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

Table of Contents

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

Priorities for Ontario

Ontario’s minor use priorities are established annually by various services 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

Field Pepper

Target Pest(s): Weeds
Active Ingredient: s-metolachlor
Product(s): Dual Magnum
Company: Syngenta
Sponsor: J. O'Sullivan
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1): 2000-2686 replaced by 2004-1708
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2): 2002-1792 followed by 2004-1434
Status: Residue trials required as of 04/2001 zones 5, 5B; trials completed, submitted. Denied by PMRA Aug. 2003 due to incorrect residue analytical method and lack of storage storability data. Fall 2003, storage stability for tomatoes located; May 2004 discussions with lab to re-do studies. Potential AAFC project for 2005. DACO issued Oct. 29, 2004; tolerance & residue data required. Registered April 2005 for Bell peppers only.

Target Pest(s): Aphids, CPB
Active Ingredient: acetamiprid
Product(s): Assail
Company: Nisso
Sponsor: AAFC03-106
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1): 2003-0035
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2): 2006-7259
Status: Submitted Jan. 2003: DACO issued March 27, 2003: supplemental label required, D.3.2 assigned Oct. 26, 2006. D.3.2 approval granted July 26, 2007; final label approved Oct. 29, 2007.

Target Pest(s): Pythium
Active Ingredient: propamocarb HCl
Product(s): Previcur
Company: Bayer
Sponsor: AAFC
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1): 2003-0027
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2):
Status: Submitted Jan. 2003; withdrawn June 2003; registrant to prepare Cat. B submission. As of March 2006, field uses WITHDRAWN.

Target Pest(s): Weeds
Active Ingredient: clomazone
Product(s): Command
Company: FMC
Sponsor: AAFC04-030
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1): 2003-1578
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2):
Status: Submitted July 2003; 2004 Project; DACO issued Oct. 30, 2003; efficacy, crop tolerance and residue data required zones 5 & 5B

Target Pest(s): Phytophthora
Active Ingredient: dimethomorph
Product(s): Acrobat
Company: BASF
Sponsor: AAFC05-021
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1): 2004-1779
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2):
Status: 2005 Project; DACO issued Nov. 12, 2004; efficacy, residue and metabolism studies required

Target Pest(s): Corn borer
Active Ingredient: novaluron
Product(s): Rimon
Company: Mahkteshim
Sponsor: AAFC06-038
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1): 2005-4149
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2): 2009-0867
Status: 2006 Project joint with IR-4; DACO issued Feb. 27, 2006; efficacy and residue data required. D.3.2 assigned March 17, 2009.

Target Pest(s): Anthracnose
Active Ingredient: cyprodinil + fludioxonil
Product(s): Switch
Company: Syngenta
Sponsor: AAFC06-045
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1): 2006-0282
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2):
Status: 2006 Project joint with IR-4; DACO issued Feb. 28, 2006; efficacy and residue data required.

Target Pest(s): Powdery mildew
Active Ingredient: potassium bicarbonate
Product(s): Milstop
Company: Bioworks
Sponsor: J. Chaput
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1): 2006-0511
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2): 2006-3554
Status: Submitted Feb. 2006; D.3.2 assigned May 26, 2006. Registered Nov. 2006.

Target Pest(s): Phytophthora
Active Ingredient: famoxadone + cymoxanil + copper
Product(s): Tanos + Kocide
Company: Dupont
Sponsor: AAFC07-020
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1): 2006-3752
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2): 2008-1267, 2008-1377
Status: 2007 project. Submitted May 2006. DACO issued Oct. 19, 2006; efficacy and residue data required. D.3.2 assigned April 7, 2008. Rejected by PMRA Oct. 27, 2009 due to lack of efficacy and occupational exposure concerns.

Target Pest(s): Phytophthora
Active Ingredient: fluazinam
Product(s): Allegro
Company: ISK/Syngenta
Sponsor: AAFC07-058
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1): 2007-1578
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2):
Status: 2007 project, joint with IR-4. DACO issued Aug. 8, 2007; efficacy, residue and occupational exposure data required.

Target Pest(s): Corn borer
Active Ingredient: chlorantraniliprole
Product(s): Coragen
Company: Dupont
Sponsor: AAFC07-040
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1): 2006-7261
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2):
Status: 2007 project; ON regional upgrade submitted October 2006.

Target Pest(s): Aphids, Tarnished plant bug, stink bug on crop group 8
Active Ingredient: thiamethoxam
Product(s): Actara
Company: Syngenta
Sponsor: AAFC08-028, AAFC08-058
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1): 2008-0712, 2008-0718, 2008-0719, 2008-0720
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2): 2008-3041
Status: 2008 project; DACO issued Aug. 11, 2008; efficacy data required for aphits, TPB and stink bug (in-furrow uses). D.3.2 assigned for 2008-0718 Aug. 12, 2008. D.3.2 approval granted for aphids July 14, 2009. C.6.3 2009-2557 label for aphids approved Oct. 26, 2009.

Target Pest(s): Bacterial diseases
Active Ingredient: bacteriophage
Product(s): Agriphage
Company: Omnilytics
Sponsor: AAFC08-016
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1):
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2):
Status: 2008 project. Project WITHDRAWN.

Target Pest(s): Bacterial diseases
Active Ingredient: kasugamycin
Product(s): Kasumin
Company: Arysta
Sponsor: AAFC09-004
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1):
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2):
Status: 2009 project

Target Pest(s): Pythium on CG8
Active Ingredient: metalaxyl-m
Product(s): Apron (seed treatment)
Company: Syngenta
Sponsor: CQH
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1): 2008-1602
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2): 2008-3661
Status: submitted end of April 2008. D.3.2 assigned Sept. 19, 2008. C.6.3 2009-2730 label approved Oct. 1, 2009.

Target Pest(s): Early blight on CG8
Active Ingredient: trifloxystrobin
Product(s): Flint
Company: Bayer
Sponsor: AAFC-PMC
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1): 2008-1641
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2):
Status: submitted May 2008. WITHDRAWN.

Target Pest(s): Weeds on non-bell peppers
Active Ingredient: s-metolachlor
Product(s): Dual Magnum, Dual II Magnum
Company: Syngenta
Sponsor: J. Chaput
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1): 2009-0077, 2009-0078
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2): 2009-1489, 2009-1490
Status: submitted Jan. 6, 2009. D.3.2 assigned May 6, 2009.

Target Pest(s): Weeds
Active Ingredient: flumioxazin
Product(s): Chateau
Company: Valent
Sponsor: AAFC10-015
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.

Related Links

• Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada - Pesticide Risk Reduction and Minor Use Programs
• Ontario Minor Use Program
• Information For Sponsors
• Current Minor Use Registrations, Priorities and Projects
• Ontario Emergency Use Registrations