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Subject: [DCHAS-L] EPA Pesticide Program Update: Webinars on Assessing Risks to Bees from Pesticides
Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2020 08:53:30 -0400
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EPA Hosting Webinars on Assessing Risks to Bees from Pesticides
EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs will host a two-part webinar series on July 21stand 28thas part of its series dedicated to pollinator health and habitat. The webinars will focus on advancing the science of assessing risks to bees from pesticides.
The first webinar,Designing and Conducting Bee Studies,will explain the basic elements of the studies EPA uses to assess risks when registering or re-evaluating a pesticide. Featured speakers will include representatives from U.S. EPA, Syngenta, Bayer CropScience, and Wageningen University and Research.
The second webinar,Assessing Risks to Bees from Pesticides, will provide a brief overview of EPA's tiered process for assessing risks to bees. An explanation of the new approach methodologies for exposure and effect assessments will also be shared; these methods are under development to help reduce reliance on animal testing. Finally, an overview of honeybee colony simulation models will be shared. Featured speakers will be EPA scientists from the Office of Pesticide Programs.
Additional webinars on pollinator health and habitat will take place August 18thand September 15th. Details and registration information will be released at a later date.
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