By Alice McFarlane

ADAMA Canada will provide products containing lambda-cy

Mar 8, 2023 | 10:18 AM

MELFORT, Sask. – There will be some pest control products containing lambda-cyhalorthrin (or lambda-cy) available this spring.

ADAMA Canada said it will have products with the ingredient available to retailers and farmers across the country.

The decision comes after several months of consulting with retailers, farmers, and industry organizations on the implications of Pest Management Regulatory Agency’s (PMRA) ruling to re-evaluate the permitted uses of the insecticide.

Lambda-cy is the active ingredient in two ADAMA products, Silencer and Zivata, which are both marketed for use on multiple crops.

The April 2021 decision required lambda-cyhalothrin products to be relabeled with new usage guidelines. To comply with this decision, ADAMA Canada has now completed the relabelling of existing inventories of Silencer and Zivata to ensure farmers have the most up to date information for the 2023 season.

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General manager Cornie Thiessen said ADAMA will continue to sell its lambda-cy products with the new labelling. He said ADAMA is confident that its retail partners will provide good advice to growers.

“We trust growers themselves to use the product responsibly and within permitted guidelines,” he said. “The bottom line for growers is to read the labeling guidelines carefully. Talk to your full-service input retailer and to your crop buyers so you can make an informed decision about if and when to apply the product.”

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alice.mcfarlane@pattisonmedia.com

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