Canada to approve Dupont's insecticide cyantraniliprole

The Canadian Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) has proposed to grant full registration for the sale and use of Dupont Cyazypyr Technical Insecticide and Cyantraniliprole Technical and the end-use products Dupont Verimark Insecticide, Dupont Benevia Insecticide, Dupont Lumiderm Insecticide Treatment, Dupont Exirel Insecticide, A17960A 600FS, and A17960B 600FS, containing the technical grade active ingredient cyantraniliprole. A16901B 40WG Insecticide and Mainspring Insecticide, containing both cyantraniliprole and thiamethoxam, are proposed for conditional registration based on the conditional registration of thiamethoxam. The end-use products are proposed to control a variety of insect pests on fruits and vegetables, oilseeds, greenhouse ornamentals and outdoor ornamentals.

Cyantraniliprole is a diamide insecticide, Mode of Action (MoA) Group 28. Diamides affect ryanodine receptors in insect muscle, causing paralysis. Formulated as DuPont Verimark Insecticide, DuPont Benevia Insecticide, DuPont Lumiderm Insecticide Seed Treatment, DuPont Exirel Insecticide, A17960A 600FS, A17960B 600FS, A16901B 40WG Insecticide and Mainspring Insecticide and applied as a seed treatment, as a foliar spray or as a soil drench, it controls, suppresses or reduces damage caused by listed insect pests of field, tree fruit, tree nut and bushberry crops, and greenhouse and outdoor ornamentals. A16901B 40WG and Mainspring Insecticides are formulated with the neonicotinoid insecticide thiamethoxam.

The PMRA has opened the public comments until January 28, 2014.