Pesticide Registrations and Actions

Food Related Actions

• The EPA has again approved the specific exemption under Section 18 of FIFRA for the use of thiophanate (Topsin®) on citrus to control post-bloom fruit drop and stem-end rot.  The exemption expires March 2, 2008.  (FDACS letter of 3/7/07). 
•  Chateau herbicide (flumioxazin) has been approved for use on strawberry.  The EPA registration number for the Valent product is 59639-119.  (The Grower, April 2007).

•  Ranman fungicide (cyazofamid) has been approved for use on potato to control pink rot.  The EPA registration number for the FMC product is 71512-3.  (The Grower, April 2007).

•  The EPA has approved tolerances for the fungicide prothioconazole, which is a demethylation inhibitor.  This triazolinthone compound is active against Septoria spp., Fusarium spp., and Rhizoctonia spp. and has both curative and eradicative activity.  Tolerances of importance to Florida include: peanut and pea and bean excluding soybean (subgroup 6C).  (Federal Register, 3/14/07).

•  The EPA has approved tolerances for the herbicide tribenuron methyl (Express®).  Tolerances of importance to Florida include: corn, sorghum, rice, and soybean.  (Federal Register, 3/14/07).

•  The EPA has approved tolerances for the herbicide thifensulfuron methyl (Harmony®).  Tolerances of importance to Florida include sorghum and rice.  (Federal Register, 3/21/07).

•  The EPA has approved tolerances for the insecticide spinosad (Spintor®).  Tolerances of importance to Florida include: amaranth and egg/milk/meat.  (Federal Register, 3/14/07).

•  The EPA has conditionally registered the insecticide Beauveria bassiana HF23 for use in the product balEnce, which will be sold to control house fly in chicken house manure.  The EPA registration number for this Jabb of the Carolinas product is 70787-2.  (Federal Register, 3/14/07).