BURROWING SHRIMP
Permit for imidacloprid application requested, denied (Doenges et al 2018).
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Permit for imidacloprid application requested, denied (Doenges et al 2018).
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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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Burrowing Shrimp Integrated Pest Management Plan updated by the Willapa Grays Harbor Oyster Growers Association. Washington State University conducts studies to measure residues of the insecticide imidacloprid (Nuprid 2F) in oyster meat following field applications were begun under the Inter-regional Research Project #4 (IR-4) program for registration of pesticides in minor crops; and using certified Good Laboratory Practices (GLP) personnel and protocols.
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The Willapa Bay Grays Harbor Oyster Growers Association (WGHOGA) agreed to settle a legal challenge of the use of carbaryl by successively reducing on the amount of carbaryl applied per year with full termination by 2012. Signatories were the Toxics Coalition, the Ad-hoc Coalition for Willapa Bay, several state agencies, and the WGHOGA. Burrowing Shrimp Integrated Pest Management (IPM) plan released by WGHOGA.
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The Willapa-Grays Harbor Oyster Growers Association (WGHOGA) voluntarily entered into Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with several groups to develop an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program for burrowing shrimp. An IPM Coordinator was hired and an IPM Committee was formed, including WGHOGA, Washington State Department of Agriculture, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Washington Department of Ecology, Washington State University, Washington State Commission on Pesticide Registration, Pacific Coast Shellfish Growers Association, Pacific Shellfish Institute, the Toxics Coalition and ...
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