Bureau of Entomology and Pest Control
Overview
The Bureau’s mission is to protect the health and safety of the State’s consumers and environment through effective mosquito control and pest control regulation. This includes work to improve the quality of industry services provided to consumers and to reduce the hazards associated with unlicensed and unsafe pest control practices. The Bureau assists in assuring compliance with the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act under a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The Pest Control Section regulates and licenses the pest control industry under the State’s Structural Pest Control Act, Chapter 482, Florida Statutes, and Rule Chapter 5E-14, Florida Administrative Code. The Mosquito Control Section oversees and regulates the State’s mosquito control program requirements under Chapter 388, Florida Statutes, and Rule Chapter 5E-13, Florida Administrative Code.
- Pest Control Section - The Pest Control Section regulates and licenses the pest control industry under the authority of the Structural Pest Control Act, Chapter 482, Florida Statutes, and the associated Rules, Chapter 5E-14, Florida Administrative Code. The Pest Control Section consists of the Document Issuance, Enforcement, and the Examination/Certification Subsections.
- Mosquito Control Section - The Mosquito Control Section administers the mosquito control program under the authority of the Mosquito Control Act, Chapter 388, Florida Statutes, and the associated Rules, Chapter 5E-13, Florida Administrative Code.
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NOTE TO STRUCTURAL PEST CONTROL INDUSTRY - The Bureau performed its first distribution of memorandum via email on August 20, 2008. The memorandum distributions are sent from agbepc@doacs.state.fl.us. Please make sure that you ADD this email address to any email or spam filter you might employ. This is an automated delivery system, so please DO NOT try to correspond with the Bureau using the above email address-it will never reach the Bureau (and should return to you as undeliverable). Please email parkerj@doacs.state.fl.us to be added or removed from this distribution list.
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Ft. Myers
Field Office Closing August 29, 2008 - New Fax Number for Fumigation
Notices (pdf)
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Orlando Field Office Relocating to Tavares July 1, 2008 - New Fax Number
for Fumigation Notices (pdf)
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Effective February 1, 2008, the Bureau of Entomology and
Pest Control will not be using the U.S. Mail to deliver its quarterly
reports. If you would like to continue to receive quarterly
communications, you must supply an email address or a facsimile phone
number to the Bureau. More details are provided in
Memorandum # 820
(pdf).
- Termiticides Registered for Preventive Treatment of New Construction (pdf)
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