Updated list available in May 7, 2013 post.
Several new Canadian pesticide registrations have come through for solanaceous crops in 2012. They are summarized in the table below:
| Product active ingredient |
Crop | Pests on label | Notes |
| Acrobat dimethomorph |
Fruiting vegetables | Late blight Phytophthora infestans |
Must be applied in a tank mix with another late blight fungicide.Group 40 fungicide. |
| Acrobat dimethomorph |
Pepper | Phytophthora blight Phytophthora capsici |
Group 40 fungicide. |
| Actara 25WG thiamethoxam |
Field peppers Greenhouse peppers |
added: Pepper weevil (suppression) |
Group 4 insecticide. |
| Actigard 50 WG acibenzolar-S-methyl |
Field tomato | Bacterial spot and speck (suppression) | Group P1 fungicide. |
| Dual Magnum Dual II Magnum s-metolachlor |
Transplanted tomato | added: registration for fresh market tomatoes |
Since not all tomato varieties have been tested for tolerance to Dual Magnum or Dual II Magnum herbicides, first use should be limited to a small area of each variety to confirm tolerance.Group 15 herbicide. |
| Fontelis penthiopyrad |
Tomato, pepper, eggplant | Gray mold Early blight (suppression) |
Group 7 fungicide. |
| Lannate methomyl |
Tomato | added: Brown marmorated stink bug |
Group 1A insecticide. |
| Malathion 85E malathion |
Tomato, pepper, eggplant | added: Brown marmorated stink bug |
Group 1B insecticide. |
| Phostrol sodium, potassium and ammonium phosphites |
Tomato crop subgroup 8-09A (tomatoes, tomatillo, goji berry, groundcherry, etc.) | Late blight (suppression) | Foliar applications must begin immediately after transplanting to the field.Group 33 fungicide. |
| Phostrol sodium, potassium and ammonium phosphites |
Greenhouse-grown and outdoor bedding plants | Phytophthora root rot (suppression) | Group 33 fungicide. |
| Prism Herbicide 25% Dry Flowable Prism SG Herbicide rimsulfuron |
Field tomato | rate increase: triazine resistant lambs-quarters, hairy nightshade, other broadleaf weeds listed on label |
Group 2 herbicide. |
| Quadris Top azoxystrobin + difenoconazole |
Fruiting vegetables | Early blight, anthracnose, septoria leaf spot, powdery mildew | On eggplant, suppression only for septoria leaf spot.Group 11 + group 3 fungicide. |
| Ranman 400SC cyazofamid |
Greenhouse tomato, pepper transplants for field production | Pythium damping-off and Pythium root rot | Drench application. Do not use surfactant. Group 21 fungicide. |
| Reason fenamidone |
Field tomato | Early blight, late blight | Must be tank mixed with Dithane DG or Bravo 500. Group 11 fungicide. |
| Regalia Maxx extract of Reynoutria sachalinensis |
Tomato, field and greenhouse | Bacterial blight (Xanthomonas campestris) (suppression), gray mold (suppression) | Induces plant resistance. Biofungicide. |
| Rhapsody QST 713 strain of dried Bacillus subtilis |
Fruiting vegetables, including transplants | Bacterial speck (suppression), gray mold (suppression) | Biofungicide. |
| Rhapsody QST 713 strain of dried Bacillus subtilis |
Pepper, including transplants | Bacterial spot (suppression), bacterial speck (suppression) | Biofungicide. |
| Scala pyrimethanil |
Field tomato | Early blight, gray mold | Apply only in tank mixture with Bravo 500. Group 9 fungicide. |
| Sencor 75 DF metribuzin |
Transplanted tomato | added: registration for fresh market tomatoes |
Since not all tomato varieties have been tested for tolerance to Sencor 75 DF herbicide, first use should be limited to a small area of each variety to confirm tolerance.Group 5 herbicide. |
| Sumagic uniconazole |
Greenhouse tomato seedlings for transplant to the field | Growth regulator | First time users of Sumagic Plant Growth Regulator should treat a limited number of plants at the lowest recommended rate. |
| Switch cyprodonil + fludioxinil |
Field tomato Field pepper |
Gray mold (tomato) Anthracnose (field pepper) |
Group 9 + group 12 fungicide. |
| Tivano citric acid + lactic acid |
Field tomato | Bacterial canker (suppression) | |
| TriCor 75 DF Herbicide metribuzin |
Transplanted tomato (grown for processing only) | Grass and broadleaf weeds listed on label. | Group 5 herbicide. |
Always read and follow label directions. For copies of these labels, see the PMRA label search site or the manufacturer’s website.
OMAFRA’s Vegetable Crop Protection Guide (Publication 838), introduced in February 2012, is the source of pest control information for commercial field vegetable production in Ontario. Easy-to-read tables provide information on pest control products for managing insects, diseases, and other pests of Ontario vegetable crops. Watch ONvegetables for updates on pesticide registrations. Updates will also be summarized in a supplement to be published in the fall/winter 2012. Up-to-date publication and supplement information can be found at http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/crops/vegpubs/vegpubs.htm.
Stay up-to-date on minor use registration issues in Ontario by visiting OMAFRA’s minor use web pages at http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/crops/minoruse/.
