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This week is Pollinator Week!
June 20, 2023
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Pollinator Week is a great time to learn how #IPMWorks to help beneficial pollinators in your area! From building a bee house for native bees to using least-toxic effective methods to safely and sustainably manage pests, you can create a pollinator-friendly space in your garden. Watch DPR's “At-Home Project for Kids: Building a Bee House” video for instructions to provide habitat to bees.
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For more information about beneficial pollinators, read the “Bee Friendly with IPM!” factsheet. For more information on using Integrated Pest Management to manage pests, visit DPR's website.
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Questions? Contact Us:
Please contact the Department of Pesticide Regulation’s Integrated Pest Management Branch by emailing the Community IPM Program. For additional information about the IPM Branch, please visit DPR’s website.
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Who We Are
The California Department of Pesticide Regulation protects human health and the environment by fostering safer and sustainable pest management practices and operating a robust regulatory system to monitor and manage the sale and use of pesticides across the state. DPR’s work includes registering all pesticides sold or used in California, conducting scientific evaluation of pesticides to assess and mitigate potential harm to human health or the environment, investing in innovative research to encourage the development and adoption of integrated pest management tools and practices, monitoring for pesticides in the air and water, conducting outreach to ensure pesticide workers, farmworkers and local communities have access to safety information, and enforcing pesticide regulations in coordination with 55 County Agricultural Commissioners and their 400 field inspectors.
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