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Commission adopts 2024 reduced-risk pesticide list for city properties
Summary
The commission approved updates to San Francisco's 2024 Reduced Risk Pesticide List after a presentation by IPM program manager Dr. Shoba Iyer, who reported long-term drops in tier 1 pesticide use, described additions and removals, and highlighted a $320,000 Alliance grant for pest-proofing affordable housing.
Dr. Shoba Iyer, Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program manager at San Francisco Environment, presented the annual review of the Reduced Risk Pesticide List (RRPL) and asked the commission to adopt the 2024 updates for use on city properties.
Iyer described the IPM program as a harm-reduction strategy that combines landscape and structure management, training, alternatives analyses, and use of the precautionary principle. She reviewed data trends for 2010'23 showing a steep decline in tier 1 pesticide use (the presentation referenced figures…
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