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.
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.
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.
July 11, 2016
Pest Management Regulatory Agency Health Canada
Re: Proposed re-evaluation decision (PRVD2016-09) regarding iprodione
Dear Sir or Madam:
On behalf of the Western Canada Turfgrass Association (WCTA), allow this letter to serve as our response to the proposed re-evaluation decision regarding the active ingredient, iprodione.