PESTICIDE ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM UPDATE

Gabrielle Sakolsky

Cape Cod Mosquito Control Project

86 Willow Street

Yarmouth Port, MA 02675

gsakolsky@ccmcp.net

ABSTRACT

The Northeastern Mosquito Control Association (NMCA) has been a member of the EPA’s Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Program (PESP) under the auspices of the AMCA since 2002. The following environmental stewardship activities were chosen by the PESP committee for documentation and submission to the EPA: 1. source reduction and working with managers of public lands, 2. training mosquito control workers, 3. mosquito and disease surveillance, and 4. public outreach. An annual survey is sent out to all participants in this program. In 2011, data was collected from partners in 17 states. Results from data collected on each of these activities quantify how they are being carried out by mosquito control organizations across the United States. The more data collected the more accurate our reporting will be. NMCA members should be commended for their continued participation in this program.