Canada proposes continued registration of insecticide acephate

The Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) has proposed continued registration of certain products containing acephate for the sale and use in Canada.

Acephate is an organophosphate insecticide used to control a broad range of insect pests on a wide variety of sites including forests and woodlots (Christmas tree plantations, farm woodlots, tree nurseries, shelter belts, shade trees), right of ways and municipal parks (excluding national & provincial parks), greenhouse ornamentals, terrestrial food and feed crops (Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, celery, field crisphead lettuce, seed and sweet corn, bell pepper, potato, field tomato, cranberry, tobacco, Saskatoon berry) and outdoor ornamentals (numerous flowers, shrubs and trees). Acephate is applied using conventional ground application equipment, soil injection, tree trunk injection and implant cartridges by farmers, farm workers and professional applicators.