Tennessee Pest Management Information Network

This is a request for information from Steve Toth Please. Note the
following request for information regarding metaldehyde use for snail and
slug control in agriculture, home and gardens, and public lands. Forward
this request (see attachment) to the experts in your respective states/territories
and submit any responses to the Southern Region Information Requests Monitoring
System by Friday, April 28, 2006.

Thanks.

Steve Toth

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Attached are some questions regarding the use of metaldehyde for snail and slug
control in agriculture, home and gardens, and public lands. Please forward these
on to the people in the know. I will also include a brief description of the concerns
EPA has with metaldehyde just for your information. It is always helpful to understand
why the questions are being asked. Please direct responses directly to the Chemical Review
Manager, Jill Bloom ( Bloom.jill@epa.gov ), and please cc any correspondence to me as well.

Deadline: I am late getting this out so instead of April 24th which is what EPA asked
for how about April 28th.

As always, thank you in advance.

Jill Bloom, Review Manager
US Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Pesticide Programs
Special Review and Reregistration Division
703-308-8019
fax: 703-308-8041

Wilfred Burr
USDA/OPMP
1400 Independence Ave. SW
Washington, DC 20250-0315
202-720-8647


Wilfred Burr
USDA/OPMP
1400 Independence Ave. SW
Washington, DC 20250-0315
202-720-8647

Please respond online using the following URL:

http://www.sripmc.org/requests/answer.cfm?RID=154


Please respond even if the requested action does not impact your state(s).

Metaldehyde.doc