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  • From: "Starks, Walter" <Walter.Starks AT facilities.unc.edu>
  • To: Lewis Cauble <lewis AT hivebody.com>
  • Cc: "ocba AT lists.ibiblio.org" <ocba AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [ocba] Oxalic Acid approved by EPA
  • Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2015 18:36:00 +0000

I know that Brushy Mountain was really pushing for people to send comments to the EPA. Just a guess, but seems to indicate that they may start marketing a labeled application.

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Walter




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On Mar 12, 2015, at 2:29 PM, Lewis Cauble <lewis AT hivebody.com> wrote:

This is a totally different animal.  Hopguard never received registration from EPA but states that wanted to use it could apply for a Section 18 (not 13) exemption from the FIFRA rules. Section 18 states:

"The Administrator may, at the Administrator’s discretion, exempt any Federal or State agency from any provision of this Act if the Administrator determines that emergency conditions exist which require such exemption. The Administrator, in determining whether or not such emergency conditions exist, shall consult with the Secretary of Agriculture and the Governor of any State concerned if they request such determination."

So...If a state wanted to use Hopguard, they could make a case to EPA explaining why they wanted it, despite it not being registered by EPA.  A state would say something like: "We don't have any good solutions for varroa at the moment and this will fill that void, so please give us an exemption".  NC believes that we already have good tools to use against varroa so will not apply for Section 18 exemption.

This is different then oxalic acid, which received an unconditional registration from EPA under Section 3(c)(5). USDA is the registrant.

If Hopguard receives an unconditional registration from EPA it will be available in NC. 

The next important question is: How will beekeepers be able to purchase oxalic acid to treat their bees? We certainly will not be able to simply go to a hardware store and purchase a can of wood bleach as it will not have the pesticide label. The label is the law.

Lewis

On March 12, 2015 at 12:20 PM Marty Hanks <marty AT justbeenc.com> wrote:


But each state would still have to provide section 13 approval. Im still waiting on NC to step up and approve HopGuard I & II.
It has approval on many sister states including Ga where almost all the packages and nucs come from.

Time will tell
Marty


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> On Mar 12, 2015, at 10:42 AM, Starks, Walter <Walter.Starks AT facilities.unc.edu> wrote:
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> Oxalic Acid has been approved by EPA as a treatment for Verroa. http://www.regulations.gov/contentStreamer?objectId=0900006481a386df&disposition=attachment&contentType=pdf
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