Thursday, September 28, 2017 - Karen Davidson

New products, relevant to horticulture, are in the pipeline for 2018 and beyond.

Tuesday, September 12, 2017 - Karen Davidson

The registration of Rovral WP for nectarines adds another fungicide in the arsenal to prevent resistance.

Thursday, August 10, 2017 - Jim Chaput

The Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) recently announced the approval of an URMULE registration for Switch fungicide for control of anthracnose (leaf curl) on celery in Canada. Switch fungicide was already labeled for use on a number of crops in Canada for control of several diseases.

Monday, July 10, 2017 - Jim Chaput

The Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) recently announced the approval of an URMULE registration for Confine Extra fungicide for suppression of bacterial leaf spot (Xanthomonos campestris pv vitians) in Canada. Confine Extra fungicide was already labeled for use on a number of crops in Canada for several different diseases.

Friday, June 23, 2017 - Karen Davidson

The Grower provides an update on a notice of registration activity. Exirel received minor use label expansion (URMULE) registration for control of aphids and the suppression of thrips in strawberries and the control of black vine weevil, obscure root weevil, spotted wing drosophila and Japanese beetle in caneberries in Canada.

Tuesday, June 13, 2017 - The Grower

Two insecticides have recently been registered for emergency use on spotted wing drosophila (SWD) on berry crops (crop group 13-07) and stone fruits (crop group 12) in Ontario.