PERMANENT RULES
Date of Adoption: February 11, 2003.
Purpose: The adopted rules are intended to provide enhanced protection for honeybees when used to pollinate pome fruits which have been treated with products containing the active ingredient thiamethoxam.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: New sections WAC 16-228-1262, 16-228-1264, and 16-228-1266.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 15.58.040, 17.21.030, and chapter 34.05 RCW.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 03-02-098 on January 2, 2003.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 3, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making:
New 0,
Amended 0,
Repealed 0;
Pilot Rule Making:
New 0,
Amended 0,
Repealed 0;
or Other Alternative Rule Making:
New 3,
Amended 0,
Repealed 0.
Effective Date of Rule:
Thirty-one days after filing.
February 11, 2003
Valoria Loveland
Director
OTS-6135.1
NEW SECTION
WAC 16-228-1262
When are pesticides containing the
active ingredient thiamethoxam restricted use pesticides?
Pesticides containing the active ingredient thiamethoxam are
declared to be restricted use pesticides when labeled for use
on pome fruits, including apples and pears.
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(1) For product labeled for use on apples, apply thiamethoxam prior to prebloom (prepink or tight cluster growth stage) or after post bloom (petal fall). Do not apply thiamethoxam between prebloom and petal fall.
(2) For pears, apply thiamethoxam prior to prebloom (green cluster or cluster bud stage) or after post bloom (petal fall). Do not apply thiamethoxam between prebloom and petal fall.
(3) Do not apply thiamethoxam to blooming plants or allow it to drift onto blooming plants. This is especially critical if there are adjacent orchards that are blooming. (Refer to recommendations to avoid spray drift on the product label for additional information.)
(4) After an application of thiamethoxam, wait at least five days before placing the beehives in the treated orchard.
(5) If bees are foraging in the orchard ground cover and it contains any blooming plants or weeds, always remove flowers before making an application of thiamethoxam. This may be accomplished by mowing, disking, mulching, flailing or applying a labeled herbicide.
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