By Keith Lyall
Recently, I have received many questions on reporting pesticide products used for the Integrated Pest Management Regulation in BC and I’ve been asked to put together a how to doc to help people complete the process. At the time of writing, there are just two weeks left to report.
By Jerry Rousseau
In November, 2016, Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency announced their proposed re-evaluation decision (PVRD) of Imidacloprid, the active ingredient in Merit®, an insecticide registered for control of European chafer, Japaneese beetle, Black Turfgrass Ataenuis and European crane fly larvae on turf.
October 31, 2016
Dear Association Members,
After an extremely busy summer, I can now take some time to update progress of the EAC and specifically the IPM Manual.
Proposed changes to the Metro-Vancouver Water Shortage Response Plan (WSRP) were announced to stakeholders via email on December 13. The WSRP outlines restrictions for lawn watering, landscape irrigation, and other water uses including golf courses and sportsfields, throughout the region's 21 municipal districts.
Read more: Metro-Vancouver Proposes Changes to Water Shortage Response Plan
With the new BC IPM regulation (IPMR) coming into effect July 1, 2016, here’s a guide on how to ensure compliance at your facility (in case you missed the deadline) and a brief history of how we arrived at this point. Understanding it’s an incredibly busy time of year for turf managers, Ministry staff have told us their focus is more on the education and licencing process than on enforcement but it’s important licencing requirements are met as soon as possible.