If you didn't see it last week, EPA released its final Insecticide Strategy, the next step in the agency's plan to meet its obligations under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The strategy identifies mitigations for spray drift and runoff/erosion reductions aimed at protecting more than 900 listed species. EPA says the new strategy will providing flexibility for pesticide users and growers. These include: reducing buffer distances across all application methods; providing credit for any reduction in the proportion of a treated field for ground applications; updating key data sources and identification of invertebrate species that may occur on agricultural fields; and adding a Pesticide Use Limitation Area (PULA) group for generalist species that reside in wetlands to reduce mitigations applied outside of wetland habitats.