North Carolina PESTICIDE REPORT for January 1 - December 31, 2003 THE BULLETIN of the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Raleigh, N.C. Steve Troxler, Commissioner Number 306 2003 300 300 copies of this publication were printed at a cost of $1424.48 or $4.75 per copy. A portion of the cost for publication and distribution was paid for by utilizing federal grant monies. The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Food and Drug Protection Division, received a grant of $452,430 for FY-02 which represents 11% of the operating budget for Pesticide Control and Analyses. 1 Table of Contents Page Foreword ........................................................................................................................... 3 How to Use this Report ..................................................................................................... 4 Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 5 Brief of the North Carolina Pesticide Law of 1971........................................................... 6 North Carolina Pesticide Board......................................................................................... 8 North Carolina Pesticide Board Meetings ......................................................................... 9 North Carolina Pesticide Advisory Committee ................................................................. 11 Pesticide Environmental Trust Fund .................................................................................. 15 Pesticide Container Recycling and Disposal Assistance Programs ................................... 18 Licensed Pesticide Ground Applicators, 2003 .................................................................. 20 Licensed Pest Control Consultants, 2003 ......................................................................... 150 Licensed Pesticide Public Operators, 2003 ...................................................................... 152 Licensed Pesticide Dealers, 2003 ..................................................................................... 210 Licensed Pesticide Aerial Applicators, 2003 ..................................................................... 221 Definitions Adopted .......................................................................................................... 224 Table I - Analytical Results of Formulation Samples Collected in 2003 ............................ 225 Table II - Analytical Results of Microbiological Samples Collected in 2003 .................... 230 Table III – Manufacturers Found to Have Unregistered or Misbranded Products in the Marketplace during 2003 .................................................................................................. 233 Summary of 2003 Regulatory Activities Performed.......................................................... 237 2 FOREWORD The 2003 edition of the North Carolina Pesticide Report represents a revision of previous issues. By elaborating on the purpose of this report, by adding new material, and by better defining the substances listed, we attempted to reflect in a more meaningful man- ner, the information collected during the 2003 calendar year. We hope that more readers will be able to use it effectively. This will acknowledge and express our appreciation to the following people who made significant contributions to the contents and preparation of this Pesticide Report: Pesticide Section - Margaret D. Broome, Betty H. Griffin, Eleanor F. Lipscomb, Luella D. Thwreatt and Laura L. Stover, Processing Assistant III’s; Stacey R. Hicks, Amy D. Disbennett and Ann Vaughn, Office Assistant IV’s; Jamie Frye, Administrative Secretary II, Michael V. Williams and Jan L. Culbreth, Information Processing Technicians; Florence S. Lamphier, Administrative Officer I; James W. Burnette, Jr., Pesticide Administrator; Sharron A. Stewart, Deputy Pesticide Administrator; L. Lee Davis, Registration Manager; Dr. Colleen M. Hudak-Wise, Certification, Licensing & Outreach Manager; J. Patrick Jones, Field Operations & Regulatory Manager; Dr. Henry F. Wade, Environ- mental Quality Manager; Robert M. Welker, Quality Assurance Officer; Kay G. Harris, Worker Protection Specialist; Carmina C. Hanson, Bilingual Pesticide Specialist; Michael A. Mitchell, Field Operations Specialist, William G. Parham, III, and Carolyn M. Thompson, Pesticide Specialists; James H. Choate, Certification Specialist; John B. Dalley and Dwight E. Seal, District Managers; James C. Bristow, Jr., Charles L. Clark, Benny C. Griffin, N. Patrick Farquahar, Gwen T. Minton, W. Howard Minton and James T. Perry, Pesticide Inspector II’s; Thomas C. Bowman, Jr., W. Kenneth Crabtree, M. Timm Dazey, Jr., W. Barry Dunn, Forrest Sue Egelston Moncada, Steven F. Gatton, J. Michael Jackson, R. Steve Taylor, D. Wayne Tyer and Paul H. Ward, III, Pesticide Inspector I’s; Food and Drug Protection Division - E. Bruce Williams, Direc- tor; Dr. Joel M Padmore, State Chemist; Dr. Royden Saah, Chief Microbiologist; Martha Bray and Dawn Davis, Microbiologists; Ralph L. Denning, Supervisor Pesticide Laboratory; R.Vern Park, Stefanie A. Raysich, Ronnie E. Rollins and Frankie G. Worsham, Chemists; Coy T. Bowling, Processing Assistant; George Hernandez, LAN Administrator. 3 How to Use This Report The N.C. Pesticide Board is mandated by the General Statutes of North Carolina (§ 143-437) to make annual reports to the Governor on matters involving pesticides. The North Carolina Pesticide Report for 2003 fulfills this mandate. Considerable time and effort have gone into editing and organizing this 2003 edition which summarizes regulatory activities performed under the N.C. Pesticide Law of 1971. Every section has been updated, and new information has been added in order to make the North Carolina Pesticide Report for 2003 a useful reference. In this document you will find the following: Introduction The Introduction describes the development of laws and regulations governing the sale and use of pesticides in North Carolina. It also refers to certain divisions in the North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services that perform key roles in regulating and controlling the sale and use of pesticides in this State. North Carolina Pesticide Law of 1971 and Adopted Regulations This section presents a brief abstract of the North Carolina Pesticide Law of 1971. It also indicates where to obtain a complete copy of the Law and the pursuant Regulations adopted by the North Carolina Pesticide Board. Pesticide Board and Pesticide Advisory Committee This section presents a brief description of the duties and composition of the North Carolina Pesticide Board and the North Carolina Pesticide Advisory Committee. In addition, a brief summary of each North Carolina Pesticide Board meeting held during 2003 is given. Pesticide Environmental Trust Fund In this section, a summary of the Pesticide Environmental Trust Fund’s financial transactions for 2003 is presented. Balances, receipts, expenditures, refunds, cumulative (1993-2003) figures and project summaries are given. Pesticide Container Recycling and Disposal Assistance Programs This section summarizes the amount of plastic pesticide containers recycled during 2003 and the amount of pesticides waste collected at both the designated disposal collection sites and permanent household hazardous waste collection sites across North Carolina during the same year. Licensed Pesticide Dealers, 2003 This section is a directory of the names and counties of pesticide dealers licensed in 2003. Licensed Pesticide Aerial Applicators, 2003 This section is a directory of the names and counties of aerial pesticide applicators licensed in 2003. Licensed Pesticide Ground Applicators, 2003 This section is a directory of the names and counties of ground pesticide applicators licensed in 2003. Licensed Pesticide Public Operators, 2003 This section is a directory of the names and counties of public operators licensed in 2003 to apply pesticides for municipal, county, state, and/or federal governments. Licensed Pest Control Consultants, 2003 This section is a directory of the names and counties of pest control consultants licensed in 2003. NOTE. Individually requested and tailored lists of registrants, dealers, applicators or consultants are available by contacting the Pesticide Section at (919) 733-3556. A nominal printing charge may apply. Definitions Adopted This section explains definitions that were adopted for reporting the analytical results of pesticides sampled by pesticide inspectors and analyzed by the Department’s laboratories. Table 1 Table 1 gives the analytical results of pesticides sampled and analyzed for their formulations. Company name and address are those listed on the product label when it was purchased in the marketplace. Table 2 Table 2 presents the results of disinfectants tested for their label guarantee to kill various microorganisms. Here again, company name and address are those listed on the product label when it was purchased in the marketplace. Table 3 Table 3 is an alphabetical listing of the names and addresses of manufacturers and/or distributors that were found to have unregistered or misbranded products in the marketplace during 2003. Summary of Regulatory Activities Performed This section presents a summary of the various regulatory activities performed by the Department under the North Carolina Pesticide Law of 1971. The following information is included: number