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DPR Closures: In compliance with the Governor’s Executive Order, DPR and other state offices are closed the first, second, and third Fridays of each month through June 2010. For July 2009 only, the closures will be July 10, 17, and 24. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Latest News and Information
- From the Director: Integrated Pest Management Strategies for a Safer Garden
- Panel discussion on surface water at July 9 Pest Management Advisory Committee meeting (PDF, 50 kb)
- Read Label Instructions Before Using Total Release Foggers (news release)
- Licensing exam results: Red Bluff, Modesto, Templeton, Salinas
- New address, phone number, for Enforcement's northern regional office (PDF, 114 kb)
- Documents related to pyrethroid reevaluation (updated)
- Performance and accountability updates
Latest Publications Online
- Use information and air monitoring recommendations for propyzamide and diazinon
- Modeling Concentration and Mass Loading: Simazine Runoff from a Citrus Orchard (protocol)
- Semiannual report on status of pesticides in reevaluation






