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Marin pesticide management changes outlined.
Marin County officials outlined a plan Tuesday designed to ensure that mistakes don't reoccur in the implementation of a law that prohibits county use of certain pesticides and herbicides. Marin Independent Journal, California. 11 November 2009.
Sustainable Novato hopes new city council will make integrated pest management a priority.
Members of Sustainable Novato say they'll push the Novato City Council to get an ordinance on integrated pest management higher on the council's priority list. Marin Independent Journal, California. 7 November 2009.
Research shows pesticide-free homes can be bug-free, too.
When a building supervisor notified tenants in Brooklyn that one of the apartments had a bedbug infestation, Eddie Rosenthal feared that it was only a matter of time until they spread to his home. But it wasn't just the bugs that gave Rosenthal the creeps. So did the prospect of using pesticides. Environmental Health News. 6 November 2009.
How to prevent breast cancer.
While most cancers are diagnosed later in life, preventing breast cancer should start in childhood — and even in the womb. Daily Green. Opinion, 24 October 2009.
Joint Atlantic pesticide law would be mistake.
Locking Nova Scotia into weak pesticide regulatory policy with other Atlantic provinces would be a major mistake for Nova Scotians. Halifax Chronicle Herald, Nova Scotia. Opinion, 13 October 2009.
8 surprising ways to prevent breast cancer.
Choices in the kitchen -- from the foods we eat to the way we cook them -- can affect our risk of breast cancer. Daily Green. 10 October 2009.
Critics call for new coordinator to oversee county's pesticide use.
Two public representatives on a commission that oversees Marin County's use of pesticides criticized the Marin County Agricultural Commissioner Tuesday for failing to share information with them about the use of banned pesticides. Marin Independent Journal, California. 15 July 2009.
Stronger local pesticide law needed.
Marin County's new Integrated Pest Management ordinance before the Board of Supervisors makes a critical change from the original 1998 law: It allows the supervisors to designate an IPM coordinator outside of the office of the agriculture commissioner. Marin Independent Journal, California. Opinion, 15 July 2009.
Management measures that keep unwanted pests out of buildings and apartments can control cockroaches and their associated allergens better than traditional pesticide sprayings.
This is the first study to show how a one-time, low cost visit by professionals can effectively reduce the insects' populations for up to six months. Sealing cracks and using bait traps--rather than periodic pesticide applications--to control the pests lowers people's indoor exposures to unhealthy toxic chemicals and allergens that can lead to asthma. 22 June 2009. More...
County employees' violations of pesticide ordinance spurs hearing.
Marin County supervisors on Tuesday pledged to find out why county employees violated - more than 90 times - an ordinance that banned cancer-causing pesticides. Contra Costa Times, California. 10 June 2009.
Bug-busting gets greener.
In the wake of a provincial pesticide ban, effective Earth Day, homeowners are seeking greener alternatives to take care of their turf. Dunnville Chronicle, Ontario. 27 May 2009.
Using less pesticide may kill more cockroaches.
An innovative cockroach control strategy that keeps pesticide use to a minimum is much more effective than the standard approach -- regular, massive sprays of powerful bug-killers -- for wiping out the pests, a new study conducted in schools shows. Reuters Health. 26 May 2009.
Pests policy grows.
Integrated pest management expert Dr. Paul Horne is encouraging broadacre croppers to put away the boom spray. Dr Horne has worked with dozens of grain growers in Victoria for the past few years, teaching them the principles of IPM. Melbourne Weekly Times, Australia. 25 May 2009.
Supermarkets use ladybirds as pesticide alternative.
Salad producers are going back to nature to keep harmful pests off their crops - by bulk buying ladybirds and other creepy crawlies. Producers and supermarkets are releasing the insects into their glasshouses as natural alternatives to harsh chemical sprays. London Daily Mail, United Kingdom. 11 May 2009.
Delta takes step toward pesticide ban.
Delta council is considering a ban on the use of cosmetic pesticides. Ladner Delta Optimist, British Columbia. 11 April 2009.
School for farmers set up in Thatta to discourage use of pesticides.
The World Wildlife Fund Indus for All Programme has initiated a plan to informally educate growers on environmentally safe cultivation through their own designed manuals to discourage the use of fertilizer and pesticides. Karachi News International, Pakistan. 26 March 2009.
Schools to keep bugs at bay a safer way.
Under a plan drawn up in January by the Environmental Protection Agency, all public schools are encouraged to adopt integrated pest management practices by 2015, which experts calculate will reduce use of pesticides by at least 70 percent. Environmental Health News. 6 March 2009.
Greening the farm.
Ad hoc efforts by an impressive array of federal and state agencies, farmer alliances, chemical companies, and nonprofit advocacy groups are dramatically shifting the way pesticides are made and used. As a result, pesticide use in the U.S. has dropped. Chemical & Engineering News. 16 February 2009.
Pinpointing trends in pesticide use.
Quantifying the impact of pest-management practices, organic farming techniques, and natural-product biopesticides in reducing the use of traditional synthetic pesticides in U.S. agriculture is not simple. Chemical & Engineering News. 16 February 2009.
City delays pesticide ban plan.
City council voted to delay the implementation of the city's cosmetic pesticide bylaw to March 1, 2010 for private lands. Until then, pesticides may be applied only by those with Integrated Pest Management certification. Salmon Arm Observer, British Columbia. 12 February 2009.
Have a green 2009.
If your New Year's resolution is to be a better steward of the environment, here are 50 ways to take action. Des Moines Register, Iowa. Opinion, 10 January 2009.
Light brown apple moth scourge or simple pest?
In Sonoma County there have been 20 since August, and in the Carneros region, where there have been over a dozen found, the existing quarantine is about to be extended and new measures applied. Sonoma Valley Sun, California. 26 December 2008.
High pollution levels killing coastal ecosystems in Eastern Africa.
Coastal pollution in Tanzania is causing challenges including the depletion of coral reefs that provide home and sources of food for fish, which is the main source of livelihoods for many of the fishing communities. Panafrican News Agency. 24 November 2008.
Using BT cotton to save Rs9,000 per acre.
Pakistani farmers are losing Rs60-63 billion annually on unnecessary pesticide spray on cotton cultivated from normal cotton seed, and are losing their competitive edge to Indian cotton farmers growing BT cotton. Karachi News International, Pakistan. 20 November 2008.
More info needed on pesticide issue.
New Canaan needs more scientific information before deciding on a pesticide-use policy for public school grounds and sports fields. New Canaan News-Review, Connecticut. 15 November 2008.
Masbate farmers complete training course on veggies.
The Farmers Field School for vegetables teaches farmers in the Philippines how to reduce their pesticide use, along with mulching, organic fertilizer application and other cultural management practices. Balita Media, Philippines. 12 November 2008.
Pitts. home to pesticide-free park.
The township committee has taken steps to be the first in Salem County to accept a policy that declares one of its parks as a Pesticide Free Zone. Salem Today's Sunbeam, New Jersey. 30 October 2008.
The butterfly effect.
As mysterious diseases threaten bats and bees, scientists have now started studying alternate pollinators like butterflies to get an indication of the environmental health of areas around the United States. Living On Earth. 13 September 2008.
Using integrated pest management in the landscape.
Integrated pest management is an environmentally sensitive approach to controlling pests that does not rely totally on pesticides. Black Hills Pioneer, South Dakota. Opinion, 11 September 2008.
It ain't easy being green -- especially in golf.
Environmental practices have a strong effect on a sport millions of people enjoy. Edmonton Journal, Alberta. 2 September 2008.
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