Canada to approve Isomate DWB pheromone

The Canadian Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA)is granting full registration for the sale and use of Isomate DWB, containing the technical grade active ingredient DWB Pheromone Technical, which contains the following four active compounds: (Z,Z)-3,13-octadecadien-1-yl acetate, (E,Z)-2,13-octadecadien-1-yl acetate, (Z,Z)-3,13-octadecadien-1-ol, and (E,Z)-2,13-octadecadien-1-ol.Isomate DWB is registered as a mating disruptor of the dogwood borer (Synathedon scitula) on pome fruits, stone fruits, tree nut, highbush blueberry, and woody ornamental nursery crops.

DWB Pheromone Technical is a mixture of straight chain lepidopteran pheromones, containing 84.03% (Z,Z)-3,13-octadecadien-1-yl acetate, 5.75% (E,Z)-2,13-octadecadien-1-yl acetate,1.58% (Z,Z)-3,13-octadecadien-1-ol, and 0.28% (E,Z)-2,13-octadecadien-1-ol. The combination of these four compounds constitutes the sex pheromone of the dogwood borer. In nature, this sex pheromone is produced by female moths and attracts male moths for mating.

The public comments will end before Sep 15, 2013.