EPA-Proposed Pesticide Registration of Florylpicoxamid
The EPA released a proposed registration decision for three products with florylpicoxamid, a new active ingredient targeting fungi that causes damage and financial loss. The EPA released its human health risk assessment, ecological risk assessments and draft biological evaluation (BE), with the latter including EPA’s Likely to Adversely Affect (LAA) determination under the Endangered Species Act, meaning that EPA reasonably expects at least one listed plant or animal species may be exposed to the pesticide at a sufficient level to have an adverse effect.
Proposed Mitigations
EPA's proposed mitigation measures to address on- and off-field effects to non-target species, including listed species:
Proposed Mitigations
EPA's proposed mitigation measures to address on- and off-field effects to non-target species, including listed species:
- Access and follow any applicable endangered species in “Bulletins Live! Two” for directions and restrictions.
- Approved for use in the contiguous United States and Hawaii only.
- For golf courses, use only on tees, greens and fairways. Do not use florylpicoxamid products on roughs.
With measures in place, EPA's draft BE predicts that using florylpicoxamid will not result in a likelihood of future jeopardy for the survival of any listed species, or a likelihood of adverse modification for any designated critical habitat. To comment by Feb. 16, see docket ID EPA-HQ-OPP-2020-0449.