Registration of acequinocyl gives blueberry growers a fast-acting miticide with a different mode of action making it a good rotation tool for resistance management. The United States is the world’s largest commercial producer of blueberries. Blueberries are commercially produced in 38 states with 10 states accounting for more than 98 percent of the U.S. production. […]
Category: Food Use
Tolerance Success: Novaluron 2020
Federal Register Date: August 13, 2020 Active Ingredient: Novaluron
IR-4 Wishes Tammy Barkalow a Fond Farewell
Dear Friends, After over 27 years, Tammy (White) Barkalow is retiring as QA Manager for The IR-4 Project! Friday, July 31, 2020 will be the last “work” day for Tammy. Over the next month, she will be utilizing accumulated leave time and formally retiring on September 1. Tammy was hired as the IR-4 Project’s first [...]
Tolerance Success: Permethrin 2020
Federal Register Date: July 28, 2020 Active Ingredient: Permethrin
Papaya Growers Use Biologicals and Insecticides to Control Papaya Mealybug
The registration of the insecticide acetamiprid through IR-4 Project adds an important integrated management tool for control of papaya mealybug. Even though the United States imports most of its fresh papaya from Mexico, the tropical fruit is grown domestically in Hawaii, Florida, Texas, California and Puerto Rico. Hawaii is the largest producer with over 10 […]
Food Program Virtual Workshop 2020
Dear Friends, IR-4 is getting closer to our first ever Virtual Workshop, September 14-17, 2020 with the Registrant Product Presentations on July 29, 2020. The planned schedule is as follows: Times Wednesday 7/29/2020 Monday 9/14/2020 Tuesday 9/15/2020 Wednesday 9/16/2020 Thursday 9/17/2020 11 am – 4 pm ET 8 am – 1 pm PT Registrant Product […]
Tolerance Success: Oxathiapiprolin 2020
Federal Register Date: July 6, 2020 Active Ingredient: Oxathiapiprolin
Tolerance Success: S-Metolachlor 2020
Federal Register Date: July 6, 2020 Active Ingredient: S-Metolachlor
Tolerance Success: Cyflumetofen 2020
Federal Register Date: July 1, 2020 Active Ingredient: Cyflumetofen
Hops’ Pest Control Options Expanded Further Thanks to Fluopicolide
Last month, we talked about the devastating impact of powdery mildew on hops, and the registration of flutianil to control it. We don’t typically address the same crop two months in a row, but since this is the crop responsible for great beer, we figured another round would be welcome. So this month, we’ll turn […]