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Modified insects for pest management workshop

Save the Date: Wednesday, October 30

Join the Department of Pesticide Regulation for a workshop to learn more about its planned approach for evaluating modified insects for pesticide registration.

The workshop, which will be held in Sacramento and is open to the public, will detail the department’s scientific approach to evaluating safety and efficacy, using mosquitos as a case study.

You can also join via Zoom: https://bit.ly/3zxvwQY

The workshop will include a presentation and provide opportunity for attendees to ask questions during the event and provide written input following the workshop.

Taller de insectos modificados para el manejo de plagas

Agende la fecha: miércoles 30 de octubre

Únase al Departamento de Reglamentación de Pesticidas en un taller para obtener más información sobre su enfoque planificado para evaluar insectos modificados para el registro de pesticidas. El taller, que se realizará en Sacramento, California, y estará abierto al público, detallará el enfoque científico del departamento para evaluar la seguridad y la eficacia, usando los mosquitos como caso de estudio. También puedes unirte a traves de Zoom: https://bit.ly/3zxvwQY El taller incluirá una presentación y brindará a los asistentes la oportunidad de hacer preguntas en persona y proporcionar comentarios por escrito después del taller.

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 500 field inspectors.