September 2003

Pesticide Registrations and Actions

  • ole.gifOn August 7, the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Service (FDACS) registered the biofungicide Ecoguard® (Bacillus licheniformis SB3086) to control diseases on golf courses, lawns, and ornamental turfgrass. The EPA registration number for the Novozymes Biologicals product is 70127-2. (FDACS PREC September Agenda).
  • wpdoc5.gifThe FDACS issued the Special Local Needs [24(c)] registration number FL-030011 to Crompton Manufacturing Company for use of Terramaster® fungicide (etridiazole) to control pythium and phytophthora root rot in greenhouse tomatoes. The EPA registration number for the product is 400-422. (FDACS letter of 8/26/03).
  • wpdoc6.gifOn August 29, FDACS sent a letter to Florida Fruit and Vegetable Association to inform them that the EPA had granted a specific exemption for the use of Aim® (carfentrazone- ethyl) herbicide (EPA Reg. # 279-3241) for control of paraquat-resistant nightshade, purslane, and morningglory on fruiting vegetables (tomato, pepper, eggplant). The exemption expires on May 31, 2004. (FDACS letter of 8/29/03).
  • wpdoc7.gifOn August 11, the FDACS registered AgraQuest’s biofungicide Sonata® AS (Bacillus pumilus QST 2808) for experimental use (69592-EUP-1) to evaluate control of diseases in cucurbits, fruiting vegetables, and leafy vegetables. (FDACS PREC September Agenda).
  • wpdoc8.gifOn August 7, the FDACS recommended for approval 816 acres of potential treatment for BASF’s herbicide Arsenal® (imazapyr) under experimental use (241-EUP-129) to evaluate control of grasses, weeds, vines, brambles, and woody vegetation in nonfood aquatic areas. (FDACS PREC September Agenda).
  • wpdoc9.gifOn August 8, the FDACS registered Syngenta’s insecticide thiamethoxam for experimental use (100-EUP-109) for post-construction control of termites, ants, and nuisance pests in structures. (FDACS PREC September Agenda).
  • ir4logo2.gifThe Interregional Research Project Number Four (IR-4) program was recently reviewed by an external team and results were overwhelmingly positive. During the past two years, slightly more than 50 percent of all pesticide registered by EPA resulted from IR-4 submissions. (USDA CSREES Plant Sciences Update, September 2003).
  • ole1.gifThe mitigation actions with regard to the active ingredient azinphos-methyl (Guthion®) were completed near the end of 2001, but the labels are just now being modified with new drift language and will not include a number of crops that were previously on this label. Snap bean, broccoli, citrus, cabbage, cucumber, eggplant, melons, pecan, peppers, strawberry, tomato, and celery are crops grown in Florida which will not be on the new labels this fall. Guthion® Solupak will be the only formulation supported by Bayer CropScience, and all crop uses formerly on the 2L formulation exclusively have been transferred over to this label. In addition to the spray drift language, there are new regulations with regard to U-pick, buffer zones, and application rates. (Bayer CropScience email of 8/27/03).
  • The Canadian Pesticide Management Review Agency recently announced it has asked Health Canada to set strict residue limits on imported foods for a number of agricultural pesticides which have been discontinued in that market or are being phased out. Some of these materials are used in Florida production such as asulam (sugarcane), disulfoton (vegetables), ethion (citrus), and methidathion (citrus, pecan, tropical fruit). Once established, they will be published in the Canada Gazette, and once the products are discontinued, residue limits will be revoked a year after the product is discontinued. (Pesticide & Toxic Chemical News, 8/18/03).

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