New Pest Response Guidelines - aphis - US Department of Agriculture
New Pest Response Guidelines - aphis - US Department of Agriculture
New Pest Response Guidelines - aphis - US Department of Agriculture
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Control Procedures<br />
Overview <strong>of</strong> Emergency Programs<br />
Plant Protection and Quarantine develops and makes control measures<br />
available to involved States. United States Environmental Protection Agencyapproved<br />
treatments will be recommended when available. If the selected<br />
treatments are not labeled for use against the pest or in a particular<br />
environment, PPQ’s FIFRA Coordinator is available to explore the<br />
appropriateness in developing an Emergency Exemption under Section 18, or a<br />
State Special Local Need under section 24(c) <strong>of</strong> FIFRA (Federal Insecticide,<br />
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act), as amended.<br />
The PPQ FIFRA Coordinator is also available upon request to work with EPA<br />
to rush the approval <strong>of</strong> a product that may not be registered in the United<br />
States, or to get labeling for a new use. The PPQ FIFRA Coordinator is<br />
available for guidance pertaining to pesticide use and registration. Refer to<br />
Resources on page A-1 for information on contacting the Coordinator.<br />
Treatment Options<br />
Insecticides have been used to control the population levels <strong>of</strong> Dendrolimus<br />
moths during outbreaks. However, biological control and biopesticides have<br />
also been used successfully. In natural conditions, biological control plays an<br />
important role in controlling outbreaks and, the diversity <strong>of</strong> biological control<br />
agents is an important component <strong>of</strong> an integrated pest management program.<br />
It is the National Program Manager’s responsibility to verify that treatments<br />
are appropriate and legal for use. Upon detection and when a chemical<br />
treatment is selected, the National Program Manager should consult with<br />
PPQ's FIFRA Coordinator to ensure that the chemical is approved by EPA for<br />
use in the United States prior to application.<br />
Eradication<br />
Treatments can include any combination <strong>of</strong> the following options:<br />
Sanitation<br />
Application <strong>of</strong> insecticides<br />
Other cultural control methods<br />
Eradication is the first action to consider with the introduction <strong>of</strong> a new pest.<br />
Eradication may be feasible under some conditions, but if it fails then other<br />
strategies will be considered. Eradication may be feasible when the following<br />
conditions exist:<br />
6-2 Dendrolimus Pine Moths 12/2012-01