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Current Minor Use Registrations, Priorities and Projects for Peppers (Greenhouse)

Author: Jim Chaput - Provincial Minor Use Coordinator/OMAFRA
Creation Date: 01 March 2002
Last Reviewed: 23 November 2009

Table of Contents

  1. Registrations Achieved
  2. Priorities for Ontario
  3. Historical & Active URMULE Projects
  4. Canadian National Minor Use Priorities
  5. Related Links

Registrations Achieved
Crop(s) Active ingredient Product Target Pest(s) Sponsor Date
Greenhouse peppers tebufenozide Confirm Cabbage looper V. Brookes 2001
imidacloprid Intercept 60 Green peach
aphid, whiteflies		 V. Brookes March, 2003
sulphur Microscopic Sulphur Powdery Mildew G. Ferguson April, 2003
pymetrozine Endeavor Aphids OGPG April, 2005
potassium bicarbonate MilStop Powdery mildew Bioworks Inc. July 2005
bifenazate Floramite 2 spotted mites OGVGA May 2006
spiromesifen Forbid 2 spotted mites, whiteflies Bayer March 2007
Gliocladium catenulatum Prestop biofungicide Pythium, Botrytis Verdera Oy January 2008
Greenhouse herbs, vegetables, ornamentals Bacillus thuringiensis Bioprotec 3P, Dipel Duponchelia fovealis J. Chaput July 2008 (Bioprotec), March 2009 (Dipel)
Greenhouse peppers, tomatoes propamocarb HCl Previcur N Pythium J. Chaput Aug. 2008
Greenhouse peppers Bacillus subtilis Rhapsody Botrytis, bacterial spot, speck J. Chaput/ Agraquest May 2009
Greenhouse peppers acetamiprid Tristar Aphids AAFC-PMC June 2009
Greenhouse peppers, tomatoes abamectin Avid Pysllids BC Greenhouse Sept. 2009
Greenhouse peppers naled Dibrom (post harvest) Pepper weevil OGVG, OMAFRA Nov. 2009; EMERGENCY USE ONLY until Nov. 2010.

 

Priorities for Ontario

Group 8-08: Fruiting Vegetables
Entomology: Greenhouse Pepper
Target Pest(s) Priority Ranking Potential Solutions (Active Ingredient) Potential Solutions (Product[s]) Registrant Eligibility* URMULE or IR-4 Status **   Justifications**
Lygus bugs 1 dinotefuron Stackle Mitsui Cat. A   3, 4
flonicamid Aria ISK Cat. A   4
clothianidin Celero Valent Cat. A   4
novaluron Rimon Makhteshim URMULE   4
Thrips 2 sucrose octanoate Sucrashield Natural Forces Cat. A   3, 4, 5
thiamethoxam Flagship Syngenta URMULE   3, 4, 6
chlorfenapyr Pylon BASF URMUR   3, 4, 6
tolfenpyrad NAI-2302 Nichino Cat. A   3, 4, 6
extract of Chenopodium ambrosioides Metronome (Facin) Agraquest Cat. A   3, 4, 5
cyantraniliprole Cyazypyr DuPont Cat. A   3, 4
pyrifluqinazon NAI-0101 Nichino Cat. A   3, 4
acetamiprid Tristar Nisso URMULE   3, 4
clothianidin Celero Valent Cat. A   3, 4, 5, 6
Na tetraborohydrate Tricon N/A Cat. A   3, 4
Cabbage looper & ECB 3 chlorfenapyr Pylon BASF URMUR   4, 6
metaflumizone Alverde BASF URMUR   4, 5
indoxacarb Avaunt Dupont Cat. A   4, 6
flubenidamide Phoenix Bayer Cat. A   4, 6
dinotefuran Stackle Mitsui Cat. A   4, 6
emamectin benzoate Proclaim Syngenta URMUR   4, 6
chlorantraniliprole Coragen DuPont URMULE   4, 6
Pysllids 4 buprofezin Applaud Nichino Cat. A   1
dinotefuran Stackle Mitsui Cat. A   1
flonicamid Aria ISK Cat. A   1
clothianidin Celero Valent Cat. A   1
extract of Chenopodium ambrosioides Metronome (Facin) Agraquest Cat. A   1, 5
novaluron Rimon Makhteshim URMULE   1
Beauvaria bassiana Botanigard Laverlam URMULE   1, 5
Verticillium lecanii Mycotrol Arysta Cat. A   1, 5
acetamiprid Tristar Nisso URMULE   1
fenpyroximate Fujimite Nichino Cat. A   1
2 spotted mites 5 chlorfenapyr Pylon BASF URMUR   3, 4, 6
etoxazole Zeal Valent Cat. A   3, 4, 6
clofentezine Apollo Makhteshim URMULE   3, 4, 6
fenpyroximate Fujimite Nichino Cat. A   3, 4, 6
Mealy bugs 6 buprofezin Applaud Nichino Cat. A   1
dinotefuran Stackle Mitsui Cat. A   1
Na metasilicate Triad Env. Safe Systems Cat. A   1
spirotetramat Movento Bayer URMULE   1
clothiaindin Celero Valent Cat. A   1
flonicamid Aria ISK Cat. A   1
Beauvaria bassiana Botanigard Laverlam URMULE   1, 5
extract of Chenopodium ambrosioides Metronome (Facin) Agraquest Cat. A   1, 5
pyrifluquinazone NAI-0101 Nichino Cat. A   1

 

Group 8-08: Fruiting Vegetables
Pathology: Greenhouse Pepper
Target Pest(s) Priority Ranking Potential Solutions (Active Ingredient) Potential Solutions (Product[s]) Registrant Eligibility* URMULE or IR-4 Status **   Justifications**
Powdery mildew 1 cyflufenamid Pancho Nisso URMUR   3, 4, 6
quinoxyfen Quintec Dow Agro URMUR   4, 6
triflumizole Procure Chemtura URMUR   4, 6
sulphur S vapourizer Greenstar Cat. A   4
metrafenome Flexity BASF URMUR   4
proquinazid DPX-KQ926 DuPont Cat. A   4
paraffinic oil Clean Leaf Alpha Agri URMUR   4
polyoxin D Endorse Arysta Cat. A   4
tebuconazole Folicur Bayer Cat. A   4
hinokitiol MOI-104 Marrone Cat. A   4, 5
Internal fruit rot 2 hymexazol Tachigarin Sankyo Agro URMUR   1
fludioxonil Scholar Syngenta URMULE   1
Muscador albus Glissade Agraquest URMUR   1
metconazole Caramba Valent URMUR   1
prothioconazole Proline Bayer URMULE   1
Pseudomonas syringae Biosave Ecoscience URMUR   1
Fusarium stem rot 3 hymexazol Tachigarin Sankyo Agro URMUR   4
fludioxonil Scholar Syngenta URMULE   4
Muscador albus Glissade Agraquest URMUR   4, 5
metconazole Caramba Valent URMUR   4
prothioconazole Proline Bayer URMULE   4
Pseudomonas syringae Biosave Ecoscience URMUR   4, 5
Botrytis 4 pyrimethanil Scala Bayer URMULE   4, 6
N/A V-10135 Valent URMUR   4, 6
fenhexamid Decree Arysta URMULE   4, 6
polyoxin D Endorse Arysta Cat. A   4
Bacillus subtilis Serenade Agraquest URMULE   4, 5
pyribencarb N/A Kumiai Cat. A   4
Pythium 5 fluazinam Allegro ISK Cat. A   4, 6
cyazofamid Ranman ISK Cat. A   4, 6
flutolanil Prostar Gowan Cat. A   4, 6
dimethomorph Acrobat BASF Cat. A   4, 6
hydrogen peroxide Oxidate Biosafe Cat. A   4, 5
hymexazol Tachigaren Sankyo Agro URMUR   4, 6
fluopicolide Presidio Valent Cat. A   4, 6
Phytopthora 6 fluazinam Allegro ISK Cat. A   1
fluopicolide Presidio Valent Cat. A   1
benthiavalicarb N/A Kumiai URMUR   1
cyazofamid Ranman ISK Cat. A   1
cymoxanil Curzate Dupont Cat. A   1
dimethomorph Acrobat BASF Cat. A   1
Bacillus pumilus Sonata Agraquest URMUR   1, 5
propamocarb Previcur Bayer URMULE   1
mandipropamid Revus Syngenta URMULE   1

Ontario’s minor use priorities are established annually by various service committees and minor use commodity liaison committees.

* Eligibility:

  1. URMULE = User Requested Minor Use Label Expansion; product already available in Canada on other commodities
  2. URMUR = User Requested Minor Use Registration; product not registered in Canada yet, but available for same use in USA or EU.
  3. Other = Is not eligible for either of the above
  4. Cat. A = Registrant submission
  5. Cat. B = Registrant submissions for new or amended product chemistry, new MRLs for previously assessed actives, new or amended label statements, reinstatement of registered products, extension of limited term registrations and emergency use registrations.

** Justifications:

  1. No pest control product registered to control this pest (insect, disease, weed)
  2. New introduced or invasive pest problem
  3. Old technology (organophosphate, carbamate, EBDC, etc.) replacement
  4. Resistance management tool/ IPM strategy tool
  5. Reduced risk, biopesticide, pheromone or GRAS (generally regarded as safe) product
  6. Export crop with need for harmonized pest control options and MRLs/ tolerances
  7. New crop

Historical & Active URMULE Projects

Group 8-08: Fruiting Vegetables

Greenhouse Pepper

Target Pest(s): Aphids
Active Ingredient: pirimicarb
Product(s): Pirimor
Company: Syngenta
Sponsor: V. Brookes
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1): 1999-1126
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2):
Status: Residue trials required + metabolism; DROPPED AT 2003 workshop.

Target Pest(s): Growth regulation
Active Ingredient: ethephon
Product(s): Ethrel
Company: Bayer
Sponsor: V. Brookes
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1): 2000-0172
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2):
Status: Residue studies submitted fall 2001; occupational exposure studies required April 2002; withdrawn by PMRA due to dietary risk issues, June 2003

Target Pest(s): Mites
Active Ingredient: fenbutatin oxide
Product(s): Vendex
Company: Dupont
Sponsor: V. Brookes
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1): 2000-0170
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2):
Status: Withdrawn by PMRA

Target Pest(s): Pythium spp
Active Ingredient: propamocarb HCl
Product(s): Previcur N
Company: Bayer
Sponsor: V. Brookes followed by J. Chaput
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1): 2000-0379 followed by 2007-0328
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2): 2007-8856
Status: Efficacy and residue trials needed; withdrawn June 2003; registrant to prepare Cat. B submission. WITHDRAWN. New submission January 2007 with GH tomato and cucumbers. DACO issued May 11, 2007; efficacy for drip method and analytical method data required. Response submitted June 21, 2007. D.3.2 assigned Dec. 2007. C.6.3 2008-3131 label approved Aug. 27, 2008.

Target Pest(s): mites
Active Ingredient: clofentezine
Product(s): Apollo
Company: Makhteshim
Sponsor: V. Brookes
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1): 2000-0912
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2):
Status: Rejected due to dietary risk issues

Target Pest(s): Fungus gnat, leafminers
Active Ingredient: cyromazine
Product(s): Citation
Company: Syngenta
Sponsor: V. Brookes
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1): 2001-1940
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2):
Status: Efficacy and residue required; Jan. 2002

Target Pest(s): Cabbage looper, corn borer, thrips
Active Ingredient: spinosad
Product(s): Success, Entrust
Company: Dow Agro
Sponsor: AAFC04-033
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1): 2003-1865 replaces 2002-1053
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2): 2009-2638, 2009-2640
Status: Submitted May, 2002; denied due to OE issues. AAFC has re-submitted. DACO issued Nov. 26, 2003; efficacy, occupational exposure and residue data required. Residue trials completed. D.3.2 assigned July 31, 2009.

Target Pest(s): Aphids
Active Ingredient: acetamiprid
Product(s): Tristar
Company: Nisso
Sponsor: AAFC03-104
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1): 2003-0030
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2): 2008-1274
Status: Submitted with GH tomato, Jan. 2003; DACO issued March 2003, efficacy and 2 residue trials required. V. Brookes already doing GH tomato under 2003-0115. Potential 2004 project. D.3.2 assigned March 26, 2008. D.3.2 approval granted May 5, 2009. C.6.3 2009-1604 label approved June 29, 2009.

Target Pest(s): Botrytis
Active Ingredient: fenhexamid
Product(s): Decree
Company: Arysta
Sponsor: V. Brookes
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1): 2003-1346
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2):
Status: Submitted July 2003; DACO issued Oct. 22, 2003; residue data or EU residue data rationale required.

Target Pest(s): Botrytis, powdery mildew
Active Ingredient: boscalid + pyraclostrobin
Product(s): Pristine
Company: BASF
Sponsor: AAFC04-031
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1): 2003-2492
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2): 2009-3323
Status: 2004 Project; DACO issued Jan. 27, 2004; efficacy, residue & OE data required. Residue trials completed. Data submitted for 1 application per crop season Sept. 3, 2009. D.3.2 assigned Sept. 8, 2009.

Target Pest(s): Aphids
Active Ingredient: pymetrozine
Product(s): Endeavor
Company: Syngenta
Sponsor: OGPGA
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1): 2004-0315
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2): 2004-1674
Status: Submitted Jan. 26, 2004. DACO issued April 29, 2004; efficacy and 2 residue trials required. Data and rationales submitted July 14, 2004. D.3.2 assigned Aug. 16, 2004. Registered April 2005.

Target Pest(s): Powdery mildew
Active Ingredient: cyprodinil + fludioxonil
Product(s): Switch
Company: Syngenta
Sponsor: AAFC05-023
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1): 2004-1654 followed by 2009-0292
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2):
Status: 2005 Project; Submitted July 16, 2004. PMRA response Oct. 25, 2004; efficacy, residue & OE data required. Trials in progress. New D.3.1 assigned Jan. 29, 2009. DACO issued April 27, 2009; residue and efficacy data.

Target Pest(s): 2-spotted mites
Active Ingredient: spiromesifen
Product(s): Oberon
Company: Bayer
Sponsor: AAFC05-022
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1): 2004-2682
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2):
Status: 2005 Project; DACO issued Jan. 5, 2005; efficacy, residue, OE, environmental and data necessary for full registration required. Registrant to do URMUR submission late 2005.

Target Pest(s): 2-spotted mites
Active Ingredient: bifenazate
Product(s): Floramite
Company: Chemtura
Sponsor: OGVGA
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1): 2006-0436
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2): 2006-0672
Status: Submitted Feb. 2006. Registered May 2006.

Target Pest(s): Lygus, Trichoplusia ni (looper), Ostrinia nubilalis (corn borer)
Active Ingredient: metaflumizone
Product(s): Alverde
Company: BASF
Sponsor: AAFC07-031
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1): 2006-7732

URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2):
Status: 2007 Project. Submitted Nov. 2006.

Target Pest(s): Fusarium
Active Ingredient: fludioxonil
Product(s): Medallion
Company: Syngenta
Sponsor: AAFC07-021
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1): 2006-5459
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2):
Status: 2007 project. Submitted end of August 2006. DACO issued Dec. 12, 2006; efficacy, residue and data necessary for full registration of end use product required.

Target Pest(s): Xanthomonas
Active Ingredient: kasugamycin
Product(s): Kasumin
Company: Arysta
Sponsor: AAFC07-057
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1):
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2):
Status: 2007 project, joint with IR-4 (09802).

Target Pest(s): Pythium
Active Ingredient: metalaxyl-m
Product(s): Subdue Maxx
Company: Syngenta
Sponsor: AAFC08-017
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1): 2007-4725
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2):
Status: 2008 project. DACO issued March 19, 2008; residue data required.

Target Pest(s): Psyllids
Active Ingredient: abamectin
Product(s): Avid
Company: Syngenta
Sponsor: BC Greenhouse
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1): 2007-7627
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2): 2008-1375
Status: Submitted October 2007. D.3.2 assigned April 10, 2008. D.3.2 approval granted Dec. 12, 2008. C.6.3 2009-0118 label approved Sept. 25, 2009.

Target Pest(s): Duponchelia fovealis
Active Ingredient: Bacillus thuringiensis
Product(s): Dipel, Bioprotec
Company: Valent, AEF Global
Sponsor: J. Chaput
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1): 2008-0874, 2008-0949
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2): 2008-1559, 2008-1560
Status: submitted Feb. 2008 with GH ornamentals and GH herbs. D.3.2 approval granted May 22, 2008. C.6.3 2008-2306 (Bioprotec) label approved July 7, 2008. C.6.3 2008-5215 (Dipel) label approved March 12, 2009.

Target Pest(s): Psyllids
Active Ingredient: cyantraniliprole
Product(s): HGW86 (cyazypyr)
Company: E. I. duPont
Sponsor: AAFC09-021
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1):
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2):
Status: 2009 project, joint with IR-4 (10122)

Target Pest(s): Phytophthora
Active Ingredient: cyazofamid
Product(s): Ranman
Company: ISK
Sponsor: AAFC09-005
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1): 2008-2607
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2):
Status: 2009 project. DACO issued June 8, 2009; efficacy and residue data required.

Target Pest(s): Insects, PH clean-up
Active Ingredient: naled
Product(s): Dibrom
Company: UAP
Sponsor: BC Greenhouse/BCMAL
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1): 2009-4160
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2):
Status: Submitted Oct. 1, 2009

Target Pest(s): Aphids, pepper weevil
Active Ingredient: thiamethoxam
Product(s): Actara
Company: Syngenta
Sponsor: OGVG
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1): 2009-4587
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2):
Status: Submitted Nov. 7, 2009

Target Pest(s): Lygus
Active Ingredient: novaluron
Product(s): Rimon
Company: Makhteshim
Sponsor: AAFC10-006
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1):
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2):
Status: 2010 project.

Canadian National Minor Use Priorities

Visit the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada website (Pesticide Risk Reduction and Minor Use Programs) or contact your provincial minor use coordinator.

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