Abstract
The US Environmental Protection Agency is proposing measures to reduce runoff and drift of the carbamate insecticide methomyl to protect vulnerable endangered species. The changes would amend the agency’s registration review decision made in October 2020 under the administration of former president Donald J. Trump. Methomyl is used on field crops, vegetables, and orchards. It is also approved for use in a fly-bait product. The EPA is evaluating the risks of methomyl to human health and the environment as part of a registration review process that happens every 15 years. The agency completed an evaluation of the effects of methomyl on threatened and endangered species in March 2021, finding that the insecticide is likely to adversely affect more than 1,000 species. It is now consulting with the Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service to determine what mitigation measures are needed to protect affected species. In the
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