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Regulatory Pest Management Regulatory Pest Management A Guide for Commercial Applicators Category 9 Extension Bulletin E-2055 January 2006, Major Revision Michigan State University Extension Blank Page Regulatory Pest Management A Guide for Commercial Applicators Category 9 Edited by: Erica Jenkins and Carolyn Randall Pesticide Safety Education Program Michigan State University and Eric McCumber Pesticide Specialist Michigan Department of Agriculture Title ii Regulatory Pest Management Chapter 4 Acknowledgements page 20: Eric Coombs, Oregon Department of Agriculture, The authors acknowledge the author of the previous www.invasive.org, #0021095. Regulatory Pest Manual, Mr. Robert Mesecher of page 22: Scott Bauer, USDA Agricultural Research Service the Michigan Department of Agriculture (MDA). Image Gallery, www.ars.usda.gov/is/graphics/ The pest biology information prepared by Barry photos, #K8307-9. Menser of MDA helped in the framework for Chapter page 23: Scott Bauer, USDA Agricultural Research Service Image Gallery, www.ars.usda.gov/is/graphics/ 5. Special thanks to the MDA (Larry Swain, Mike photos, #K8535-14 (bee keepers). Bryan, and Eric McCumber) and MSU (Doug Landis page 23: Scott Bauer, USDA Agricultural Research Service and Diane Brown-Rytlewski) staff members who Image Gallery, www.ars.usda.gov/is/graphics/ reviewed this manual. photos, #K8305-8 (great grey heron). Chapter 5 Image Sources page 31: Kenneth R. Law, USDA APHIS PPQ, www.invasive.org, #0949056 (asian longhorned Cover beetle), #4798039 (pupa), #0949054 (larva). David Cappaert, Michigan State University, page 31: Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station www.invasive.org, #3225077 (emerald ash borer). Archives, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station Station, www.invasive.org, #3225077 (hwa). Archives, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment page 32: David Cappaert, Michigan State University, Station, www.invasive.org, #1178070 (gypsy moth www.invasive.org, #3225077 (emerald ash borer). caterpillar), #3225077 (hemlock woolly adelgid). page 33: Joseph O’Brien, USDA Forest Service, John Hammond, USDA Agricultural Research www.forestryimages.org, #1301043 (shoots). Service Image Gallery, www.ars.usda.gov/is/ page 33: David R. McKay, USDA APHIS PPQ, graphics/photos, #K9100-1 (plum pox). www.invasive.org, #1439002 (eab exit hole). Chapter 1 page 33: David Cappaert, Michigan State University, page 2: Larry R. Barber, USDA Forest Service, www.emeraldashborer.info, (eab larvae). page 34: Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station www.forestryimages.org, #3047032. Archives, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Chapter 2 Station, www.invasive.org, #1178070 (gm larva). page 6: Mark Robinson, USDA Forest Service, page 34: John H. Ghent, USDA Forest Service, www.invasive.org, #2912081 (gypsy moth forest). www.forestryimages.org, #0488024 (gypsy moth page 6: USDA APHIS PPQ Archives, USDA APHIS PPQ, females and eggs). www.invasive.org, #1265007 (inspecting containers). page 34: USDA APHIS PPQ Archives, USDA APHIS PPQ, page 7: USDA APHIS PPQ Archives, USDA APHIS PPQ, www.invasive.org, #2652079 (gypsy moth adults). www.invasive.org, #2652094 (pheromone trap). page 35: Steve Passoa, USDA APHIS PPQ, page 7: Great Smoky Mountains National Park Resource www.invasive.org, #0485031 (pine shoot beetle Management Archives, National Park Service, adult). www.forestryimages.org, #1344016 (tree inspection). page 35: E. Richard Hoebeke, Cornell University, page 7: Larry R. Barber, USDA Forest Service, www.invasive.org, #1300028 (psb exit holes), www.forestryimages.org, #3047031 (tree removal). #1300032 (flagging terminals-psb). page 8: USDA APHIS PPQ Archives, USDA APHIS PPQ, page 36: David Cappaert, Michigan State University, www.invasive.org, #2652035 (inspecting toy). www.invasive.org, #9000013 (Japanese beetle page 8: Troy Kimoto, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, adult). www.invasive.org, #1249003 (firewood). page 36: John A. Weidhass, Virginia Tech, www.invasive. Chapter 3 org, #1627066 (Japanese beetle larvae). page 12: Daniel J. Kepich, USDA APHIS PPQ, page 37: Peggy Greb, USDA Agricultural Research Service Image Gallery, www.ars.usda.gov/is/graphics/ www.invasive.org, #1460045. photos, #K11135-1 (black vine weevil adult), page 13: Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station Archives, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment #K11132-1 (black vine weevil larva). page 39: John Hammond, USDA Agricultural Research Station, www.invasive.org, #3225077 (hwa). Service Image Gallery, www.ars.usda.gov/is/ page 13: David Cappaert, Michigan State University, graphics/photos, #K9100-1 (plum pox). www.invasive.org, #3225077 (emerald ash borer). Acknowledgements iii Regulatory Pest Management page 40: Joseph O’Brien, USDA Forest Service, www.invasive.org, #1427104 (sudden oak death canker), #1427111 (sod rhododendron). page 41 John W. Dooley, USDA APHIS PPQ, www.invasive.org, #0019035 (chrysanthemum white rust pustule). page 41: Daniel J. Kepich, USDA APHIS PPQ, www.invasive.org, #1460045 (cwr plant). page 42: Bill Cook, Michigan State University, www.forestryimages.org, #1219183 (chokecherry). page 43: Robert L. Anderson, USDA Forest Service, www.forestryimages.org, #0355052 (Ribes) page 43: USDA Forest Service Archives, USDA Forest Service, www.forestryimages.org, #1241720. page 43: John W. Schwandt, USDA Forest Service, www.forestryimages.org, #1241715. page 44: Robert L. Anderson, USDA Forest Service, www.invasive.org, #0590053 (dogwood anthracnose flowers), #0590049 (trunk), #0590056 (leaf spots), #0590050 (shoot dieback). Acknowledgements iv Regulatory Pest Management Regulatory Pest Management Table of Contents Introduction ......................................... vi Pesticide Labels and Emergency Exemptions 15 Aphis Manuals ......................................... 16 24(c) Registration .................................... 16 Chapter 1: Introduction to Regulatory Section 18 Labels .................................... 16 Pest Management ................................. 1 Review Questions .......................................... 17 Introduction ..................................................... 1 Regulatory Pest Management ......................... 2 Pest Introduction and Spread .......................... 2 Chapter 4: Using Pesticides in Population Dynamics ...................................... 3 Regulatory Programs ......................... 19 Factors in the Establishment of a Pest ...... 3 Pesticide Selection and Control Methods ...... 19 Factors in a Regulatory Control Program.. 3 Pesticide Selection ................................... 19 Review Questions ............................................ 4 Other Control Methods ............................ 20 Protecting our Groundwater .......................... 21 Keeping Pesticides Out of Groundwater Chapter 2: Elements of a Regulatory and Surface Water .................................... 21 Program ................................................. 5 Protecting Non-target Organisms .................. 22 Introduction ..................................................... 5 Potential for Pesticide Resistance .................. 23 Identification of Risk ...................................... 5 The Development of Resistance .............. 23 Prevention of Entry ......................................... 6 Resistance Management ........................... 24 Survey and Detection ..................................... 6 Drift Management ........................................... 24 Eradication ...................................................... 7 Notification .................................................... 24 Retardation of Spread & Mitigation of Losses 8 Turf and Ornamental Sites ....................... 25 Pest Diagnostics and Record-keeping .............. 8 Community or Right-of-way Sites .......... 25 Public Information and Education ................. 8 Schools or Day Care Centers ................... 25 Review Questions .......................................... 8 Review Questions ........................................... 27 Chapter 3: Laws and Regulations ...... 11 Chapter 5: Pests of Concern .............. 29 Introduction .................................................... 11 Insect Pests ..................................................... 29 Legislative Authority ..................................... 11 Growth ..................................................... 30 Federal Programs ..................................... 11 Development ............................................ 30 Federal Quarantines ........................... 12 Group 1: Gradual Metamorphosis ..... 30 State Programs ......................................... 13 Group 2: Complete Metamorphosis .. 30 State Quarantines ............................... 13 Considerations for Pest Management ...... 30 Export Inspections ............................. 14 Asian Longhorned Beetle ..........................31 Import and Post-entry Inspections .... 14 Hemlock Woolly Adelgid .......................... 31 Plant Grower and Nursery Stock Emerald Ash Borer .................................... 32 Grower Inspections ............................ 14 Gypsy Moth .............................................. 33 Exotic Pest Survey ............................. 15 Pine Shoot Beetle ...................................... 34 Japanese Beetle ......................................... 36 Contents v Regulatory Pest Management Black Vine Weevil ..................................... 36 Cherry Fruit Fly ......................................... 36 Disease Pests .................................................
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