Canada grants DuPont's chlorantraniliprole seed treatment and Bayer’s fluopyram fungicides

The Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) is granting full registration for the sale and use of DuPont's Rynaxypyr Technical Insecticide and DUPONT Lumivia Seed Treatment, containing the technical grade active ingredient chlorantraniliprole, for seed treatment of corn to control wireworms, cutworms and armyworm and suppress seedcorn maggot. The public comments for 60 days will be closed on June 28, 2016.

The agency is also granting full registration for the sale and use of Bayer CropScience's Fluopyram Technical Fungicide and three end-use products, Luna Privilege containing the technical grade active ingredient fluopyram, Luna Tranquility Fungicide containing the technical grade active ingredients fluopyram and pyrimethanil, and Propulse Fungicide containing the technical grade active ingredients fluopyram and prothioconazole. All three end-use products are used to control several fungal diseases on various horticultural and field crops. The public comments for 60 days will be closed on July 3, 2016.