RODENTICIDE COMMITTEE

Rodenticides are an important tool that commercial applicators, agricultural businesses and homeowners use to ensure rodents do not impact the health and safety of the general public or domestic animals. ASPCRO, as a collection of state regulators, has an important roll in providing guidance to state lead agencies that must educate and regulate the use and application of rodenticides by applicators in their respective states.

The Rodenticide Committee’s mission is primarily to address application issues related to residential structures and landscapes.  In addition, the committee has proven invaluable in addressing the overlapping concerns commonly seen with agricultural applications related to rodent pest management and the intersection between rodent control and impacts to wildlife.  The committee is primarily concerned with the loss of these important control tools that may result from the misuse of commercial and over-the-counter rodenticides and provides position papers and comments to the U.S. EPA during its registration and re-evaluation processes.  The committee is also active in promoting the implementation of protective risk mitigation measures and other use restrictions for rodenticide active ingredients.