FEB
2015
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit work on imidacloprid for burrowing shrimp initiated (Patten, pers. Comm.). Burrowing Shrimp Integrated Pest Management Plan updated by the Willapa Grays Harbor Oyster Growers Association (WGHOGA). Crop Profile for Bivalve (Oysters, Manila Clams, Geoduck Clams and Mussels) Aquaculture in Washington was developed by Washington State University and WGHOGA. The Pest Management Strategic Plan (PMSP) for Bivalves in Washington and Oregon was the primary outcome from a planning workshop that was attended ...
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Federal and State Experimental Use Permits were issued from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Washington State Department of Agriculture for large scale (50+ acre) field trials of granular and liquid formulations of imidacloprid to assess efficacy, fate and transport, and impacts on sturgeon, crab, and benthic invertebrates.
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