Canada approves Dow's sulfoxaflor seed treatment

Date:04-06-2016

The Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) has proposed to  grant full registration for the sale and use of Dow's Isoclast Active and Rascendo, containing the technical grade active ingredient sulfoxaflor, as seed treatment to control flea beetles on oilseeds (canola, rapeseed and oilseed mustard).

Last November, the U.S. EPA issued a cancellation order for registered products using sulfoxaflor, in response to a Sept. 10 decision by the federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals that found the agency violated federal law when it approved the pesticide's registration without additional studies regarding potential impact on honeybees.