U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) – Pest Management Professional

MGK receives EPA registration for new botanical active ingredient

MGK received EPA registration of its newest active ingredient, veratrine. The development adds a new mode of action to the...

EPA insecticide strategy draft open for public comment

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency opened a public comment docket for its Draft Insecticide Strategy to Reduce Exposures of Federally...

Fig. 1. Early plot layout in the field at the Harrison experimental forest (HEF). Once a rectangle with 90-degree angles is in place, individual plots can be assigned. (PHOTO: US DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOREST SERVICE)

USDA Forest Service: 2023 Termiticide Report

Check out the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service 2023 Termiticide Report.

Leading the discussion of the Endangered Species Act and the Pesticide Registration Improvement Act at the 2024 RISE and CropLife America Regulatory Conference, the author, left, tackles tough questions with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's office of Pesticide Programs Director Ed Messina, and Division Directors Billy Smith, Jan Matuszko, Dava Vogel, Anne Overstreet and Tim Kiely. (Photo: RISE)

RISE engages in regulatory advocacy

The National Association of Landscape Professionals (NALP) and the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) has been crucial in...

Clarke appoints new president, CEO

Allen Gent was promoted to the president and CEO of Clarke, effective Jan. 1, 2024.

EPA updates RUP certification rule

Pest management professionals (PMPs) who use restricted-use pesticides (RUPs) will be held to higher safety standards in an effort to...

Find where SPP originate

Greg Pettis, of Nature-Cide, says to find the source of stored product pests to treat them.

Choose your pesticides wisely

Do your homework, and share with the class —your team — why you use these products.

EPA resolves litigation over 1,000 pesticide products

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) resolved longstanding litigation covering over 1,000 pesticide products, allowing EPA to fulfill its obligations...

PHOTO: U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service

USDA Forest Service: 2022 Termiticide Report

Candidate insecticide products under consideration for use as soil termiticides are required to have specific efficacy data for federal registration...

Expect a long wait for the EPA’s rodenticide interim decisions

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is expected to issue its interim decisions on rodenticides between Oct. 1, 2023, and Sept....

SenesTech renews agreement with Veseris, Target Specialty Products

SenesTech has renewed and expanded its agreements with Veseris and Target Specialty Products.

Final rule may not be last word on WOTUS

On Dec. 30, 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) issued a...

2023 Legislative Day

The National Pest Management Association (NPMA) held Legislative Day 2023 March 22-24, at the Capital Hilton hotel in Washington, D.C. This...

FTC proposes ban on non-compete agreements

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is seeking a nationwide ban on non-compete agreements, calling them “an unfair method of competition.”