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PESP PROGRAM

The AMCA's Participation in the EPA's PESP Program

In 1997, at the urging of Dr. Robert Rose of the EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs, the American Mosquito Control Association became a "Partner" in the EPA's Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Program (PESP). The goal of this partnership program is to encourage reducing pesticide risk. Initially within the AMCA, a PESP Working Group was formed and as part of the original partnership application, a Strategy Document was developed.

This document provided an overview of the mosquito control industry's methodologies and how they contribute to reducing pesticide risk. Later, the Working Group developed criteria allowing State and Regional mosquito control associations to become a "PESP Partner under the AMCA's auspices". Through 2004, seven associations have become partners in this program. Beginning in 2005, the AMCA Board of Directors and the PESP Working Group are allowing individual AMCA Sustaining Member mosquito control operations to apply for partnership. The AMCA's PESP participation has been rewarded with the Association receiving a "PESP Excellence Award for pesticide risk reduction" in November 1999. In October 2003, the AMCA was chosen as a "PESP Champion for demonstrating outstanding efforts towards risk reduction and exhibiting an extraordinary level of commitment to our common goals". As a partnership requirement, annual reports are provided to the EPA documenting activities in which the AMCA is promoting PESP goals.

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Doug Wassmer
Entomologist
Pasco County MCD
2308 Marathon Road
Odessa, FL 33556
Office (727) 376-4568
dwassmer@pascomosquito.org

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