TENNESSEE DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE REGISTRATION REVIEW

A monthly publication featuring the latest information from the pesticide registration/license issuance office. If you are receiving this via E-mail there is no fee. If you receive a hardcopy, the fee is $12 per year.

For more information or to report address changes, Please Call (615) 837-5340, or E-Mail JOHN.EWELL@TN.GOV

November 2015

Applying Pesticides in TN In Tennessee you must be licensed and chartered before you can apply pesticides for a fee - even if you use non-restricted pesticides that you can buy at your local Wal-Mart. The only exception to this is a Spot-Treatment Only - Lawn Maintenance certification; a Limited Herbicide Applicator certification category for those who only wish to spot-spray with glyphosate in ornamental beds or in areas in conjunction with hand-weeding or mechanical weed trimming. Either a category 3 certification or LHA certification will be required, proof of liability insurance of at least $300,000 and a certification �Q�X�P�E�H�U���G�L�V�S�O�D�\�H�G���L�Q���W�K�H���D�S�S�O�L�F�D�W�R�U�•�V���Y�H�K�L�F�O�H���S�O�X�V���R�Q���D�Q�\���W�U�D�L�O�H�U��used in the business. A person operating under this special Limited Herbicide Applicator certification is not authorized to advertise the application of herbicides or any other pesticide application nor supervise the application of any pesticide by an uncertified person. To prepare for the Limited Herbicide �$�S�S�O�L�F�D�W�R�U���H�[�D�P�����R�Q�H���P�X�V�W���V�W�X�G�\���W�K�H���¶�&�R�U�H�•���$�S�S�O�\�L�Q�J���3�H�V�W�L�F�L�G�H�V��Safely plus be able to read a pesticide label. You must send in proof of insurance along with your certification application first to John Ewell. He can be reached at 615-837-5340 or fax 615-837-5012. You do not have to be licensed and chartered to apply plain fertilizer, but you would need to be if you apply fertilizer �L�P�S�U�H�J�Q�D�W�H�G���Z�L�W�K���D���K�H�U�E�L�F�L�G�H���R�U���R�W�K�H�U���S�H�V�W�L�F�L�G�H�����¶�Z�H�H�G������I�H�H�G�•����due to the pesticide in the product. The license exam dates for 2016 are Jan. 12th�‡13 th, April 5th�‡

6th July 12th�‡13 th and Oct. 4th - 5th. The Board always meet on the Monday before the license exams. The HLT, HRI, FUS, FUM, WEC, AQW, AGE & PHMC are given on the first day and the rest of the exams-the WDO, GRC & BDC are given on the second day. The License Exam application is available to download from the website. You must qualify to take a license exam. On the website there are several ways to qualify to take the license exam. All study materials comes from UT-Knoxville and can be ordered by calling 865-974-1286 or by going to their website. http://psep.utk.edu/secondlevel/materials.htm AER �† Aerial Applicator LHA - Limited Herbicide Applicator

Apprentice Termite Technician School

This comprehensive course is designed for those beginning or needing just a refresher course in the

area of structural pest control.

2016 Apprentice Termite School Date March 3rd, 4th and 5th June 9th, 10th and 11th September 15th, 16th and 17th

If you have questions regarding registration, please Contact Jerry Seabolt at (615) 837-5178.

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Category Codes (CORE is included as a part of all exams.)

Study Material can now be obtained by mailing form & payment to:

UT Pesticide Safety Education Program 2431 Joe Johnson Dr, 205 PSB

Knoxville, TN 37996-4560 Phone (865) 974-7138 Fax (865) 974-8868

C01 �† Agricultural C10 �† Demonstration/ Research

C02 �† Forest C11 �† Wood Preservative

C03 �† Ornamental/Turf C12 �† Dealer

C04 �† Seed Treatment C13 �† Marine Paint

C05 �† Aquatic C14 �† Microbial

C06 �† Right -of -Way C15 �† Trainer, WPS

C07 �† Structural C16 �† Sewer Treatment

C08 �† Public Health

AER �† Aerial Applicator LHA - Limited Herbicide Applicator

Certification exams are given at Jackson State Community

College in building 7 Walter L. Nelms Classroom Building (CBLDG)

APPLICATOR CERTIFICATION SCHOOLS The following have been approved for recertification credits:

ITV Initial Cert. Core Only 11/4/15 Various Locations Darrell Hensley 865-974-1286 4(C01 through C14,C16)

ITV Initial Cert. Core Plus 11/4/15 Various Locations Darrell Hensley 865-974-1286 4(C01,C02,C04, C05,C08, C11,C13,C14,C16) 5(C06) 6(C03,C07,C10,C12)

2015 TPCA Point Pursuit #1510

11/10/15 Fayetteville, TN Sandy Griffis 800-730-6751 4(C01 through C06,C11, C14,C16) 5(C07,C08,C10,C12)

West TN Hort. Expo Day 1 11/10/15 Memphis, TN Booker T. Leigh 901-752-1207 1(C02,C03,C06,C10,C12)

West TN Hort. Expo Day 2 11/11/15 Memphis, TN Booker T. Leigh 901-752-1207 1(C02,C06) 5(C03,C10,C12)

2015 TPCA Point Pursuit 2015

11/11/15 Lawrenceburg, TN Sandy Griffis 800-730-6751 4( C01 through C06,C11, C13,C14,C16) 5(C07,C08,C10,C12)

Hemlock Wooley Adelgid Workshop

11/14/15 Spring City, TN Heather Slayton 615-837-5432 5(C02,C10,C12)

2015 CPS Timerland Pesticide Seminar

11/18/15 Nashville, TN Brock Shockley 615-406-9515 6(C02,C06,C10,C12)

Region 3 TPCA Winter School

12/2/15 Nashville, TN Carol Lane 615-497-2359 615-497-2359

5(C08) 6(C07,C10,C12)

Pesticide Management 12/19/15 Nashville, TN Bill Randles 615-767-6013 6(C03,C06,C10,C12)

*Potential points-contingent upon actual sessions attended. No more than 75% of one’s total point requirement can be

from only one school.

** Various Locations, Please call contact person for further information

“You can also search online schools by entering the words “various” or “statewide” under “city” on the website:

www.tn.gov/agriculture and click on Pesticide Information.

A reminder for anyone submitting rosters: Please make sure to use the most current roster form available under �¶�’�R�Z�Q�O�R�D�G�D�E�O�H���)�R�U�P�V�•���R�Q���W�K�H���7�’�$���Z�H�E�V�L�W�H��www.tn.gov/agriculture . Do NOT use entire social security numbers when sub-mitting rosters; the TN ID number is preferred but the last 4 digits of the social security number will be accepted for now, but to ensure privacy do NOT send the entire social security number on rosters. Please print legibly to ensure the correct person will be credited with the points earned.

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**Certification Information: A new certification cycle has begun as of January 1, 2015 and extends through December

31, 2017. Each certification year now ends on December 31st of each year. You must earn the required number of ceu’s/

points in more than one certification year. No more than 50% of the total required number of points can be “In-House”

which includes training by one’s own company or anything done online. No more than 75% of the total point requirement

can be earned at any one meeting.

Exams are $15.00 per exam per person, payable by check, money order, or credit card. Submit your application and pay-ment at least two weeks prior to your requested exam session. MAKE SURE WE CAN READ YOUR WRITING. Payment is not �D�F�F�H�S�W�H�G���D�W���W�K�H���W�H�V�W�L�Q�J���V�L�W�H�V�����&�R�P�S�O�H�W�H���R�Q�H���I�R�U�P���S�H�U���S�H�U�V�R�Q�����L�Q�F�O�X�G�L�Q�J���D�S�S�O�L�F�D�Q�W�•�V���6�R�F�L�D�O���6�H�F�X�U�L�W�\���1�X�P�E�H�U���D�Q�G���+�R�P�H���$�G��dress and submit with payment to the Tennessee Department of Agriculture, Attn: Pesticides, P O Box 40627, Nashville TN 37204 or by fax (615) 837-5012 �† we do NOT accept email applications due to our server is not secure. This form is avail-able as a .pdf file on our website at http://tn.gov/agriculture/ �6�H�O�H�F�W���·�’�R�Z�Q�O�R�D�G�D�E�O�H���)�R�U�P�V���µ

You will be assigned the requested date and time if space is available. If not, you will be scheduled for the next available testing session

@School attendance registration is now online!

If your school has been submitted in time for a confirmation letter to be sent to you before your school is held, then you �Z�L�O�O���V�H�H���D�W���W�K�H���E�R�W�W�R�P���R�I���W�K�H���F�R�Q�I�L�U�P�D�W�L�R�Q���O�H�W�W�H�U���D�Q���R�S�W�L�R�Q���W�R���U�H�J�L�V�W�H�U���\�R�X�U���V�F�K�R�R�O�•�V���D�W�W�H�Q�G�H�H�V��on the day of the meeting, via the internet, and will be able to automatically generate the paper form (one copy must be sent to TDA while a second copy is for your records). This option does not apply to schools approved for multiple dates at various locations. All you need is an internet-�F�R�Q�Q�H�F�W�H�G���F�R�P�S�X�W�H�U���D�Q�G���D���S�U�L�Q�W�H�U���D�W���\�R�X�U���V�F�K�R�R�O�•�V���U�H�J�L�V�W�U�D�W�L�R�Q���G�H�V�N�����<�R�X�U���V�H�F�X�U�H���O�R�J�L�Q���D�Q�G���S�D�V�V�Z�R�U�G���D�U�H���L�Q��cluded in the confirmation letter. PLEASE NOTE: If you are not using @School, you are still required to submit the neces-sary hand-written roster, just like always. Also, if the roster is NOT entered on the actual date of the meeting or if technical problems occur, you must submit your written roster as usual by mail or by fax 615-837-5012. @School points will be credited within 24 hours online.

Legislation – Amendment to 62 -21-119

(a) If the commissioner has reason to believe that any person has violated this chapter or rules promulgated pursuant to this chapter, or has used economic poison in violation of the Tennessee Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, compiled in title 43, chapter 8, parts 1 and 2, or rules promulgated pursuant to the act, the commissioner may deny, revoke, suspend, or modify any license, charter, or certification. The commissioner may also impose civil penalties of up to one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each violation or issue a warning notice.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2015, the public welfare requiring it.

The section previously read as follows:

62-21-119. Denial, suspension or revocation of charter, license or certificate - Penalties - Warnings.

(a) If the commissioner has reason to believe that a charter holder, licensee or certificate holder has violated any provision of this chapter, including its rules and regulations, or has used any economic poison in violation of the provisions of the Tennessee insecti-cide, fungicide, and rodenticide law, compiled in title 43, chapter 8, parts 1 and 2, including its rules and regulations, the commission-er shall conduct a hearing to determine if any license, charter or certification should be denied, revoked, suspended or modified, and/

or impose civil penalties of up to one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each violation, or the commissioner may issue a warning notice.

One of the many questions received by TDA is: What labeling is required on application tanks? As per 62-21-117. Labeling of pesti-cides this is what is required.

(a) It is illegal to store or transport any pesticide chemicals unless the containers for such chemicals are labeled to show the:

(1) Name of the pesticide; and

(2) Concentration of the pesticide.

(b) When pesticides are stored or transported in containers other than those in which they were placed by the manufacturer or formu-lators, the label must also show the name of the chartered person, firm or corporation.

[Acts 1978, ch. 844, § 17; T.C.A., § 62-2117.]

*Pest Control Professionals, Renewals for Charted Companies and Non-Chartered persons L through Z will be mailed in November 2015* If you have not renewed by February 1, 2016 late fees will begin accruing if any fee imposed under this part is not paid within (15) days of the due date, a penalty of five percent (5%) of the amount due shall at once and added to the amount due. Thereafter, on the first day of each month during which any part accrued penalty remains unpaid, an additional penalty of five percent (5%) of then unpaid balance shall accrue and be added to the unpaid balance. In addition, the fees not paid within fifteen (15) days after the due date shall bear interest at the maximum lawful rate from the due date to the date paid or you will be subject to enforcement action.

CUSTOM PESTICIDE APPLICATORS - NEW & CHANGES

KELTON Bros. Lawn, 299 Dink Rut Road, Portland, TN 615-681-5323 Ch# 4995 Josh Kelton (HLT)

Delta -21 Resources, Inc , 4 Market Square, Suite 403, Knoxville, TN 865-482-5000 Ch# 4996 Tracey S. Ingle (SPC)

Collins Pest Management, Inc , 5625 Pearl Dr, Suite F, Evansville, IN 812-425-7000 Ch# 4997 Dan Collins & Chris Jackson (FUM & GRC)

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www.epa.gov/pesticides

October 6, 2015 In This Update: EPA Signs Cooperative Agreement with UC Davis Extension for Tribal Pesticide Program Support

EPA has entered into a cooperative agreement with University of California, Davis Extension (UC Davis) to provide technical support to the Tribal Pesticide Program Council (TPPC) for a five-year period. The cooperative agreement will provide financial assistance for UC Davis to support the TPPC as it:

raises tribal pesticide program implementation issues to EPA;

offers input on EPA pesticide rules, guidance, policies, programs, etc. that affect tribes and Alaska Native Villages;

offers a network for tribal pesticide officials to share information;

promotes and enhances tribal pesticide program development; and,

builds and maintains effective partnerships among a variety of tribal, state and non-governmental organizations to advance tribal pes-ticide programs and target solutions to specific situations. The total funding for the five-year period of the cooperative agreement is about $1.1 million. About $195,000 is expected to be availa-ble for the first year of the agreement. The application solicitation for this agreement was announced in April 2015. �)�R�U���P�R�U�H���L�Q�I�R�U�P�D�W�L�R�Q���R�Q���W�K�H���7�U�L�E�D�O���3�H�V�W�L�F�L�G�H���3�U�R�J�U�D�P���&�R�X�Q�F�L�O���D�Q�G���(�3�$�•�V���W�U�L�E�D�O���S�H�V�W�L�F�L�G�H���S�U�R�J�U�D�P�V�����Y�L�V�L�W�� http://www2.epa.gov/pesticide-advisory-committees-and-regulatory-partners/tribal-pesticide-programs.

Key for Custom Applicators

WDO = wood destroying organism FUS = fumigation soil HLT = horticultural lawn & turf AER = aerial

GRC = general pest & rodent control FUM = fumigation PCC = pest control consultant

WEC = weed right-of-way BDC = bird control HRI = horticultural interior

AQW = aquatic weed AGE = agriculture ground SPC = special

NEW PRODUCTS IN TENNESSEE & LABEL CHANGES

(Atco International) Fog Away (EPA reg 1021-1648-13051) AI=tetramethrin; kills ants, cockroaches, fleas, spiders, mosquitoes, houseflies and other insects

(Brandt Consolidated, Inc) Brandt Antixx (EPA reg 67702-25-48813) AI= spinosad; attracts and kills ants

(Durvet, Inc) Dairy Bomb 55 (EPA reg 47000-69-12281) AI= pyrethrins; kills and repells various listed insects

((Helena Chemical) Defcon 4.67G (EPA reg 5481-9028-5905) “RUP”AI= tebupirimphos; granular insecticide use in various field

(McLaughlin Gormley King, Co) Evergreen Pro 60 -6 (EPA reg 1021-1770) AI= pyrethrins; multi-purpose insecticide for use on growing crops in greenhouses, ornamentals, stored products and livestock

(OHP, Inc) Marathon 1% Granular (EPA reg 59807-15) AI= imidacloprid; for systemic insect control on ornamentals, non-bearing fruit and nut trees, vegetable transplants in greenhouses, nurseries and interior plantscapes

(P.F. Harris Co, LLC) Delta Max Concentrate (EPA reg 3-13) AI= deltamethrin; kills various insects for outdoor use only

(Willowood, LLC) Abamectin 0.15EC (EPA reg 87290-58) “RUP” AI= abamectin; control listed pest species on specified crops

Herbicides & Plant Growth Regulators

(Bayer Environmental Science) Escort XP (EPA reg 432-1549) AI= metsulfuron methyl; control annual and perennial weeds and un-wanted woody plants on private, right aways and military lands and other various sites

(DuPont) Fexapan (EPA reg 352-913) AI= diglycolamine salt of dicamba; for weed control in various crops, conservation reserve pro-grams, rangeland, small grains, sod farms and farmstead turf, soybean and sugarcane

(Helena Chemical, Co) Flash (EPA reg 5905-595) AI= ethephon; cotton harvest aid for agricultural use only

(Rotam North America, Inc) Bellum (EPA reg 83100-41-83979) AI= mesotrione; systemic pre-emergence herbicide for selective con-

Kirkland’s Pest Control, LLC, 207 E. Gaines Street, Lawrenceburg, TN 931-766-5400 Ch# 4998 Joshua Kirkland & James Sharp, Jr (GRC & WDO)

BlueGreen Environmental, LLC , 4721 Trousdlae Dr, Suite 116, Nashville, TN 615-927-3586 Ch# 4999 Charles Michael Kincade (SPC)

H & R Commercial Maintenance, LLC , 681 Hwy 45 Access Lane, Guys, TN 731-645-1627 Ch# 5000 Nancy Hopkins (HLT)

Eco-Tech Consultants, Inc, 11321 Decimal Dr, Louisville, KY 502-259-0454 Ch#5001 Mike S. Silliman (SPC)

Central Termite and Pest Control, Inc , 8306 W. Hwy 64, Murphy, NC 828-837-5411 Ch# 5002 William M. Shaffer (GRC & WDO)

Pinnacle Ag Distribution, Inc DBA Sanders, 4924 Tyson Store Rd, Kenton, TN 731-676-2121 Ch# 5003 Bradley Shanklin & Kent Smithson (AGE & SPC)

Garden Beautiful, LLC , 9039 Cross Park Dr, Knoxville, TN 865-309-5296 Ch# 5004 John G. Botts (HLT)

The Tennessee Department of Agriculture does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, religion, color, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, or military service in its policies or in the admission or access to or treatment or employment in its programs, services, or

activities. Tennessee Department of Agriculture, Authorization No. 325390, 600 copies per

month, October, 2009. This document was promulgated at a cost of $0.25 per copy. Tennessee Department of Agriculture

Division of Consumer and Industry Service P O Box 40627

Nashville TN 37204

Key

AI = active ingredient IGR= insect growth regulator RTU = ready-to-use EPA reg = EPA Registration Number PCO = for pest control professionals RUP = restricted-use pesticide HLT = lawn and/or outdoor ornamental use (name in parenthesis) = Registrant WSB = water soluble bags

(Acadian Seaplants) Stimplex Crop Biostimulant (EPA reg 75287-3) AI= cytokinin; plant growth regulator

(Helena Chemical, Co) AD-Spray 90 NIS (EPA reg adj) AI= alcohol ethoxylate; nonionic surfactant for agricultural, forestry, industrial,

(PeroxyChem) B-Cap 35 Antimicrobial Agent (EPA reg 72372-1) AI= for industrial use for biofouling and slime control

(Sipcam Agro USA, Inc,) E-pro ETQ (EPA reg 60063-55) AI= chlorothalonil; turf fungicide for control of various diseases

(Syngenta) Orondis Opti B (EPA reg 50534-188-100) AI= chlorothalonil; broad spectrum fungicide for control of plant diseases

Fungicides, Rodenticides, & Other Pesticides

(Tessenderlo Kerley, Inc) Solicam DF (EPA reg 61842-41) AI= norflurazon; for control of grass monocotyledon and broadleaf dicotyle-

(Tide International USA, Inc) Tide Hexar 2SL (EPA reg 84229-35) AI= hexazinone; herbicide providing both contact and residual con-trol of many annual, biennial and perennial weeds and woody plants

(Wilbur-Ellis, Co) Foundation Turf Herbicide 9 (EPA reg 2217-921-2935) AI= triclopy, 2,4D; control broadleaf weeds in various crops