Cosmetic pesticides could soon become legal again in Manitoba for some uses. On March 14 the province introduced amendments to the Environment Act that would allow homeowners to apply Health Canada-approved pesticides in their yards. Municipalities would be permitted to spray pesticides on areas like boulevards, sidewalks, rights-of-way and fairgrounds. Jeff Wharton, Manitoba’s environment minister, […] Read more
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Manitoba to amend pesticide ban, may allow some use
Cosmetic pesticides could soon become legal again in Manitoba for some uses. On March 14 the province introduced amendments to the Environment Act, which would allow homeowners to apply Health Canada approved pesticides in their yards. Municipalities would be permitted to spray pesticides on areas like boulevards, sidewalks, rights-of-way and fairgrounds. Jeff Wharton, Manitoba’s environment […] Read more
Pesticide supplies expected to be plentiful
Shortages were a concern earlier in the year when COVID shut down Chinese plants, but those problems were temporary
Farmers shouldn’t have problems sourcing agricultural chemicals this winter and spring, says an industry analyst. “We don’t see any shortage of products,” said David Frabotta, editor of AgriBusiness Global, a publication that reports on the agrochemical industry. “We do see fairly full value chains and fairly stable prices, on par with what we saw last […] Read more
Certain pesticides shorten honeybee lives
Oregon State University researchers determine sulfoxaflor and flupyradifurone can shorten lives and cause stress
Western honeybees, major pollinators of fruit, nut, vegetable and seed crops, face many stresses today. That can sometimes can make them incapable of smoothly performing their tasks. Environmental stressors can include varroa mites, viruses and poor nutrition. Pesticide exposure adds to those threats. Research from Oregon State University has shown that two pesticides in particular […] Read more
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PMRA’s decision to reduce international engagement when it comes to MRLs could impede Canadian agricultural exports.
Health Canada is under pressure from Agriculture Canada and the standing committee on agriculture and the standing committee on finance to change how the Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) operates. Farm groups have lobbied the government for the PMRA to take their needs into consideration because the agency’s activity has significant bearing on the agriculture […] Read more
U.S. study links pesticides to birth defects
Canadian official says Health Canada takes into account exposure to vulnerable people before products are approved
A study out of the University of California is linking heavy pesticide use in farmers’ fields to birth defects in surrounding communities. Researchers looked at more than 500,000 birth records between 1997 and 2011 in the San Joaquin Valley of California, which is a region that grows a lot of high value fruits and vegetables. […] Read more
Health Canada holds off on neonicotinoid ban
Health Canada won’t issue a final decision on whether it will ban imidacloprid for at least six months, says a horticultural industry representative. Last November, the Pest Management Regulatory Agency proposed to ban the use of imidacloprid, a neonicotinoid insecticide, because it was accumulating in water near agricultural land. That was reportedly putting aquatic insects […] Read more
Unmonitored: pesticide residues in water
Sixty-five to 70 million acres of crop goes in the ground in Western Canada every spring. After seeding and into the summer, farmers apply tonnes of herbicides, insecticides and fungicides to control pests on those crops. In Alberta alone, data shows that 15.2 million kilograms of pesticide active ingredient were sold or shipped into the […] Read more
Neonics lower in grain regions
Neonicotinoids are present in streams and waterways throughout southern Ontario, says a new report from Environment Canada. However, regions with intensive horticultural production, such as southwestern Ontario and the Niagara region, are the only parts of the province with hazardous levels of the insecticides in water. The concentrations of neonicotinoids in water are much lower […] Read more
Federal database collects pesticide sales info
The PMRA began publishing the information in 2007 following the passage of the Pest Control Products Act
Canadians and farmers may not know it, but the federal government does track the use of pesticides. In 2007, Health Canada and the Pest Management Regulatory Agency began publishing data on herbicide, insecticide and fungicide sales, following the passage of the Pest Control Products Act in 2006. The act included a provision on reporting and […] Read more
