010 12:07 Maladies des pommes La lutte biologique plus efficace Et dans un avenir proche, certains produits efficaces (benzimidazoles) ne seront plus autorisés. Ces mesures s’accompagnent d’une réduction des limites maximales de résidus tolérés sur les fruits. Source: leconomiste, Date and Time of entry: Monday, January 18, 2010 12:05 Decades old DDT still being released from world’s oceans A computer simulation by scientists has revealed that substantial quantities of the pesticide DDT are still being released from the world’s oceans, despite widespread restrictions on its use during the 1970s. Source: newspost, Date and Time of entry: Sunday, January 17, 2010 23:30 Kabarole residents demand DDT spray RESIDENTS of Kabarole district (Uganda) on Tuesday urged the Government to spray DDT in their homesteads to save them from mosquitoes. Source: esg, Date and Time of entry: Sunday, January 17, 2010 23:28 Resistance for the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae homozygous for the G119S mutation These reports suggest there are costs of resistance associated with this mutation for Anopheles gambiae, especially for homozygous individuals, and these costs could be influential in determining the frequency of carbamate resistance in these populations. Source: esg, Date and Time of entry: Sunday, January 17, 2010 22:41 Scientific evidence is at the heart of atrazine debate "The NRDC also likes to promote the fact that European corn farmers do not use atrazine, while ignoring the fact that they do use a triazine herbicide that's almost identical to atrazine and has nearly the same safety profile, called terbuthylazine." Source: esg, Date and Time of entry: Sunday, January 17, 2010 22:38 Quarta-feira, 30 de dezembro de 2009 Dessa forma, a 2ª aplicação dos fungicidas programada para 29/12 foi antecipada para 26/12. Nessa aplicação foram usados os princípios ativos azoxystrobin + ciproconazole (mistura pronta, na dose de 300 mL/ha de produto comercial) associado a carbendazim (dose de 500 mL/ha de produto comercial). Source: esg, Date and Time of entry: Thursday, January 14, 2010 17:02 Bifenthrin control manufacturers seek alternatives Alternative formulations to replace RoseClear-branded products are now approved and will be despatched with spring orders from February 2010. They include new product RoseClear for Bugs, a liquid concentrate using the systemic insecticide acetamiprid, and RoseClear 4 Gun! Source: hortweek, Date and Time of entry: Thursday, January 14, 2010 15:30 Toxicological Information i.e. acute reference doses etc: Use this database to find Toxicological Endpoint categories of active substances. ie Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI), Acceptable Operator Exposure Level (AOEL) Acute Reference Dose (ARfD) and Dermal Penetration Source: hse, Date and Time of entry: Thursday, January 14, 2010 15:25 Banned and Non-Authorised Pesticides in the United Kingdom Council Directive 79/117/EEC* and Regulation (EC) No. 850/2004** of the European Parliament and of the Council prohibit the placing on the market and the use of plant protection products containing certain active substances which, even if applied in an approved manner, could give rise to harmful effects on human health or the environment. These active substances are set out below. Source: hse, Date and Time of entry: Thursday, January 14, 2010 15:24 SOLA Database: As off-label approval conditions of use will not be given on the product label provided by pesticide manufacturers it is essential that anyone who needs to use a pesticide product in accordance with a Specific Off-Label Approval (SOLA) must read the text of the SOLA Notice before commencing any spraying operation. Source: hse, Date and Time of entry: Thursday, January 14, 2010 15:24 Pesticide Safety directorate: Chemicals Regulation Directorate Website, The primary aim of the Directorate is to ensure the safe use of biocides, industrial chemicals, pesticides and detergents to protect the health of people and the environment. Source: hse, Date and Time of entry: Thursday, January 14, 2010 15:23 School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme The Department of Health funds the School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme as part of the '5 a day' programme to increase fruit and vegetable consumption. Under the scheme, all four to six year old children in Local Education Authority maintained infant, primary and special schools in England are entitled to a free piece of fruit or vegetable portion each school day. Source: prc, Date and Time of entry: Thursday, January 14, 2010 15:22 Pesticide Residues Committee (PRC) Reports The detailed results of the surveillance programme for any year are published in our Quarterly Reports four times a year, each Report covering samples taken in each quarter of that year. Source: prc, Date and Time of entry: Thursday, January 14, 2010 15:21 PRC -Pesticides Residue Committee Homepage: The monitoring of pesticides residues in food in the UK is not new and has in fact been undertaken since the 1950s. From 1977 until 2000, surveillance was organised and administered entirely by a government-organised committee known as the Working Party on Pesticide Residues (WPPR). Source: prc, Date and Time of entry: Thursday, January 14, 2010 15:20 Changes To MRLs Potential and Agreed Changes to Maximum Residue Levels (MRLs), Updated 8th December 2009 Source: hse, Date and Time of entry: Thursday, January 14, 2010 15:19 Codex Alimentarius: The Codex Alimentarius Commission was created in 1963 by FAO and WHO to develop food standards, guidelines and related texts such as codes of practice under the Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme. Source: ca, Date and Time of entry: Thursday, January 14, 2010 15:18 Pesticide Safety Directorate This is the home page of the PSD - Pesticide Safety Directorate in the United Kingdom Source: esg, Date and Time of entry: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 13:43 Atrazine and Simazine The UK ban on atrazine and simazine use in non-agricultural situations came into force on 31 August 1993. From this date, local authorities, railway and road maintenance authorities and other non-agricultural users of herbicides may not use atrazine or simazine even if they have remaining supplies. Source: panuk, Date and Time of entry: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 13:12 Why to Buy an Organic Christmas Tree They all look green, but like any monoculture Christmas trees are heavily sprayed with a cocktail of pesticides and herbicides including glyphosate, dimethoate and di-syston 15-G Source: esg, Date and Time of entry: Monday, January 11, 2010 13:36 WELL WATER AS A CAUSE OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE Investigators have hypothesized that consuming pesticide-contaminated well water plays a role in Parkinson's Disease, They separately examined six pesticides (diazinon, chlorpyrifos, propargite, paraquat, dimethoate, and methomyl) Source: esg, Date and Time of entry: Monday, January 11, 2010 13:34 Eye on Earth: 2009 Year in Review By Worldwatch Institute Pollution: The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) bans an additional nine harmful chemicals, such as agricultural pesticide lindane. Activists warn that exemptions may allow health concerns to persist for generations. Source: evwinds, Date and Time of entry: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 11:03 Taiwan will never be absent from POPs control Before the fourth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP4) of the Stockholm Convention, only 12 POP substances were on the Convention’s control list. These were Aldrin, Chlordane, DDT, Dieldrin, Endrin, Heptachlor, Hexachlorobenzene, Mirex, Toxaphene, Dioxins, Furans and PCBs. Source: sxm, Date and Time of entry: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 10:58 Farmers turn organic for personal health The agrichemical endosulfan is one example of a highly toxic (organochlorine cyclodiene) insecticide still in use in Australia. Source: esg, Date and Time of entry: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 10:51 Nepali tea pesticide residue within exportable limits The tests were conducted on the sample for three pesticide groups--- Organochlorine, Organophosphorous, Synthetic Pyrethroids Pesticide Residues and Carbamates Pesticide Residues. Source: esg, Date and Time of entry: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 10:50
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