The label for Quadris Top fungicide has been expanded for management of Ramularia leaf spot and powdery mildew on globe artichokes.
- This herbicide, already labelled for management of grassy weeds on a range of crops in Canada, is now registered for basil.
- Competition grows amongst crop protection companies as Nichino America sets up shop in Mexico. Its parent, Nihon Nohyaku, is based in Japan.
- BASF Ag Solutions is launching Cimegra, containing the active ingredient broflanilide. The insecticide will be of interest to potato growers because it contains a novel mode of action for control of wireworms.
- Gowan Crop Protection has acquired the global rights for the active ingredient spirodiclofen from Bayer AG. It is active against all life stages of a wide spectrum of mites, including eggs, nymphs and female adults.