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

Table of Contents

  1. Registrations Achieved
  2. Priorities for Ontario
  3. Active URMULE Projects
  4. Canadian National Minor Use Priorities
  5. Related Links
Crop(s) Active ingredient (Product) Target Pest(s) Sponsor Date
Tomato transplants copper hydroxide (Kocide) Bacterial diseases OMAFRA May, 2002
Fresh market tomatoes rimsulfuron (Prism) weeds OMAFRA April, 2002
Fresh market tomatoes thifensulfuron-méthyl (Pinnacle) weeds OMAFRA May, 2002
Field tomatoes azoxystrobin (Quadris) Anthracnose, Early blight Syngenta July, 2003
famoxadone + cymoxanil (Tanos) Early blight, Late blight Dupont Oct. 2003
rimsulfuron + thifensulfuron- méthyl (Prism + Pinnacle) Labeled weeds on processing tomatoes only D. Robinson Feb. 2004
pyraclostrobin (Cabrio) Septoria leaf spot J. Chaput Feb. 2004
Crop Group spinosad (Success) Lepidoptera, Potato beetle V. Brookes Feb. 2003
fludioxonil (Maxim) Fusarium, Rhizoctonia seed/seedling decay Syngenta Feb. 2003
pyraclostrobin (Cabrio) Anthracnose, Early and late blight BASF March, 2003
boscalid (Lance) Botrytis gray mold, Early blight BASF Nov. 2003
spinosad (Entrust) Lepidoptera, Potato beetle Dow Agro June 2005
Field tomato transplants grown in the greenhouse fenhexamid (Decree) Botrytis OSTGMB Dec. 2005
Crop group
spiromesifen (Oberon)
2 spotted mites, broad mites, whiteflies Bayer March 2007
Crop group Bacillus subtilis (Serenade) Alternaria early blight, Botrytis Agraquest June 2007
Tomatoes Bacillus subtilis (Serenade) Powdery mildew Agraquest June 2007
Tomato transplants Copper hydroxide (Kocide) Bacterial diseases Dupont August 2007
Crop group spinetoram (Delegate) Cabbage looper Dow Agro Dec.. 2007
Crop group chlorantraniliprole (Coragen) Potato beetle E. I. du Pont May 2008
Crop group spirotetramat (Movento) Aphids, Psyllids, Whitefly Bayer July 2008
Tomatoes mandipropamid (Revus) Late blight Syngenta September 2008
Tomatoes Bacillus subtilis (Serenade) Bacterial spot J. Chaput/ Agraquest May 2009
Tomatoes
K salts of phos acid (Confine)
Late blight OPVG, OMAFRA EMERGENCY USE ONLY to Oct. 31st, 2009
Crop group 8 metalaxyl-m (Apron) Pythium CQH October 2009
Crop group 8 thiamethoxam (Actara) Aphids AAFC-PMC October 2009
Crop subgroups 1A/1B, crop groups 3, 4, 5, 8, 9 azoxystrobin (Dynasty) Rhizoctonia J. Chaput March 2010
Tomatoes imidacloprid + deltamethrin (Concept) Potato beetle, hornworm Bayer July 2010
Tomato transplants uniconazole (Sumagic) Growth regulation J. Chaput May 2011
Crop group 8-09 difenoconazole (Inspire) Anthracnose Syngenta May 2011
Crop group 8-09 flonicamid (Beleaf) Aphids ISK May 2011
Tomatoes fluopicolide (Presidio) Phytophthora spp. Valent May 2011
Tomatoes Streptomyces lydicus (Actinovate) Powdery mildew CQH Sept. 2011

 

Priorities for Ontario

Group 8-10: Fruiting Vegetables
Entomology: Field Tomato
Target Pest(s) Priority Ranking Potential Solutions Registrant Eligibility* Justifications**
Variegated cutworm 1 methoxyfenozide (Intrepid) Dow Agro URMULE
3, 4     
Plant bug, stink bug 2 flonicamid (Beleaf) ISK Cat. A 3, 4
Colorado potato beetle  3 novaluron (Rimon) Makhteshim URMULE 3, 4
thiamethoxam (Actara) Syngenta URMULE 3, 4
Aphids 4   cyantraniliprole (Cyazypyr) Dupont Cat. A 3, 4
Lepidoptera methoxyfenozide (Intrepid) Dow Agro URMULE 3, 4
flubendiamide (Synapse) Bayer Cat. A 3, 4
Spider mites 6 bifenazate (Acramite) Chemtura URMULE 3, 4

 

Group 8-10: Fruiting Vegetables
Pathology: Field Tomato
Target Pest(s) Priority Ranking Potential Solutions Registrant Eligibility* Justifications**
Bacterial diseases 1 kasugamycin (Kasumin) Arysta Cat. A 1
Late blight 2 propamocarb + chlorothalonil (Tattoo C) Bayer URMULE 3, 4
ametoctradin + dimethomorph (Zampro) BASF Cat. A 3, 4
potassium salts of phosphorous acid (Confine, Ranmpart, Phostrol) ACC, UAP, Engage Cat. A 3, 4, 5
QGU42 DuPont Cat. A 3, 4
V-10208 Valent Cat. A 3, 4
Early blight, Anthracnose & Septoria 3 pyraclostrobin + boscalid (Pristine) BASF URMULE 3, 4, 5
Phytophthora capsicii 4 dimethomorph (Acrobat) BASF URMULE 1
QGU42 DuPont Cat. A 1
Vine decline complex 5       1

 

Group 8-10: Fruiting Vegetables
Weed Priorities: Field Tomato
Target Pest(s) Priority Ranking Potential Solutions Registrant Eligibility* Justifications**
Triazine resistant weeds 1 halosulfuron (Sandea) Gowan Cat. A 1
sulfentrazone (Authority) FMC URMUR 1
Nightshades 2        
Broadleaf weeds 3 sulfentrazone (Authority) FMC URMUR 3, 4
Crabgrass 4 fenoxaprop-p-éthyl (Excel Super) Bayer URMULE 1
(change PHI from 55 to 30 days )
Weeds on fresh market varieties 5 s-metolachlor + métribuzine (Dual Magnum + Sencor) Syngenta + Bayer URMULE 1
(crop tolerance data req'd)
Grasses 6 fluazifop-p-butyl (Venture) Syngenta URMULE 1 (change PHI to 30 days)
sethoxydim (Poast Ultra) BASF URMULE as above
Growth regulation 7        

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

Active URMULE Projects

Group 8-10: Fruiting Vegetables

Field Tomato

Target Pest(s): weeds
Active Ingredient: metolachlor
Product(s): Dual Magnum, Dual II Magnum
Company: Syngenta
Sponsor: L. Huffman followed by J. Chaput
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1): 2000-1022 followed by 2011-1242, 2011-1246
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2): 2001-0409 followedy by 2011-3940, 2011-3941
Status: Request for fresh mkt tomato, rational submitted Dec. 2000; Apr. 2001, crop tolerance data still not accepted. Re-submitted March 4, 2011. D.3.2 assigned Sept. 6, 2011.


Target Pest(s): weeds
Active Ingredient: metribuzin
Product(s): Sencor
Company: Bayer
Sponsor: OMAFRA followed by MAPAQ
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1): 2000-1024 followed by 2010-2448, 2010-2449
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2): 2001-0555 followed by 2010-3969, 2010-3971
Status: Crop tolerance trials required, letter Nov. 2001. Re-submitted for fresh market tomato by MAPAQ May 2010. D.3.2 assigned Aug. 24, 2010. D.3.2 approval granted Apr. 28, 2011.


Target Pest(s): Weeds in Eastern Canada
Active Ingredient: rimsulfuron + metribuzin
Product(s): Prism + Sencor
Company: Dupont + Bayer
Sponsor: D. Robinson
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1): 2006-3885
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2):
Status: Submitted May, 2006; DACO issued Oct. 6, 2006; residue and efficacy data required due to surfactant and fungicide confounding the request.


Target Pest(s): Bacterial diseases
Active Ingredient: bacteriophage
Product(s): Agriphage
Company: Omnilytics
Sponsor: AAFC08-018
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1):
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2):
Status: 2008 project.


Target Pest(s): Triazine resistant weeds
Active Ingredient: rimsulfuron (rate increase)
Product(s): Prism
Company: E. I. du Pont
Sponsor: D. Robinson, J. Chaput
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1): 2008-5953
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2): 2010-1127
Status: submitted end of Dec. 2008. DACO issued Sept. 2, 2009; efficacy and resistance rationale required. D.3.2 assigned March 16, 2010. Rejected by PMRA Nov. 18, 2010.


Target Pest(s): Botrytis
Active Ingredient: cyprodinil + fludioxonil
Product(s): Switch
Company: Syngenta
Sponsor: AAFC11-002
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1): 2010-5373
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2):
Status: 2011 project.


Target Pest(s): Brown marmorated stink bug
Active Ingredient: methomyl
Product(s): Lannate
Company: DuPont
Sponsor: J. Chaput
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1): 2011-2922
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2):
Status: submitted July 2011.


Crop Group

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 aphids, 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): CPB, aphids, leafhoppers, TPB
Active Ingredient: clothianidin
Product(s): Clutch
Company: Valent
Sponsor: J. Chaput
URMULE PSC Number (D.3.1): 2010-1446
URMULE Sub. Number (D.3.2):
Status: submitted April 2010.


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

 


For more information:
Toll Free: 1-877-424-1300
Local: (519) 826-4047
E-mail: ag.info.omafra@ontario.ca
Author: Jim Chaput - Provincial Minor Use Coordinator/OMAFRA
Creation Date: 01 March 2002
Last Reviewed: 11 October 2011