October 2003

Pesticide Registrations and Actions

  • wpdoc.gifOn September 4, the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Service (FDACS) registered the fungicide Emerald® (boscalid) for control of diseases on golf course turfgrass. The EPA registration number for the BASF Corporation product is 7969-196. (FDACS PREC October Agenda).
  • wpdoc1.gifOn September 4, the FDACS conditionally registered the wood preservative Carbo- NT® (didecyl dimethyl ammonium carbonate/bicarbonate) for protecting wood articles from the destructive attack of fungi. The EPA registration number for the Osmose Inc. product is 6836-304-3008. (FDACS PREC October Agenda).
  • wpdoc2.gifOn September 5, the FDACS registered the insecticide Denim® (emamectin benzoate) for control of certain lepidopterous larvae on cotton and tobacco. The EPA registration number for the Syngenta Crop Protection product is 100-903. (FDACS PREC October Agenda).
  • wpdoc3.gifOn September 5, the FDACS registered the insecticide Proclaim® (emamectin benzoate) for control of certain lepidopterous larvae on fruiting vegetables (except cucurbits) as well as leafy vegetables, including brassica and turnip greens. The EPA registration number for the Syngenta Crop Protection product is 100-904. (FDACS PREC October Agenda).
  • wpdoc4.gifOn September 25, 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 Indar® (fenbuconazole) fungicide (EPA Reg. # 62719-421 or 707-239) for control of leaf spot and rust on bearing blueberry. The exemption expires on September 14, 2004. (FDACS letter of 9/25/03).
  • wpdoc5.gifBased on a request from Haco, tolerances have been obtained for the rodenticide zinc phosphide in alfalfa hay/forage (0.2 ppm), wheat forage/ grain/hay/straw (0.05 ppm), and potato (0.05 ppm). (Federal Register, 9/30/03).
  • wpdoc6.gifThe time limited tolerance for vinclozolin (Ronilan®) on snap bean has been extended until September 30, 2005, which is also the last date of legal use of this fungicide on this crop. (Federal Register, 9/30/03).
  • cotton2.jpgBased on a request from Syngenta Crop Protection, tolerances have been obtained for the herbicide trifloxysulfuron in citrus (0.03 ppm), cotton undelinted seed/gin byproduct (0.05/1.0 ppm), sugarcane (0.01 ppm), and tomato (0.01 ppm). (Federal Register, 9/17/03).
  • wpdoc7.gifBased on a request from Syngenta Crop Protection and IR-4, tolerances have been obtained for the insecticide thiamethoxam in snap bean (0.02 ppm), stone fruit (0.5 ppm), pecan (0.02 ppm), and sunflower (0.02 ppm). (Federal Register, 9/17/03).
  • 4072736.gifBased on a request from IR-4, tolerances have been obtained for the fungicide trifloxystrobin in leafy petioles subgroup 4B (3.5 ppm) and vegetable root subgroup 1B, except sugar beet and radish (0.10 ppm). (Federal Register, 9/10/03).
  • wpdoc8.gifBased on a request from Valent U.S.A. Corporation, tolerances have been obtained for the herbicide flufenpyr-ethyl in field corn grain/forage/stover (0.01/0.05/0.05 ppm), soybean seed (0.01 ppm), and sugarcane (0.01 ppm). (Federal Register, 9/19/03).
  • zen_27~1.gifBased on a request from IR-4, tolerances have been obtained for the fungicide cyprodinil in brassica head and stem subgroup 5A (1.0 ppm), brassica leafy greens subgroup 5B (10 ppm), herbs fresh/dried (3.0/15 ppm), carrot (0.75 ppm), longan/lychee (2.0 ppm), and turnip greens (10 ppm). (Federal Register, 9/19/03).
  • cotton.jpgBased on a request from Syngenta Crop Protection, tolerances have been obtained for the herbicide butafenacil in cotton undelinted seed/gin byproducts (0.5/10 ppm) and meat commodities (0.5-50 ppm). (Federal Register, 9/19/03).
  • turnipgren.jpgBased on a request from IR-4, tolerances have been obtained for the insecticide cyromazine in broccoli (1.0 ppm), abyssinian and seakale cabbage (10 ppm), hanover salad leaves (10 ppm), leek (3.0 ppm), green/ potato /tree/welsh onion (3.0 ppm), turnip greens (10 ppm), and leafy brassicas except broccoli (10 ppm). (Federal Register, 9/24/03).
  • wpdoc9.gifBased on a request from IR-4 and FMC Corporation, tolerances have been obtained for the herbicide sulfentrazone in cabbage (0.2 ppm), field corn grain/forage/stover (0.15/0.20/0.30 ppm), peanut/peanut meal (0.20/0.40 ppm), potato (0.15 ppm), sugarcane cane/molasses (0.15/0.20 ppm). (Federal Register, 9/24/03).
  • wpdoc10.gifBased on a request from IR-4, tolerances have been obtained for the insecticide dimethomorph in brassica leafy greens subgroup 5B (20 ppm), taro corms/leaves (0.5/6.0 ppm), and fruiting vegetables (1.5 ppm). (Federal Register, 9/29/03).
  • 020_17~1.gifBased on a request from Bayer CropScience, tolerances have been obtained for the herbicide glufosinate in banana (0.3 ppm), bushberry group 13B (0.15 ppm), cotton undelinted seed/gin byproduct (4.0/15 ppm), potato (0.8 ppm), transgenic canola, cotton, field corn, rice, or soybean (0.2 to 6.0 ppm) as well as commodities such as meat, milk, and egg (0.15 to 6.0 ppm). (Federal Register, 9/29/03).
  • wpdoc11.gifBased on a request from BASF, tolerances have been obtained for the herbicide sethoxydim in sweet corn cob plus kernel with husks removed (0.4 ppm), sweet corn forage (3.0 ppm) and sweet corn stover (3.5 ppm). (Federal Register, 9/29/03).
  • wpdoc12.gifBased on a request from BASF, tolerances have been obtained for the herbicide imazapyr in shellfish/fish (0.1/1.0 ppm), grass forage/hay (30/100 ppm), and field corn grain/stover/forage (0.05 ppm) as well as commodities such as meat, milk, and egg (0.1 to 0.2 ppm). (Federal Register, 9/26/03).
  • wpdoc13.gifBased on a request from Valent U.S.A. Corporation, tolerances have been obtained for the insecticide etoxazole in cotton undelinted seed/gin byproduct (0.05/1.0 ppm) and strawberry (0.5 ppm) as well as commodities such as meat and milk (0.01 to 0.02 ppm). (Federal Register, 9/26/03).
  • wpdoc14.gifBased on a request from Crompton and IR-4, tolerances have been obtained for the miticide bifenazate in cucurbit vegetables (0.75 ppm), fruiting vegetables (2.0 ppm), and okra (2.0 ppm), as well as meat and milk (0.02 ppm). (Federal Register, 9/26/03).
  • wpdoc15.gifBased on a request from Bayer CropScience, tolerances have been obtained for the insecticide thiacloprid in cotton undelinted seed/gin byproduct (0.05/11 ppm) as well as milk and meat commodities (0.02 to 0.15 ppm). (Federal Register, 9/26/03).
  • wpdoc16.gifBased on a request from Arvesta Corporation and IR-4, tolerances have been obtained for the fungicide fenhexamid in cucumber (2.0 ppm), stone fruit, except prune plum (10 ppm), leafy greens subgroup 4A except spinach (30 ppm), and fruiting vegetable except nonbell pepper (2.0 ppm). (Federal Register, 9/26/03).
  • wpdoc17.gifBased on a request from BASF, tolerances have been obtained for the insecticide chlorfenapyr in fruiting vegetables. The fruiting vegetable uses will only be for greenhouse-grown vegetables, and they will be found on the Pylon® label. (Federal Register, 9/26/03 & personal communication, D. O’Byrne, 9/26/03).
  • 1987385.jpgAlthough the decision was made some time ago, the registrants of dimethoate have requested that apple, grape, cabbage, collards, spinach, head lettuce, broccoli raab, fennel, tomatillo, lespedeza, and trefoil be removed from the labels of their products and have also waived the 180-day comment period. (Federal Register, 9/10/03).
  • pink1.jpgSyngenta’s new ornamental insecticide Flagship® (thiamethoxam) is reportedly quite efficacious against pink hibiscus mealybug. The EPA registration number is 100-955. (email of L. Osborne, 10/6/03).

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