New pesticides and uses have been registered for berry growers since last season. Here is a quick look at a few of the new products berry growers can use in 2022:

Fungicides

Product (active ingredient)
Group
Crop
Pests
Details
Miravis Neo
(pydiflumetofen+ Azoxystrobin +propiconazole)  
PCP#33391  
7+3+ 11
Blueberry  
Anthracnose, Mummy Berry
Rate: 0.75 L/ha
REI: 12 hours
PHI: 30 days
Zampro
(Ametoctradin + Dimethomorph)   PCP#30321  
45+40
Blackberry
Downy Mildew (suppression only)
Rate: 0.8-1.0 L/ha
REI:12 hours
PHI: 14 days
Evito
(fluoxastrobin)
  PCP# 30408
11
Strawberry
Anthracnose
Rate: 146-280 mL/ha
REI: 12 hours
PHI: 0 days

Insecticides

Product
(active ingredient)
Group
Crop
Pests
Details
Closer
(sulfloxaflor)  
PCP# 30826
4C
Bushberry
Aphids, Leafhoppers (suppression only)
Rate: Aphids: 100-200 mL/ha Leafhoppers: 200-400 mL/ha REI: 12 hours
PHI: 1 day
Entrust
(spinosad)  
PCP# 30382  
5
Blueberry
Blueberry maggot (suppression only)
Rate: 219-440 mL/ha
REI: 1 day
PHI: when dry
Danitol (fenpropathrin)   PCP# 33817
3
Caneberry
Japanese beetle, Leafhoppers, Spotted wing drosophila
Rate: 779-1169 mL/ha
REI: handset irrigation: 17 days
Tying, hand harvesting: 15 days Scouting, hand weeding: 7 days
All other activities: 24 hours
PHI: 15 days

Herbicides

Product (active ingredient)
Group
Crop
Pests
Details
Dual II Magnum
(S-Metolachlor)  
PCP# 25729
15
Caneberry
Pre-emergent to labelled weeds
Rate: 1.15-1.75 L/ha
REI: 12 hours
PHI: 28 days

Product cancellations:

Following re-evaluations cancellations and changes have been made to the following products:

Product
Crop (pest)
 
Ferbam
Product: Ferbam 76 WDG (20136)
Blueberry (Botrytis) Raspberry and Blackberry (Anthracnose, spur blight)
Registration is cancelled on all uses and has been phased-out. Growers can no longer use this product(effective December 14, 2021).  
Thiram
Product: Granuflo T (30548)
Strawberry (botrytis)
Registration is cancelled on all uses and has been phased-out. Growers can no longer use this product (effective December 14, 2021).  
Alias, Actara, Admire- soil applications
Admire, Alias: Raspberry, strawberry, blueberry, Saskatoon berry (larvae of the European chafer & larvae of Japanese beetle)   Actara: Blueberry, Saskatoon berry (brown marmorated stink bug), Strawberry (black vine weevil adults)
All soil applications of these products have been cancelled. Berry growers can no longer apply these as a soil application. The last date of use for growers is April 11, 2022.

For crop protection information this season the Ontario Crop Protection Hub will replace the OMAFRA crop protection publications, including Publication 360 Fruit Crop Protection Guides beginning Spring 2022. Join us for a Lunch ‘N Learn workshop for berry growers to learn how to use this tool and enhance your experience.

When: March 15, 2022 12:00- 1:00 PM

Register in advance:

https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAsf-mqqjovEtXT55Owz9391dE8R7yKwztW

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting

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