Energy & environment · 16/11/1994

EPA Solicits Public Comment on Imidacloprid Exemption for Tomato Treatment

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has received a request from the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to use the pesticide imidacloprid to treat up to 50,000 acres of tomatoes to control the sweet potato whitefly, and is now seeking public input before making a decision.