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Topic of the year: AB 1788 (the rodenticide ban bill). It is still moving through the legislature. At this point, it is in its final committee in the CA Senate. If it passes here, it will need to go through another couple of votes and then it will hit the Governor's desk. As with the rest of the process, anything can happen. We are still working very diligently to either get the process dragged out or have our amendments added.
But even if things go our way and DPR gets involved, the way we use these products will have to change. Second Generation Anti-Coagulants cannot be our go-to in every situation. We will need to start to incorporate the use of non-toxic monitoring blocks or other classes of chemistry on a regular basis. If the legislature doesn’t implement this, DPR will.
On a different note, the Structural Pest Control Board is having an open forum on the applicators test on the morning of October 23rd. This will help clarify the responsibilities of this license and what they are allowed and not to do as part of their daily functions. The purpose of this event is to help guide the test to accurately reflect the knowledge expectations of the applicator. We would highly encourage anyone who as the ability to make it to do so and participate as much as possible.
Darren Van Steenwyk, BCE
Technical Director - Clark Pest Control
Legislative Committee Chair - PCOC
darrenv@clarkpest.com
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Protect Fumigation
In 2017, Douglas Products and the fumigation industry in California started a grassroots campaign to voice our concerns with proposed Department of Pesticide Regulation mitigations to the way structural fumigation is done in our state. With the recent changes in personnel within DPR, in 2019, it is time to communicate our message again. Some of the proposed mitigation and changes suggested have the potential to significantly reduce the number of residential and commercial fumigations being done.
We need you to take action immediately. Please click on the link below and fill out all of the required information. When you click on “submit” the letter will be sent to your state Assemblyperson, state Senator and Val Dolcini, Interim Director of DPR.
This will demonstrate to DPR the negative impact this will have on your businesses. Your action can educate them from making these changes that will discourage property owners from having apartments and homes fumigated, slow down real estate transactions, and add one to two more days to the fumigation process. Please pass this message and link on to your co-workers, their families, association affiliates, industry members and anyone who you feel could be impacted by these unnecessary changes.
