Rose Kachadoorian is a Pesticide Regulatory Leader with the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) and oversees efforts involving pesticide registrations, certification and licensing of pesticide applicators, endangered species, and other pesticide related issues. She has been with ODA for over 20 years. She is also very heavily involved with pollinator protection issues at both the state and national level. Ms. Kachadoorian is President-Elect of the Association of American Pesticide Control Officials (AAPCO), and is a Co-Chair of AAPCO’s Pollinator Protection Workgroup. She has also served on EPA’s Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee (PPDC) Pollinator Metrics Workgroup.

Listen in to learn how your local and country agencies have fought for pollinator health, and what changes are taking place with farmers and regulators.

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“Communication and awareness is key to state plans.“ – Rose Kachadoorian

Show Notes:

• How states have responded to issues about pollinator health
• How the EPA and the states worked together to form pollinator protection
• Why this partnership for pollinators really helps out the EPA
• Why communication between every involved party is so important when applying pesticides
• What bee flags are, and how Mississippi has used them
• What best management practices exist for maintaining pollinator health
• Why a certain incident really kicked off the pollinator protection movement in Oregon
• How that incident caused broad awareness for all pollinators, not just honeybees
• What makes Oregon unique in their response to incidents between bees and pesticides
• Rose’s advice for beekeepers who suspect a pesticide-related incident
• The process of determining the real cause of a bee-kill
• Why pesticide labels should be checked with the EPA’s online database

“We did receive some direction from the EPA, but they really left it up to the states in developing their own plans, which really has been the smartest way to go about it.“ – Rose Kachadoorian

Links Mentioned:

• Learn more about the Association of American Pesticide Control Officials
• Rose’s most influential book in her work with pollinators: “The Story Of Ferdinand” by Munro Leaf
• Rose’s favorite tools in her work:
  • Pesticide Information Center Online (PICOL) Databases
  • Pesticide Product and Label System
• Rose’s favorite pollinator: The alkali bee
• Connect with Rose Kachadoorian at Oregon.gov