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Re: [SANET-MG] Rotenone No Longer Available????



A couple years ago there was concern in the organic farming
newsletters that rotenone would dissapear from the market.  It
was related to costs of re-registration of a generic pesticide
product like rotenone.

But if you look around, rotenone is still available.

In the 7-28 post on "Fertilizers & Pesticides in Organic Farming,
State Dept of Ag", several online databases were listed that provide
access to registered pesticides.

I like these databases because they *also* include natural pest
control products like botanicals, microbials, and biorationals.

Steve Diver

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 2.  Pesticide Registration Databases

 A few years ago it was impossible for the average person to gain
 access to pesticide registration databases.  They were usually
 restricted to university pesticide coordinators and State Departments
 of Agriculture through a fee-based subscription service.

 Now there are a few states that provide free access to this
 information.  Of particular interest is the new Kelly Registration
 System and what it offers at the state level.  [It also provides
 access to Federal EPA level, for a fee]

 Hawaii Pesticide Information Retrieval System
 http://pestworld.stjohn.hawaii.edu/cfdocs/test/hpirs.htm

 Oklahoma Department of Agriculture Pesticide Registration,
 Online Kelly Pesticide Registration Database
 http://kellysolutions.com/ok/

 Please select from the following options

     Search by Company Name                Search by Company ID
     Search By Product Name                  Search By Product EPA ID
     Search By Pest                                  Search By Site
     Show All RUP Products                    Show All SLN Products
     Show All Fertilizer Combinations       Search By Formulation Type
     Search By Active Ingredient              Search By Pesticide Type

 Kelly Registration Systems, General info
 http://www.kellysolutions.com/

 State Departments of Agriculture provide data, which can be used,
 free of charge, to obtain information on pesticide registrations
 within the state. This data may be searchable by Product Name,
 Company, Ingredient, Pest, Site, Formulation or Pesticide Type.
 Criteria specific to a state (e.g. RUP and Fertilizer-combination in
 Oklahoma) may be available for searches as well.

 States online:  Idaho, Nebraska (includes Dealers and Applicators),
 Oklahoma (includes Applicators), Oregon, South Dakota, West Virginia.

 Kelly Registration Systems, Subscription info to EPA Federal Level
 http://www.nasda-hq.org/nass/index.html
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> Date:          Sun, 6 Aug 2000 11:47:08 -0500
> Reply-to:      Sustainable Agriculture Network Discussion Group
>                <SANET-MG@LISTS.IFAS.UFL.EDU>
> From:          Mike Miller <mmiller@PCSIA.COM>
> Subject:       Rotenone No Longer Available????
> To:            SANET-MG@LISTS.IFAS.UFL.EDU

> The paste below is from the site:
>
> http://www.ces.uga.edu/Agriculture/entomology/pest99/hort/organic/organic.htm
>
> What gives about Rotenone no longer being sold as an insecticide mentioned
> in the last line?  If it is short lived in the enviornment and non-toxic to
> honeybees, why is it no longer available?  Did somebody patent Rotenone and
> then pull it off the market?  Mike Miller
>
> "... Rotenone is short-lived in the environment and frequently available in
> formulations containing pyrethrins (synthetic versions of pyrethrum).
> Rotenone is not toxic to honeybees. Rotenone is no longer sold as an
> insecticide, but on-hand supplies may be used."