What steps will be taken to protect people and the environment when growers are advised to spray soybean fields with pesticides?
Close monitoring of environmental conditions (temperature and moisture) and the location of ASR will provide the information needed to make informed treatment decisions. Forecasting models are being developed and communication mechanisms are in place to ensure that timely treatments can be made and unneeded sprays avoided. Virginia also conducts a soybean aphid and ASR monitoring program. This intensive scouting program will alert producers when and if ASR arrives in Virginia and of appropriate management options. Fungicide application recommendations will only be made when they are considered necessary by plant pathologists at Virginia Tech through Virginia Cooperative Extension. Additionally, the safety and biological impact of a fungicide are criteria evaluated by EPA before allowing a Section 18 registration.
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