The Pest Management Regulatory Agency has approved a minor use label expansion for Posterity fungicide for suppression of Fusarium internal rot on greenhouse pepper and Botrytis grey mould in Canada.
A new pathogen has been identified that infects hop leaves and cones, the aromatic flowers used in brewing. If not controlled, growers can lose between 20 and 50 per cent of their yield to the fungus.
ADAMA Canada obtains emergency registration for Captan 80 WSP to help manage anthracnose, including the new Colletotrichum Scovileistrain in field peppers.
In the first year of the National Water Monitoring Program for Pesticides, 89 surface water sites were sampled across the country says Dr. Justine Taylor, CropLife Canada. More will be done in Ontario’s fruit and vegetable growing regions in 2023.
Ontario minor use coordinator Josh Mosiondz says growers can continue to use their current tank mix practices during the 2023 and 2024 seasons.
