Contacting EPA about Controlling Pests

EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) works with 10 Regional Offices and other EPA program offices on a wide range of pesticide issues and topics. Unless otherwise noted, staff are from the Office of Pesticide Programs.

Contact EPA staff about:

General Information

National Pesticide Information Center (NPIC)
800-858-7378

Around the Home

Local Information
Contact your local cooperative extension service office.
Which pesticide to use
National Pesticide Information Center		800-858-7378
Lawn Care
Donald Baumgartner (Region 5 - IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI)		312-886-7835
Region 9 (AZ, CA, HI, NV, Pacific Islands)		415-947-8704
File a complaint about a pesticide applicator
Contact your pesticide state lead agency.

Farms and Agriculture

Pesticides in Agriculture
Andrea Szylvian (Region 1 - CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT)		617-918-1198
Lora Lee Schroeder (Region 4 - AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN)		404-562-9015
Region 9 (AZ, CA, HI, NV, Pacific Islands)		415-947-8704
Ag Sector
Region 9 (AZ, CA, HI, NV, Pacific Islands)		415-947-8704
Don Priest (Region 10 - AK, ID, OR, WA)		206-553-2584
Special Review and Reregistration Label Assessment Team
Stephen Morrill		703-308-8319
Predator Control
Region 9 (AZ, CA, HI, NV, Pacific Islands)		415-947-8704
Allan Welch (Region 10 - AK, ID, OR, WA)		206-553-1980

Urban Pest Control

General
Donald Baumgartner (Region 5 - IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI)		312-886-7835
Region 9 (AZ, CA, HI, NV, Pacific Islands)		415-947-8704
Urban Pesticide Initiative
Region 9 (AZ, CA, HI, NV, Pacific Islands)		415-947-8704
Don Priest (Region 10 - AK, ID, OR, WA)		206-553-2584

Pesticide Product Labels

Consumer Labeling Initiative
Kathy Seikel		703-3088272
Precautionary Labeling
John Redden		703-305-1969
Special Review and Reregistration Label Assessment Team
Stephen Morrill		703-308-8319

Pesticide Safety

Pesticide exposure questions
National Pesticide Information Center (NPIC)	800-858-7378
Reporting a chemical spill
National Response Center	800-424-8802
Pesticides and National Strategies for Health Care Providers
EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs	703-305-7666 OR pesticide-safety@epa.gov

Integrated Pest Management

General Information
Sheryl Glick		703-305-7035
David Ramsey (Region 7 - KS, MO, NE)		573-636-5223
Region 9 (AZ, CA, HI, NV, Pacific Islands)		415-947-8704
Don Priest (Region 10 - AK, ID, OR, WA)		206-553-2584
In Schools
Sheryl Glick		703-305-7035
Troy Pierce (Region 4 - AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN)		404-562-9016
Donald Baumgartner (Region 5 - IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI)		312-886-7835
Heather McDonald (Region 5 - IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI)		312-886-3572
Region 9 (AZ, CA, HI, NV, Pacific Islands)		415-947-8704
Mark Lesher (Region 7 - KS, MO, NE)		913-551-7054
Don Priest (Region 10 - AK, ID, OR, WA)		206-553-2584
Finding an IPM applicator?
Contact your local cooperative extension service office.
Outreach
Region 9 (AZ, CA, HI, NV, Pacific Islands)		415-947-8704
Sharon Collman (Region 10 - AK, ID, OR, WA)		206-553-2876
Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Program
EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs		800-972-7717 - voicemail box OR 703-308-8712 - direct number
Region 9 (AZ, CA, HI, NV, Pacific Islands)		415-947-8704
Lora Lee Schroeder (Region 4 - AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN)		404-562-9015

Reduced Risk

Biological Pesticides
General Information Bob Torla		703-308-8098
Microbial Pesticides and Plant-Incorporated Protectants		703-308-8260
Biochemical Pesticides		703-308-8269
Reduced Risk Pesticide Program
Stephen Schaible		703-308-9362
Minimizing Pesticide Risks
EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs		703-305-5017

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