EXEMPT Pesticides Used in Mosquito Misting

Systems

Minimum-Risk / “Exempt” Pesticides

Overview:

• Minimum-risk products used in MMS• Qualifications of Minimum-Risk pesticides • State Registration requirements• Advantages of Minimum-Risk pesticides• Minimum risk ≠ Minimum performance

Minimum-Risk Products Used In Mosquito Misting Systems

• EcoEXEMPT IC-2 (EcoSMART Technologies)• Mosquito Barrier (Garlic Research Labs)• Nocdown III (CedarCide)

Minimum-Risk Pesticides: Origin / Qualifications

Origin of “Minimum-Risk” Category:• The Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) of 1996

Qualifications for “Minimum-Risk” Pesticide:• Each active ingredient must be listed on the EPA’s “Exempted”

25(b) Minimum-Risk Active Ingredient List

• All inert ingredients must be listed on the EPA’s 4A Minimum-Risk Inert Ingredient List

Minimum-Risk Active Ingredient List

Minimum-Risk Inert Ingredient List

Minimum-Risk Pesticides: Qualifications

• The ingredients on both these lists are considered to be “food grade” materials (USDA GRAS)

• EPA has determined these ingredients pose little or no risk to humans or the environment

• “Minimum-Risk” products are designated as “exempt” from federal registration per FIFRA Sec. 25(b)(2)

• These products do not require an EPA registration number• Product label must contain text indicating it qualifies for

exemption from registration under FIFRA

Exempt Pesticides: State Requirements

• 22 States: “Honor” federal exemption

• 22 States: A simple application/fee

• 5 States: A simple application/fee and efficacy data

• 1 State: A simple application/fee and toxicity data if precautionary statements different than MSDS

Minimum-Risk Pesticides Advantages

Product Development

Label Flexibility / Modifications

Marketing Message

Organic classification

No posting, notification or reporting requirements

Minimum Risk PesticidesMode-Of-Action

• EcoSMART Botanical Oils:

Mode-Of-Action: Octopamine Blocker

Unique Mode-of Action:The Octopamine Blocker

• Octopamine is a key neurotransmitter found in invertebrates (i.e. insects).

• Octopamine is the insect’s equivalent to adrenaline. It regulates their heart rate, movement, behavior and metabolism.

• Blocking Octopamine results in a total breakdown of the insect’s central nervous system.

• Mammals, birds and fish do not have receptors for Octopamine, so EcoSMART Botanical Oils have no adverse effect on them.

Minimum-Risk PesticidesPerformance

• Florida A&M Study (1999)-Mosquito Bottle Bioassays: “One of the hottest compounds we have seen”

Dr. James Dukes: Dept. of Entomology

• University of British Columbia (1999)-Adulticide Study: Misting Caged Mosquitoes

▪ 100% control (immediate knockdown/kill)

▪ Active ingredient < 1%

• Iowa State (2004) / Bio Research Studies (2001) -Confirmed exempt plant oils were effective on adult mosquitoes