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OMAFRA: Five new pesticide labels expanded through minor use program

Josh Mosiondz, minor use co-ordinator with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA), has announced five new pesticide label expansions recently approved by the Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA).

• Harvanta insecticide has been registered for control of blackheaded fireworm and suppression of cranberry tipworm in Canada. Harvanta was already labeled for management of insects on a wide range of crops in Canada. This minor use proposal was submitted by the British Columbia Ministry of Agriculture and Food (BCMAF) as a result of minor use priorities established by growers and extension personnel.
• Prism SG herbicide has been registered for control or suppression of labelled weeds on cranberries in Canada. Prism SG was already labeled for management of weeds on a wide range of crops in Canada. This minor use proposal was submitted by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Pest Management Centre (AAFC-PMC) as a result of minor use priorities established by growers and extension personnel.
• Inspire Super fungicide has been registered for control of Botrytis grey mould on listed low-growing berries, and suppression of Anthracnose on strawberries in Canada. Inspire Super was already labeled for disease control on a wide range of crops in Canada. These minor use proposals were submitted by the AAFC-PMC as a result of minor use priorities established by growers and extension personnel.
• Kopa insecticidal soap has been registered for suppression of spotted lanternfly nymphs on fruit trees and grapes in Canada.

  Note: Spotted lanternfly has not been detected in Canada at this time. This submission was submitted to and reviewed by the PMRA in the event a pest population is detected in an agricultural field.

  Kopa was already labeled for management of insects on a wide range of crops in Canada. This minor use proposal was submitted by the Ministère de l’Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l’Alimentation du Québec (MAPAQ) as a result of minor use priorities established by growers and extension personnel.

• Danitol insecticide has been registered for control of several insect pests in Canada, including: weevils and western raspberry fruitworm on caneberries (CG 13-07A); weevils on bushberries (13-07B); and spotted lanternfly (same note as above applies) on pome and stone fruits (CG 11-09, and CG12-09). Danitol was already labeled for management of insects on a wide range of crops in Canada. These minor use proposals were submitted by BCMAF and MAPAQ as a result of minor use priorities established by growers and extension personnel.

Please follow all other precautions, restrictions and directions for use on the product’s label carefully.