Pesticide Registrations and Actions

Food related Actions

• The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) has approved the special local needs (SLN) registration of hexythiazox (Savey® 50 DF) ovicide/miticide with a reduced plantback interval (30 days for snap beans or cucurbit vegetables and 60 days for fruiting vegetables) after application to strawberry on plastic mulch.  The registration is FL-080001.  (PREC Agenda, 2/7/08).
•  The Matrix® (rimsulfuron) label has been expanded to include permanent crops such as citrus.  (Citrus & Vegetable Magazine, January 2008). 

•  Based on requests by Nippon Soda and IR-4, the EPA has approved tolerances for the insecticide acetamiprid (Assail®).  Tolerances of importance in Florida include blueberry and onion.  (Federal Register, 1/16/08).

•  Based on a request by IR-4, the EPA has approved tolerances for the herbicide dimethenamid (Outlook®).  Tolerances of importance in Florida include radish, turnip, and winter squash.  (Federal Register, 12/28/07).

•  Based on a request by IR-4, the EPA has approved tolerances for the herbicide fluroxypyr (Cleanwave®).  Tolerances of importance in Florida include proso millet, as well as millet forage, grain, and hay.  (Federal Register, 12/28/07).

•  Based on a request by IR-4, the EPA has approved a number of tolerances for the insecticide zeta-cypermethrin (Fury®).  Tolerances of importance in Florida may include: borage, castor, Chinese tallowtree, citrus, crambe, cuphea, echium, euphorbia, evening primrose, flax, gold of pleasure, hare’s-ear mustard, jojoba, lesquerella, lunaria, meadowfoam, milkweed, okra, rose hip, sesame, stokes aster, sweet rocket, tallowwood, tea oil plant, and vernonia.  (Federal Register, 1/9/08).

•  Based on a request by Valent U.S.A., the EPA has approved tolerances for the fungicide fluopicolide (proposed name Infinito®).  This is a member of the acylpicolides, a new chemistry and mode of action with systemic properties.  It is active against water molds and downy mildew.  Tolerances of importance in Florida include: fruiting vegetables (group 8), cucurbit vegetables (group 9), leafy vegetables except brassica (group 4), and tuberous and corm vegetables (subgroup 1D).  (Federal Register, 1/30/08).

•  Based on a request by Syngenta, the EPA has approved tolerances for the fungicide mandipropamid (proposed name Revus®).  This is a carboxamide - which binds with the wax layer in plant tissue and is stable for a longer period of time.  It is active against water molds (except Pythium).  Tolerances of importance in Florida include: fruiting vegetables (group 8), cucurbit vegetables (group 9), leafy vegetables except brassica (group 4), head and stem brassicas (subgroup 5A), leafy green brassicas (subgroup 5B), tuberous and corm vegetables (subgroup 1C), okra, onion, and potato.  (Federal Register, 1/16/08).

•  Based on a request by Syngenta, the EPA has approved tolerances for the fungicide difenoconazole (Dividend®).  Tolerances of importance in Florida include: sweet corn, cotton, fruiting vegetables (group 8), and tuberous and corm vegetables (subgroup 1C).  (Federal Register, 1/9/08).