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Insecticide approved with more risk mitigation measures

Broccoli transplants
Broccoli transplants

On April 29, 2021, the Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) published its re-evaluation decision, approving continued use of the synthetic pyrethroid, lambda-cyhalothrin. However, use on lettuce and bulb vegetables will be phased out.

 

 

With additional risk mitigation measures, the product can be used in multiple crops, including: 

 

·  Crop Group 5-13: Brassica Head and Stem Vegetable Group; 

 

·  Crop Group 6: Legume Vegetables (Succulent or Dried); 

 

·  Crop Group 8-09: Fruiting Vegetables; 

 

·  Crop Group 9: Cucurbit Vegetables; 

 

·  Crop Group 14-11: Tree Nuts; 

 

·  alfalfa; apple; arrowroot; asparagus; carrot; cassava; celery; cherry; Chinese broccoli; cover crops; dasheen; flax seed; garden beet; ginger; Jerusalem artichoke; kohlrabi; mustard seeds (oilseed type); nectarine; peach; pear; plum; potato; rapeseed (including canola); Saskatoon berry; strawberry; sweet potato; tanier corms; timothy; turmeric; yam bean; and yam.

 

For details, link here: https://bit.ly/3vvTNyT

 

 

Source:  Pest Management Regulatory Agency April 29, 2021 decision

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Submitted by Karen Davidson on 30 April 2021