Protecting Endangered
Species
Interim Measures
Grant Parish, Louisiana
The information in this pamphlet is similar
to what the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) expects to distribute once
our Endangered Species Protection Program is in
effect. The limitations on pesticide use are not
law at this time, but are being provided at this
time for your use in voluntarily protecting
endangered and threatened species from harm due
to pesticide use. We encourage you to use this
information. We also welcome your comments.
The Endangered Species Act is intended to
protect and promote recovery of animals and
plants that are in danger of becoming extinct due
to the activities of people. Under the Act, EPA
must ensure that use of pesticides it registers will
not result in harm to the species listed as
endangered or threatened by the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, or to habitat critical to those
species' survival. To implement the Endangered
Species Protection Program, labels of certain
pesticides will direct users to bulletins similar to
this sample pamphlet. This program will protect
endangered and threatened species from harm due
to pesticide use.
EPA requests your comments regarding the
information presented in this publication. Please
let us know whether the information is clear and
correct. Also tell us to what extent following the
recommended measures would affect your typical
pesticide use or productivity. This information
will be considered by EPA during the final stages
of program development.
Please send comments to:
Interim Endangered Species
Protection Program (7506C)
U.S. EPA
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20460
EPA-735F-01012
April 2002
www.epa.gov/espp
About This Publication
This publication contains a parish map showing the
area within the parish where pesticide use should be
limited to protect listed species. These areas are
identified on the map by a shaded pattern. Each
shaded pattern corresponds to a species in need of
protection.
The Shading Key shows the name of the species that
each shaded pattern represents, and often describes the
shaded area. This area may be described in terms of
township, range and section, or by giving details about
the habitat of the species.
The first column of the "Table of Pesticide Active
Ingredients" lists the active ingredients for which
there should be limitations on use to protect certain
species. The next columns are headed by the shaded
pattern of the species, with codes listed underneath
them.
The code indicates the specific limitation that is
necessary to protect the species. The section titled
"Limitations on Pesticide Use" explains the code.
Does This Information Apply to You?
To determine whether this information applies to
your use of a pesticide, review the questions below:
• Do you intend to use pesticides within or near the
shaded area on the parish map?
• Are any of the active ingredients listed on the
front panel of your pesticide product label names
in the "Table of Pesticide Active Ingredients"?
If you answer "yes" to both questions, you should
follow the instructions on "How to Use this
Information" to determine if you should limit use of
the pesticide to help protect listed species.
If you answer "no" to either question, you should
follow the usage directions on the pesticide product
label.
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How to Use This Information
1) On the parish map, find the specific shading patterns that cover, or are close to, the area where you intend to
apply pesticides.
2) Read the description in the Shading Key for those patterns; this may further identify the area involved.
3) In the "Table of Pesticide Active Ingredients," locate the active ingredient(s) in the pesticide you intend to apply.
4) Locate codes to the right of the active ingredient name and under the shading patterns that apply to you.
5) When using the pesticide, you should follow the limitations indicated for those codes described under
"Limitations on Pesticide Use."
6) If you are applying more than one listed active ingredient, or applying an active ingredient in an area with more
than one shaded pattern (species), multiple codes may apply. If so, you should follow the most restrictive
limitation.
7) Read the information on "Reducing Runoff and Drift" on the back of this pamphlet.
SHADING KEY
Louisiana Pearlshell, Margaritifera hembeli.
Within the shaded area shown on the map, pesticide
use limitations only apply on and along the streams.
The shaded area is bounded on the east by Highway
167, from Dry Prong south to Highway 1241 at
Prospect. Then west on Highway 1241 to Interstate
71, then north on Interstate 71 to SR 8 to where
Lake Road forks to Fairfield and then to SR 122,
through Faircloth, and back to Highway 167 at Dry
Prong.
Limitations on Pesticide Use
Codes/Limitations
3 Do not apply these pesticides within 100 yards from
the edge of water within the shaded area shown on
the map for ground applications, nor within 1/4
mile for aerial applications.
1m Within the shaded area shown on the map and 1/2
mile up all streams that join the shaded area, do not
apply these pesticides within 20 yards from the edge
of the water for ground applications, nor within 100
yards for aerial applications.
2m Within the shaded area shown on the map and 1/2
mile up all streams that join the shaded area, do not
apply these pesticides within 40 yards from the edge
of the water for ground applications, nor within 200
yards for aerial applications.
35a Within the shaded area shown on the map, do not ap-
ply this pesticide within 100 yards from the edge of
water.
Table of Pesticide Active Ingredients
Active Ingredient/
Common Name*
Shading Pattern
Code
Acephate - Orthene
Azinphos-methyl - Guthion
Bendiocarb - Ficam
Chlorpyrifos - Dursban
Fenthion - Dogtex, Rid-A-Bird
Naled - Dibrom
Trifluralin - Trialin
Carbaryl - Sevin
Diazinon - Spectracide
Dicofol - Kelthane
Dimethoate - Cygon
Esfenvalerate - Asana
Ethion -Ethion
Fenamiphos - Nemacur
Fonofos - Dyfonate
Malathion - Cythion
Methidathion - Methidathion
Mevinphos - Phosdrin
Pendimethalin - Prowl
Pyrethrins - Pyrethrum
Trichlorfon - Trifon
Aldicarb - Temik
Benomyl - Benolate 1m
Captan - Captan 1m
Ethoprop - Mocap 1m
Methomyl - Lannate 1m
Methyl Parathion - Methyl Parathion 1m
Nitrapyrin - Nitrapyrin 1m
Phosmet - Fosdan 1m
Phosphamidon - Phosphamidon 1m
2m
2m
2m
2m
2m
2m
2m
2m
2m
2m
2m
2m
2m
2m
35a
* Examples of common names provided by Louisiana Dept.
of Agriculture & Forestry. This bulletin also applies to
other compounds with different common names, but the
same active ingredients.
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Louisiana Pearlshell in Grant Parish, Louisiana
0 1.5 3 6 9 12
I Miles
Legend
Endangered Species Protection Program: November, 2001
Louisiana pearlshell
Roads
Rivers, creeks
Cities, towns
Public lands
Parish boundary
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Reducing Runoff and Drift
Careful use of pesticides can diminish harm to the environment and reduce exposure of endangered and threatened species to pesti-
cides. Using pesticide runoff and drift measures may be helpful in keeping more of the applied pesticide on the field and may also
lower your costs of pesticides.
Runoff
Where possible, use methods that reduce soil erosion, such as limited till and contour plowing; these methods also reduce pesticide
runoff.
Where feasible, use application techniques such as T-banding and in-furrow techniques, which incorporate the pesticide into the soil.
Pesticides with ground water warning labels are more likely to enter ground and surface water than those without such warnings. When
possible, use a pesticide that does not contain a ground water warning label.
Keep informed about changing weather conditions, and try to avoid pesticide application when heavy rain is expected.
Drift
Wind direction, speed and evaporation are important factors in reducing drift. Most importantly, pesticides should be applied when the
wind direction is away from areas of concern; try to avoid application during periods of high winds. Avoiding applications during the
hottest part of the day, when evaporation is highest, will further reduce drift.
When high winds and excessive evaporation are not present, a drift retardant may be useful for aerial applications.
Using the largest droplet size compatible with the pesticide coverage will reduce drift. Typically, higher spray volumes will also result
in less drift.
For the Protection of Your Land, Always Read and Follow Label Directions
&EPA
United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
(7506C)
Washington, DC 20460
Official business
Penalty for Private Use
$300
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