The intent of this network is to inform interested parties of impending pesticide use cancellations and to afford those parties the opportunity to affect decision made by the pesticide registrants in concert with EPA. To the best of our knowledge the uses mentioned below will not appear on any label registered by the EPA following their expected cancellation.

dinoseb (dinitro)

The USEPA has proposed that all tolerances for the herbicide, dinoseb, be revoked. Most uses were cancelled in 1986, and the remaining uses were cancelled in 1988. However, existing stocks if labeled were allowed to be used on DRY PEAS, LENTILS, CHICKPEAS, and GREEN PEAS in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington during 1988 and on CRANBERRIES in Oregon and Washington in 1988 and 1989. Any comments should be sent by 1/11/93 to the Public Response Section of the USEPA with reference to OPP-300261.

For additional information contact:

Ms. Melissa L. Chun
EPA, Registration Division
Phone (703) 305-6354
Fax (703) 308-1848

or

Public Resp. Sect. (H7506C)
EPA, Office of Pest. Prog.
401 M Street, SW
Washington, DC 20460

Initial source: Federal Register 57:53675

malathion

The Malathion Task Force has indicated that the use of malathion (formulation indicated by numbers) will be supported on the following crops during the reregistration process: ALFALFA(1&2), APPLES(5), APRICOT(1), AVOCADO(1), BARLEY(1&2), BARLEY(stored)(5), BEANS(DRY & SUCCULENT)(1&2), BEANS(FABA)(1&2), BEANS(VELVET)(1&2). BEANS(in greenhouse)(1), BEATS(TABLE)(1), BLACKBERRY(1&3), BLUEBERRIES(1&2), BOYSENBERRIES(1&3). BROCCOLI(1), BUCKWHEAT(1&2), CABBAGE(1), CARROTS(1), CELERY(1), CHAYOTE(1), CHERRIES(1&2), CHESTNUT(1), CHRISTMAS TREES(1), CLOVER(1&2), COLLARDS(1), CORN(FIELD & POP & SWEET)(1&2&4), CROWN VETCH(1&2), CUCUMBER(1), CUCUMBER(in greenhouse)(1), CURRANT(1&2&3), DATES(5), DEWBERRY(1&2&3), EGGPLANT(1), EGGPLANT(in greenhouse)(1), ENDIVE(1), EDIVE(in greenhouse)(1), FIG(1), FLAX(1), GARLIC(1), GOOSEBERRIES(1&2&3), GRAPEFRUIT(1), GRAPES(1), GRASSES(1&2), GUAVA(1), HORSERADISH(1), KUDZU(1&2), KUMQUATS(1), LEEKS(1), LETTUCE(in greenhouse)(1), LETTUCE(HEAD)(1), LETTUCE(LEAF)(1), LEMONS(1), LENTILS(1), LESPEDEZA(1&2), LIMES(1), LOGANBERRY(1&3), LUPINUS spp.(1&2), MACADAMIA(1), MANGO(1),MELON(1), MILK VETCH(1&2), MILLET(PEARL)(1&2), MILLET(PROSO)(1&2), MUSHROOM(1), MUSTARD GREENS(1), MUSTARD(JAPANESE)(1), NECTARINE(1), OATS(1&2), OATS(stored)(5). OKRA(1), ONIONS(BULB & GREEN)(1), ONIONS(in greenhouse)(1), ORANGES(1), ORNAMENTALS(FLOWERS &TURF & WOODY PLANTS)(1), ORNAMENTALS(in greenhouse)(1), PAPAYAS(1), PARSNIPS(1), PASSION FRUIT(1), PASTURE LAND(1&2), PEACH(1), PEARS(5), PECAN(1), PEPPERMINT(1), PEPPERS(1), PEPPERS(in greenhouse)(1),pines(SEED ORCHARDS)(1), PINES(SLASH)(1), POTATOES(WHITE)(1), PUMPKIN(1), QUINCE(5), RADISH(1), RAISINS(1), RANGE LAND(1&2), RASPBERRY(1&3), RICE(1&2), RICE(WILD)(1&2), RUTABAGA(1), RYE(1&2), RYE(stored)(5), SAINFOIN(1&2), SALSIFY(1), SHALLOTS(1), SORGHUM(GRAIN)(1&2), SPEARMINT(1), SPINACH(1), SQUASH(1), STRAWBERRIES(1&3), SUGAR BEETS(1), SWEET POTATOES(1), TANGERINES(1), TEOSINTE(1&2), TOMATOES(1), TOMATOES(in greenhouse)(1), TREFOIL(1&2), TRITICALE(1&2), TURNIP(1), UNCULTIVATED AREAS(1), VETCH(1&2), WALNUT(1),WATERCRESS(1), WATERMELON(1), WHEAT(1&2), WHEAT(stored)(5)

1 - 57% EC (except 8 lb/gal for asparagus, carrot & sugarbeet)
2 - ULV application
3 - 50% WP
4 - RTU
5 - 6% dust (except 5% for dates)

For additional information contact:

Ms. P. Leanne Pruett
Malathion Task Force
& Cheminova, Inc.
Phone (201) 305-6600
Fax (201) 305-1382

Initial source: Cheminova correspondence

parathion (ethyl parathion)

The USEPA is considering measures to reduce the risk of parathion use on the nine crops on which it is still registered: ALFALFA, BARLEY, CANOLA, CORN, COTTON, SORGHUM, SOYBEANS, SUNFLOWERS and WHEAT. The use of parathion was canceled on most sites in 1991. The USEPA has held public meetings on the risks and benefits of parathion use in Lincoln, Nebraska on 12/1/92, in Amarillo, Texas on 12/3/92 and is holding one in Baltimore, Maryland on 12/10/92.

For additional information contact:

Mr. Kurt Pederson
Cheminova, Inc.
Phone (201) 305-6600
Fax (201) 305-1382

or

Mr. Brian Steinwand
EPA, Office Pesticide Prog.
Phone (703) 308-8174
Fax (703) 308-8041

Initial source: USEPA Correspondence

toxaphene

The USEPA has proposed that all tolerances for the insecticide, toxaphene, be revoked. Most uses were canceled in 1982, and the remaining stocks were not allowed to be sold or used after March, 1990. Any comments should be sent by 1/11/93 to the Public Response Section of the USEPA with reference to OPP-300260.

For additional information contact:

Ms. Tina Levine
EPA, Registration Division
Phone (703) 305-1847
Fax (703) 308-1848

or

Public Resp. sect. (H7506C)
EPA, Office of Pest. Prog.
401 M Street, SW
Washington, DC 20460

Initial source: Federal Register 57:53676

The reregistration notification network is a cooperative effort of the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Pesticide Impact Assessment Program (USDA-NAPIAP), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the National Agricultural Chemicals Association (NACA). If after contacting the registrant listed above you wish to express additional concerns please contact your NAPIAP State Liaison Representative. If you wish to contact us at USDA, our number is (202) 720-4751.
Last Modified October 7, 1998