Bayer Phases Out Guthion On 30 Crops
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Bayer Phases Out Guthion On 30 Crops
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Tue, 13 Aug 2002 13:24:35 -400
From:
Stephen Tvedten <steve@getipm.com>
Organization: Get Set Inc. (www.getipm.com)
To: Paul Helliker <phelliker@cdpr.ca.gov>
Director, State of California, Department of Pesticide
Regulation
cc: Christine Whitman whitman.christine@epa.gov
From Fruit Growers News (http://www.fruitgrowersnews.com/)
Bayer Phases Out Guthion on 30 Crops
August 2, 2002 - Bayer CropScience has voluntarily agreed to phase-out the labeled uses of the insecticide Guthion (azinphos-methyl) on 30 crops.
The cancellation of the product on the fruits will be effective Dec. 31, 2005, and is part of the EPA's implementation of the Food Quality Protection Act. The move could impact apple, blueberry, cherry, pear, nectarine, peach, caneberry and nursery stock growers.
The crops for which use will be stopped or phased out, growers must now turn to new chemistries that target pests more specifically, according to Dr. Wayne Carlson of Bayer CropScience.
"For the crops for which there is not an alternative at this time, we'll work with the grower groups and EPA over the next several years to determine future use in these crops," said Carlson.
Details of the EPA agreement include:
- Time-limited registration: (cancelled 12/31/05 unless submitted data indicate registration should be continued) almonds, apples, blueberries, brussel sprouts, cherries, nursery stock, parsley, pears, pistachios and walnuts.
- Phased-out: (cancelled as of 8/31/05 and cannot be used after 12/31/05) cotton, cranberries, nectarines, peaches, potatoes, southern pine seed orchards and caneberries.
- Cancelled: alfalfa, beans, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, citrus, celery, clover, cucumbers, eggplant, filberts, grapes, melons, onions, pecans, peppers, plums, quince, spinach, strawberries and tomatoes.
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