Canada to grant Valent's insecticide clothianidin

The Canadian Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) is granting a renewal of the conditional registration for the sale and use of Sumitomo Chemical subsidiary Valent Canada’s Clothianidin Technical Insecticide, Clutch 50 WDG Insecticide, Arena 50 WDG Insecticide and Clothianidin Insecticide, containing the technical grade active ingredient clothianidin, to control a variety of insects on potato, grape, pome fruits, stone fruits and turf.

Clothianidin is the active ingredient contained in Clothianidin Technical Insecticide, Clutch 50 WDG Insecticide, Arena 50 WDG Insecticide and Clothianidin Insecticide. It is an agricultural insecticide that can be applied to the foliage of plants or in-furrow to control a variety of important insect pests in several crops and turf. Clothianidin is a member of the neonicotinoid group of insecticides.

The PMRA has opened the public comments until Sep 22, 2013.