US EPA schedules new ai registration decisions for FY 2015

Date:08-06-2013

The US EPA Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) has announced the schedules of the first six registration decisions for new active ingredients for FY 2015 ended Sep 30.They are: Dow AgroSciences' herbicide, halauxifen-methyl, Sumitomo Chemical’s insecticide, momfluorothrin, the US Lodi Group's rodenticide, alphachloralose, and Syngenta's fungicide, benzovindiflupyr (Solatenol) , ISK Biosciences' fungicide, isofetamid, and Isagro's fungicide, benalaxyl-M.The details are as follow:

New ai registration decisions FY 2015:

Company	Category	Active ingredient	Use	Due date
Dow AgroScience	Herbicide	Halauxifen-methyl	Barley; triticale (not underseeded with legumes); Wheat	10/9/14(Q1)
Sumitomo	Insecticide	Momfluorothrin (S-1563)	indoor/outdoor residential nonfood use	10/31/14(Q1)
LODI Group	Rodenticide	Alphachloralose	Rodenticide use (non-food)	11/14/14(Q1)
Syngenta	Fungicide	Benzovindiflupyr (Solatenol)	Apple; Barley; Blueberry; Corn; Cottonseed; Cucurbit veg.; Dried shelled pea and bean (ex. soybean); Fruiting Vegetable; Grape; Peanut; Pome Fruit; Rapeseed; Soybean; Tuberous and corm veg.; Wheat	12/18/14(Q1)
ISK Biosciences	Fungicide	Isofetamid	Almond; Berry; low growing; Lettuce (head & leaf); Rapeseed; Small Fruit; vine climbing	2/12/15(Q2)
Isagro	Fungicide	Benalaxyl-M	Corn; Grape; Soybean; Tomato; Wheat	3/30/15(Q2)
Source:US EPA

The OPP has also scheduled registration decisions for six ais for FY 2014 ,they are: Valent’s fungicide, ethaboxam, Syngenta’s fungicide, fenpropidin, and DuPont’s fungicide, proquinazid, receiving the registration decisions in the first quarter of FY 2014, and BASF’ insecticide, cyflumetofen, Bayer Cropscience’s insecticide, flupyradifurone and Makhteshim Chemical Works’ nematicide, fluensulfone, gaining the registration decisions between Jan and May.

New ai registration decisions FY 2014:

Company	Category	Active ingredient	Use	Due date
Valent	Fungicide	Ethaboxam	Cereal Grain (ex. rice); Legume Vegetables (ex cowpea; field pea); Rapeseed	11/15/13
Syngenta	Fungicide	Fenpropidin	Banana (import tol)	11/10/13
DuPont	Fungicide	Proquinazid	Grape (import tol)	10/12/13
BASF	Insecticide	Cyflumetofen	Citrus; Grape; Pome Fruit; Strawberry; Tomato; Tree Nuts	1/25/14
Bayer Cropscience LP	Insecticide	Flupyradifurone	Soybean (seed treatment)	4/30/14
Makhteshim Chemical Works LTD	Nematicide	Fluensulfone	Cucurbits; Fruiting Vegetables	5/7/14
Source:US EPA