Regulation & law · 29/12/2023

EPA Solicits Public Comment on Request for Emergency Exemption for Clothianidin to Control HLB Disease in Citrus Trees

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking public comment on a request from the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) to use the insecticide clothianidin to treat immature citrus trees to control Huanglongbing disease, a condition vectored by the Asian Citrus Psyllid.