NPMA: Farm Bill to be addressed Wednesday
In its weekly legislative roundup email in June 8 from its Public Policy team, the National Pest Management Association noted the following: Leaders of the Senate Agriculture Committee, Chairman Roberts (R-KS) and Ranking Member Stabenow (D-MI), reached a bipartisan agreement... Read more»
Rockwell Labs: EcoVia MT Mosquito & Tick Control
EcoVia MT Mosquito & Tick Control is among the latest of Rockwell Labs’ research-based botanical insecticides, featuring naturally derived active ingredients. It is exempt under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) 25(b) provision. EcoVia MT is designed for... Read more»
Target Specialty Products: Nature-Cide line
Advancements in chemistry and unwavering efforts to offer minimal risk have resulted in new and improved green products, including for Nature-Cide, of which Target Specialty Products is the exclusive distributor. Products include Nature-Cide Outdoor, Pest Management Commercial Concentrate, and All-Purpose... Read more»
Herding pesticide e-commerce cats
Some industry insiders say trying to control online sales of illegal pesticides is like trying to herd cats. Read more»
Attorneys weigh in on the Amazon-EPA FIFRA settlement
"Easy access to unregulated pesticide products — and the easy money to be made selling them — make this problem difficult to solve. " Read more»
Illegal pesticides crackdown: Amazon-EPA settlement a symptom of online resellers violating FIFRA
The landmark settlement stemmed from Amazon allegedly allowing third parties to sell and distribute, from Amazon warehouses, imported pesticides not licensed for sale in the United States. Read more»
Nature-Cide: Insecticidal Dust
Made in the USA, this new formulation of Nature-Cide controls bed bugs, ants, fleas, ticks and other labeled pests with lasting residual. Ingredients include geraniol, cornmint oil, diatomaceous earth, sodium bicarbonate, calcium silicate and calcium carbonate. The product is registered... Read more»
Web Exclusive: Associations weigh in on the Amazon-EPA FIFRA settlement
In February, Amazon agreed to pay $1.2 million in administrative penalties to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to settle a case involving online sales, and the distribution of, imported pesticides not registered for sale in the United States. The... Read more»