EXIREL Insecticide label expanded via Minor Use Program to help manage Allium...
By Josh Mosiondz, Minor Use Coordinator, OMAFRA Note: Allium leafminer has not been detected in Canada. This label expansion was submitted pre-emptively in the event of detection in Canada. The Pest...
View ArticleSELECT Herbicide label expanded via Minor Use Program to help manage labelled...
By Josh Mosiondz, Minor Use Coordinator, OMAFRA, Guelph The Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) recently announced the approval of a minor use label expansion registration for SELECT® Herbicide...
View ArticleOberon miticide label expanded via Minor Use Program to help manage...
Oberon® miticide label expanded via Minor Use Program to help manage Two-Spotted Spider Mite on Crop Subgroup 3-07B (Green Onion subgroup) By Josh Mosiondz, Minor Use Coordinator, OMAFRA The Pest...
View Article2023 Muck Grower Information Days
The 2023 Muck Grower Information Days will be held April 5 and 6th at the Ontario Crops Research Centre – Bradford (Muck Station) at 1125 Woodchopers Lane, King. The carrot session is on Wednesday and...
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Onion maggot management without chlorpyrifos
Over the past 5 years, sterile onion maggot flies have been released at several onion fields in Ontario to see if onion maggots could be managed without a Supresto 75 WS seed treatment, or...
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Monitoring for Leek Moth
The effects of leek moth in garlic and leek fields are becoming more noticeable across Ontario. Leek moth larvae attacks all parts of the plant except for the roots. Wounds created by larvae will act...
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Managing Botrytis neck rot in garlic
Botrytis neck rot, caused by the fungus Botrytis porri, is an uncommon disease in Ontario, but some areas this year have received the cool and wet conditions required to cause disease in garlic...
View ArticleGarlic Production and Pest Management Workshop April 24th
The next garlic production and pest management workshop will take place in Guelph on Wednesday, April 24th. Topics include planting stock / cultivar selection, planting density, irrigation, weed...
View ArticleFRONTIER MAX Herbicide label expanded via Minor Use Program to help manage...
J. MOSIONDZ, OMAFRA, Minor Use Coordinator, Guelph The Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) recently announced the approval of a minor use label expansion registration for FRONTIER® MAX Herbicide...
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How sterile flies replaced Lorsban for two onion growers
In 2018 and 2019, before the phase-out of chlorpyrifos, two growers opted to release sterile flies as their onion maggot management strategy going forward. Over the next few years, populations of...
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