Current Minor Use Registrations, Priorities and Projects for Strawberry

Current Minor Use Registrations, Priorities
and Projects for Strawberry

Registrations Achieved
Priorities for Ontario
Active URMULE Projects
Canadian National Minor Use Priorities
Related Links

Crop(s)	Active ingredient (Product)	Target Pest(s)	Sponsor	Date
Strawberry (year of planting only)	s-metolachlor (Dual Magnum)	weeds	L. Huffman	2001
Strawberries	oxyfluorfen (Goal)	weeds	L. Huffman	Dec. 2001
Strawberries (post harvest)	abamectin (Agrimek)	2-spotted mite, McDaniel mite	M. Garon, MAPAQ	June, 2003
Strawberries	pyraclostrobin (Cabrio)	Anthracnose	BASF	March, 2003
Strawberries	boscalid (Lance)	Botrytis gray mold	BASF	Nov., 2003
Day neutral & non-bearing strawberries	myclobutanil (Nova)	Powdery mildew	OBGA	EMERGENCY USE ONLY to Sept. 30, 2004
Strawberries	pyrimethanil (Scala)	Botrytis	Bayer	Summer 2005
Strawberries	myclobutanil (Nova)	Powdery mildew	OBGA, MAPAQ	EMERGENCY USE ONLY to Sept. 30, 2005. Full Minor Use approved March 2006.
Day neutral strawberries in Ontario and Quebec	abamectin (Agrimek)	Two spotted mites	OBGA, MAPAQ	EMERGENCY USE ONLY to Sept. 30, 2005
Strawberries	cyprodinil + fludioxonil (Switch)	Botrytis	Syngenta	Feb. 2006
Strawberries	propiconazole (Topas)	Leaf spot	NB followed by AAFC	May 2006
Strawberries	boscalid + pyraclostrobin (Pristine)	Anthracnose, Leaf spot, Powdery mildew, Botrytis	BASF	May 2006
Strawberries (pre-harvest)	abamectin (Agrimek)	Mites	AAFC-PMC	July 2006
Strawberries	spiromesifen (Forbid)	Two spotted mites, whiteflies	Bayer	March 2007
Strawberries (established plantings)	imidacloprid (Admire)	Strawberry aphid	BCMAL	May 2007
Strawberries	Bacillus subtilis (Serenade)	Botrytis gray mold	Agraquest	June 2007
Strawberries	spinetoram (Delegate)	Thrips	Dow Agro	December 2007
Strawberries	kaolin (Surround)	Leafhoppers	AAFC-PMC	Oct. 2008
Strawberries	flumioxazin (Chateau)	Weeds	Valent, AAFC-PMC	March 2009
Strawberries	acetamiprid (Assail)	TPB, Aphids, Leafhoppers	AAFC-PMC	December 2009
Strawberries (all plantings)	imidacloprid (Admire)	Aphids	BCMAL	March 2010
Strawberries	novaluron (Rimon)	TPB nymphs	AAFC-PMC and IR-4	May 2010
Strawberries	quinoxyfen (Quintec)	Powdery mildew	Dow Agro	July 2010
Crop group 13-07	Bacillus thuringiensis (Dipel)	Leafrollers	J. Chaput, R. McVicar	Sept. 2010
Crop subgroup 13-07G	spinosad (Success, Entrust)	OBLR, spanworm, winter moth	AAFC-PMC	May 2011
Crop group in BC, AB, ON, QC, NS	spinosad, spinetoram, malathion, cypermethrin (Entrust, Delegate, Malathion, Ripcord)	Spotted wing drosophila	BC, AB, ON. QC, NS	EMERGENCY USE ONLY until Nov. 30, 2011.
Strawberries	Streptomyces lydicus (Actinovate)	Anthracnose	CQH	Sept. 2011
Strawberries (bearing year)	s-metolachlor (Dual Magnum)	Weeds	AAFC-PMC	Oct. 2011

Priorities for Ontario

Group 13-07 G: Strawberry
Entomology: Strawberry
Target Pest(s)	Priority Ranking	Justifications**
Cyclamen mites	1	3
Spotted wing drosophila	2	2
Lygus bugs on day neutrals	3	1 (need sol'n with very short PHI)
Brown marmorated stink bug	4	2
Root weevils	5	1
Spider mites (pre-harvest)	6	3

Group 13-07 G: Strawberry
Pathology: Strawberry
Target Pest(s)	Priority Ranking	Justifications**
Nematodes	1	1
Anthracnose	2	3
Rhizoctonia	3	1
Powdery mildew	4	3, 4
Angular leaf spot	5	3, 4
Leaf scorch, leaf spot, Phomopsis	6	3, 4

Group 13-07 G: Strawberry
Weeds: Strawberry
Target Pest(s)	Priority Ranking	Justifications**
Common groundsel, wood sorrel	1	1
Grasses	2	4
Dandelion, thistles	3	3
Toadflax	4	1, 3
Mallow	5	1, 3
Horsetail	6	1

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

For a more detailed version of these tables, consult the provincial minor use coordinator. ADB Staff Directory

** Justifications:

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

Active URMULE Projects

Group 13-07 G: Strawberry

Target Pest(s): Grasses
Active Ingredient: clethodim
Product(s): Select
Company: Arysta
Sponsor: V. Brookes
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1): 2002-1100
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2): 2002-3578
Status: Submitted June 2002; data provided Jan. 2003; PMRA response May 20, 2003; additional crop tolerance data required.

Target Pest(s): Grubs, weevils
Active Ingredient: imidacloprid
Product(s): Admire
Company: Bayer
Sponsor: AAFC04-063
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1): 2003-3135
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2):
Status: 2004 project; DACO issued March 22, 2004; efficacy & residue data required zones 1, 5, 5A, 5B, 12

Target Pest(s): Weeds
Active Ingredient: sulfentrazone
Product(s): N/A
Company: FMC
Sponsor: AAFC04-065
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1): 2003-1592
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2):
Status: Submitted July 2003; DACO issued Nov. 17, 2003; efficacy, crop tolerance, rotational studies and residue data required. 2004 Project; data submitted to registrant Nov. 2006.

Target Pest(s): Root weevil
Active Ingredient: clothianidin replaced by thiamethoxam
Product(s): Clutch replaced by Actara
Company: Valent followed by Syngenta
Sponsor: AAFC05-043 followed by AAFC05-064, 05-066
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1): 2004-1677 followed by 2011-0467 followed by 2011-5657
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2): 2011-1642
Status: Maritime regional upgrade project for 2005; DACO issued Oct. 29, 2004; efficacy, residue, exposure and primary data for registration of end-use product required. Project withdrawn May 2005. Replaced by Actara. New D.3.1 assigned Jan. 11, 2011. D.3.2 assigned April 7, 2011. D.3.2 approval granted Dec. 9, 2011. Post-renovation timing submitted Nov. 2011.

Target Pest(s): Powdery mildew
Active Ingredient: trifloxystrobin
Product(s): Flint
Company: Bayer
Sponsor: AAFC06-023
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1): 2005-1759
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2):
Status: 2006 Project; submitted July 22, 2005. DACO issued Nov. 16, 2005; amended efficacy rate accepted, residue data required zones 1, 5, 5A, 5B, 12.

Target Pest(s): Angular leaf spot
Active Ingredient: acibenzolar
Product(s): Actigard
Company: Syngenta
Sponsor: AAFC08-064
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1):
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2):
Status: 2008 project joint with IR-4 (07817). ON hold.

Target Pest(s): Lygus spp. incl. tarnished plant bug
Active Ingredient: clothianidin
Product(s): Clutch
Company: Valent
Sponsor: AAFC08-051
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1): 2008-0152
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2): 2012-0331
Status: 2008 Project joint with IR-4 (10005). D.3.2 assigned Jan. 24, 2012.

Target Pest(s): Powdery mildew
Active Ingredient: fluopyram
Product(s): N/A
Company: Bayer
Sponsor: AAFC09-010
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1):
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2):
Status: 2009 Project

Target Pest(s): Weeds
Active Ingredient: desmedipham + phenmedipham
Product(s): Betamix
Company: Bayer
Sponsor: AAFC10-017
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1): 2009-3075
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2): 2010-4997
Status: 2010 Project. DACO issued Feb. 2, 2010; crop tolerance data required. D.3.2 assigned Oct. 12, 2010.

Target Pest(s): Leafrollers (for crop group 13-07)
Active Ingredient: Bacillus thuringiensis
Product(s): Bioprotec, Dipel
Company: AEF Global, Valent
Sponsor: J. Chaput
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1): 2009-3698 (Bioprotec), 2009-3949 (Dipel)
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2): 2010-0691 (Dipel), 2010-0692 (Bioprotec)
Status: submitted Sept. 2009. D.3.2 approval granted June 24, 2010. C.6.3 2010-0261 (Dipel) label approved Sept. 1, 2010.

Target Pest(s): Runner suppression
Active Ingredient: prohexadione Ca
Product(s): Apogee
Company: BASF
Sponsor: AAFC10-016
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1):
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2):
Status: 2010 Project joint with IR-4 (07773)

Target Pest(s): Black root rot (Rhizoctonia)
Active Ingredient: azoxystrobin
Product(s): Quadris
Company: Syngenta
Sponsor: J. Chaput
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1): 2010-2450 followed by 2012-XXXX
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2): 2010-4553
Status: submitted end of May 2010. D.3.2 assigned Sept. 21, 2010. D.3.2 approval granted Oct. 4, 2011 for year of planting only with >365 day PHI. Re-submitted in Feb. 2012 for production years with short PHI.

Target Pest(s): Spotted wing drosophila (for crop subgroups 13-07A, B, F, G)
Active Ingredient: spinetoram
Product(s): Delegate
Company: Dow Agro
Sponsor: BCMAL
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1): 2010-2828
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2):
Status: submitted June 2010. DACO issued Sept. 28, 2010; efficacy data required.

Target Pest(s): Black vine weevil adults
Active Ingredient: cyhalothrin-lambda
Product(s): Matador, Silencer
Company: Syngenta, Makhteshim
Sponsor: J. Chaput
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1): 2010-5186, 2010-5187, 2010-5189
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2): 2011-0937, 2011-0938, 2011-0939
Status: submitted October 2010. D.3.2 assigned Feb. 16, 2011. D.3.2 approval granted Feb. 9, 2012.

Target Pest(s): Black root rot (Rhizoctonia)
Active Ingredient: fludioxonil
Product(s): Scholar
Company: Syngenta
Sponsor: AAFC11-007
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1): 2011-2440
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2):
Status: 2011 project.

Target Pest(s): Tarnished plant bug
Active Ingredient: Beauvaria bassiana
Product(s): Naturalis
Company: Troy Biosciences
Sponsor: AAFC-PMC
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1):
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2):
Status: 2012 biopesticide project.

Target Pest(s): Weeds
Active Ingredient: glufosinate NH4
Product(s): Ignite
Company: Bayer
Sponsor: AAFC12-006
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1):
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2):
Status: 2012 project.

Target Pest(s): Tarnished Plant Bug
Active Ingredient: flonicamid
Product(s): Beleaf
Company: ISK
Sponsor: AAFC12-030
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1):
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2):
Status: 2012 project.

Canadian National Minor Use Priorities

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