Canada proposes to approve mild PepMV-based pesticide

Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA), under the authority of the Pest Control Products Act, is proposing registration for the sale and use of VX1 Technical, containing the active mild Pepino mosaic virus strain LP, isolate VX1, VC1 Technical, containing the active mild Pepino mosaic virus strain CH2, isolate VC1, and the end-use product V10, containing the technical grade active ingredients mild Pepino mosaic virus strain LP, isolate VX1 and mild Pepino mosaic virus strain CH2, isolate VC1, for use on greenhouse tomato to protect against Pepino mosaic virus (PepMV).
 

An evaluation of available scientific information found that, under the approved conditions of use, the health and environmental risks and the value of the pest control products are acceptable.
 

Pepino mosaic virus is a pathogen that causes a serious disease of greenhouse-grown tomatoes, which results in reduced crop yield, quality and marketability. Pepino mosaic virus (PepMV) isolates VX1 and VC1 are mild forms of PepMV. These mild forms protect greenhouse tomatoes against aggressive forms of the virus through cross-protection, which is a plant defence mechanism against viral infection.

 

V10 is compatible with current greenhouse integrated pest management practices and will serve as an additional option to protect greenhouse tomato against this increasingly widespread disease problem.

 

This consultation is open for comment from 7 August 2019 to 21 September 2019 (45 calendar days). 

 

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