EPA Opens Door for Fresh Pesticide Application Ideas
Published Date: 12/1/2025
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Summary
The EPA just announced it’s reviewing new requests to use existing pesticides in new ways. If you’re a farmer, gardener, or pesticide maker, this could affect you! You’ve got until December 31, 2025, to share your thoughts, and these changes might impact how pesticides are used — and possibly your wallet.
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Public comment window for pesticide uses
EPA is asking for public comments on applications to register new uses of currently registered pesticide active ingredients. Comments must be received on or before December 31, 2025, and must be submitted at https://www.regulations.gov using the docket ID shown in Unit II. Do not submit Confidential Business Information (CBI) electronically; follow EPA's CBI instructions if you need to submit protected information.
Fluazaindolizine use request for fruit and nuts
EPA received an application from Corteva Agriscience, LLC on September 2, 2025 to register a product with active ingredient fluazaindolizine (product type: nematicide) for proposed uses on almond hulls, strawberry, small vine climbing fruits (except fuzzy kiwifruit), raisins, cherry subgroup 12-12A, orange subgroup 10-10A, lemon/lime subgroup 10-10B, grapefruit subgroup 10-10C, and tree nuts group 14-12. The application is listed under EPA Registration Number 352-931 and docket ID EPA-HQ-OPP-2025-2103 in Unit II.
Metamitron herbicide use for sugar beets
EPA received an application from ADAMA Agan Ltd. (c/o Makhteshim Agan of North America) on June 10, 2025 to register metamitron (product type: herbicide) for proposed use on beet, sugar, roots (sugar beets). The application is identified with EPA Registration Number 11603-63 and EPA File Symbol 66222-GRA and docket ID EPA-HQ-OPP-2025-1444 in Unit II.
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