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Methods For Efficacy Testing Of Pesticides Used For Premise Treatments For Invertebrate Pests And Treatment For Fire Ants
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Impact/Purpose:
The proposed premises treatment guideline contains recommended test methodologies for a wide range of products intended to kill, control, flush, and/or knockdown invertebrate premises pests, such as cockroaches, ticks, mosquitoes, flies, and wasps. The guideline does not cover treatment of livestock or pets, wide area-mosquito control, or bed bug products. In addition to guidance for testing efficacy of direct pesticide application to pests, residual treatments, and cockroach and fly baits in the laboratory, the proposed guideline also includes field testing methods for outdoor misting systems, Hymenoptera nest treatments, and outdoor foggers. Finally, methods for resistance ratio determination and characterization of pest population strain susceptibility are described. The proposed red imported fire ant treatment guideline contains recommended test methodologies for evaluating the performance of pesticide products for the treatment and control of red imported fire ant colonies/mounds. The guideline does not cover premises treatments for red imported fire ant workers/foragers, such as direct application to pests. Field tests for both mound- and area-applied pesticide products are proposed, along with accompanying laboratory studies for baits, barrier treatments, and insect growth regulators.
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The Agency will be seeking advice and recommendations from the SAP on scientific issues associated with two proposed revised EPA guidelines. EPA-registered pesticide products are an important part of pest management programs to accomplish control of invertebrate pests. The Agency has a number of guidelines intended to assist in the development of appropriate protocols to test product efficacy. EPA Product Performance Test Guidelines OPPTS 810.3100 Soil Treatment for Imported Fire Ants and OPPTS 810.3500 Premises Treatments were published in March 1998. To increase clarity and consistency in efficacy testing and to include current scientific standards, the Agency is revising these product performance guidelines. These guidelines are the focus of this SAP review.
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Draft Product Performance Test Guidelines 810_3500 (PDF, NA pp, 319 KB, about PDF)Meeting Minutes and Final Report (PDF, NA pp, 447 KB, about PDF)
Additional Charge to the Panel (PDF, NA pp, 202 KB, about PDF)
Panel Charge (PDF, NA pp, 43 KB, about PDF)
Meeting Materials for the May 8-10, 2018 Scientific Advisory Pan
Transmittal Memorandum_Additional Charge and Supporting Document (PDF, NA pp, 1142 KB, about PDF)
Transmittal Memorandum_Background and Charge (PDF, NA pp, 1204 KB, about PDF)
Sample Size for Premises Studies Supporting Document (PDF, NA pp, 1707 KB, about PDF)
Draft Product Performance Test Guidelines 810_3100 (PDF, NA pp, 194 KB, about PDF)