EPA board clears way for phase-out of Bayer insecticide

An EPA appeals board that oversees pesticide regulation upheld cancellation of U.S. use of the insecticide flubendiamide, made by Bayer and sold under the brand name Belt, said Agri-Pulse. The board ruled that Bayer and co-registrant Nichino America voluntarily agreed in 2008 to cancel registration of the chemical if the EPA later determined it caused… » Read More

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