DECEMBER 2013 –– PAGE 21 THE GROWER
MINOR USE
Delegate cleared for use on soft fruit exports to Japan Blueberry and cherry producers who export their products to Japan can now apply Delegate WG insecticide for control of several foliage feeding pests. For blueberry and other soft fruit growers, Delegate received an emergency use permit earlier this year to protect against spotted wing drosophila (SWD), a relatively new and highly damaging pest. Delegate is used for SWD and leafroller control in cherries. Export markets are particularly important for blueberry and cherry growers, says Jerry Olechowski, marketing manager with Dow AgroSciences. Both crops are exported overseas so establishing foreign residue
tolerances for these two key crops is critical to growers in Canada. Delegate WG is a proven fruit and vegetable insecticide from the spinosyn chemistry class that provides long-lasting control of a broad spectrum of insect pests. Insects are controlled two ways -- by contact and ingestion -- for quick knockdown and residual activity. Delegate also possesses translaminar ability, giving extra protection against insects that feed from the underside of leaves, and increased resistance to washoff by rain. Source: Dow AgroSciences Canada news release
Potato growers to combat foliar diseases with new fungicide Bayer CropScience Canada announces the registration of Luna Tranquility as a foliar fungicide for potatoes. Already a trusted fungicide for apples and grapes, Luna Tranquility is an all-in-one formulation that includes a new and unique Group 7 (fluopyram) and proven Group 9 (pyrimethanil) modes of action. Luna Tranquility provides unparalleled disease protection against the leaf spot complex
(early blight and brown leaf spot), white mold and black dot. “With a unique Group 7 and 9 mode of action, Luna Tranquility is able to control early blight and brown leaf spot unlike any other previous fungicides,” said David Kikkert, portfolio manager, horticulture, Bayer CropScience. Early blight and brown leaf spot have recently become less sensitive to existing
Group 11 and other Group 7 fungicides in North America, leaving potato growers with fewer effective options. Luna Tranquility offers potato growers an effective alternative to control these diseases as part of a responsible resistance management program. In addition to early blight and brown leaf spot control, Luna Tranquility controls white mold and has activity on black dot,
helping growers manage many diseases with one product. It can be applied by either ground or air. “Used in a preventative spray program, Luna Tranquility will help growers combat major yield robbing diseases and produce better yielding, high quality potatoes,” explains Kikkert. Source: Bayer CropScience News Release
URMULE registrations to date 2013 – all crops JIM CHAPUT, OMAF/MRA PROVINCIAL MINOR USE COORDINATOR • Callisto – rhubarb, sorghum, millet, flax in E. Can. (weeds) • Torrent – crop group 5 (downy mildew), tomatoes (late blight) • Command – peppers (weeds) • Allegro – peppers (Phytophthora), muskmelons (downy mildew) • Prowl – green onions/leeks (weeds – mineral soil); carrots [pending final label] • Scholar – carrots (white mold, post-harvest); strawberries (black root rot) • Lorsban – shallots (onion maggot) • Reason – spinach (downy mildew) • Acramite – fruiting vegetables crop group, forage grass/nongrass forages (spider mites) • Actara – crop subgroups 1B, 1C (aphids, leafhoppers), fruiting vegetables (insects); bushberries, pome fruit (BMSB), caneberries (weevils) • Movento – crop group 3-07 (thrips), sweet corn, artichoke (aphids); bushberries, cranberries (insects); fir (balsam gall midge) • Quadris – celery (leaf blights); cranberries (fruit rots) • Kanemite – eggplant, caneberries, tree nuts (mites) • Switch – peppers (gray mold); GH tomato, lettuce (gray mold, powdery mildew) • Nova – cucurbits crop group 9, bushberries, caneberries (powdery mildew) • Influence – cucurbit subgroup 9B (powdery mildew) • Reflex – cucumbers (weeds) • Quilt – mint (powdery mildew, rust) • Botanigard – GH herbs (insects) • Success/Entrust – basil, dill
(loopers, thrips) • Assail – asparagus (aphids, beetles) • Shuttle – GH cucumbers, peppers, tomatoes, eggplant (mites) • Envidor – hops, blueberries (mites) • Maestro – ginseng (weeds) • Acrobat – ginseng (Phytophthora) • 2,4-D – blueberries (weeds) • Clutch – strawberries (Lygus) • Rimon – stone fruit, CG12-10 (peach tree borers) • Bravo – hazelnuts (filbert blight) • Intrepid – grapes (GBM) • Delegate – apples (apple clearwing moth, dogwood borer) • Eragon – wheat, barley, soybeans [add glyphosate resistant giant ragweed] • Flint – spruce, fir (needlecast) • Actinovate – GH ornamentals (various diseases) • MET 52 – GH/outdoor ornamentals (thrips) • Goal – conifer nurseries (weeds) • Poast – fenugreek (grassy weeds) • Apron Maxx – cumin (seedling diseases) • Previcur – GH eggplant (Phytophthora) • Serenade Max – red/sugar beets (Cercospora), herbs (gray/white mold) • Intrepid – caneberries, herbs (caterpillars) • Kocide 3000 – GH tomatoes (bacterial canker) Emergency use registrations to date 2013 – all crops - Ontario • Torrent (GH cucumbers) – downy mildew • Switch (boxwood) – boxwood blight • Daconil (boxwood) – boxwood blight • Delegate (crop groups 12, 13-
07) – spotted wing drosophila (SWD) • Entrust (crop groups 12, 13-07) – SWD • Ripcord (crop groups 12, 13-07) – SWD • Malathion (crop groups 12, 1307) – SWD • Pyganic (crop groups 12, 13-07) – SWD • Confine (GH basil) – downy mildew • Pyganic (organic field cucurbits) – cucumber beetle Active URMULE projects underway • Approximately 450 active minor use submissions currently in the system. Many have efficacy, tolerance and residue data requirements. A few have occupational exposure or other data requirements to fulfill. • Approximately 20 % of projects are joint with U.S. IR-4 program • Approximately 12 % are minor uses for field crops • Approximately 34 % are minor uses for field vegetables • Approximately 14 % are minor uses for greenhouse vegetables • Approximately 23 % are minor uses for fruit crops • Approximately 9 % are minor uses for ornamentals & turf • Approximately 8 % are minor uses for miscellaneous crops (ginseng, hemp, mushrooms, hops, etc) • 65 % are minor use projects submitted by AAFC-PMC • 25 % are minor use projects submitted by Ontario [some are co-sponsored with PMC] • 3 % are minor use projects submitted by Quebec [some are cosponsored with PMC] • 6 % are minor use projects submitted by BC • 3 % are minor use projects sub-
mitted by the Prairies • < 1 % are minor use projects submitted by the Maritimes Current & On-going Minor Use Issues: • Impact of products under reevaluation i.e. neonicotinoids, linuron, ebdc’s, pyrethroids, etc. • Resistance management issues • New invasive species • Inconsistent registrant support
for minor use requests At the most recent U.S. IR-4 meeting where food crop priorities were established for 2014 projects, a number of key projects of interest to Canadian producers may become new joint minor use projects with AAFC-PMC. For summaries of minor use crop registrations, priorities and active projects visit: www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/ crops/minoruse/index.html
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