Berry Crop Protection Update


By: Erica Pate, Fruit Crop Specialist, OMAFA

Published May 2025


These lists include new products and product changes for the 2025 season. Check out the Crop Protection Hub or the label (PMRA label search) for information on rate, preharvest interval, restricted entry interval, efficacy, and comments.

Click the link in the ‘crop’ column to see the product in the Crop Protection Hub.

Label expansions & new products in 2024 – 2025

Product, a.i., Group, PCPCropPestsComments
Insecticides & Miticides
Malathion 85 E
malathion
Group 1B
(8372)
StrawberryTarnished plant bugRate for tarnished plant bug is 880 mL/ha.
Danitol
fenpropathrin
Group 3
(33817)
RaspberryRaspberry fruitwormPHI: 15 days
Magister
fenazaquin
Group 21
(34544)
StrawberryCyclamen miteRate: 2.63 L/ha. Use with a surfactant at 0.25% where permitted. Avoid application during bloom.
Spiro
spirodiclofen
Group 23
(34247)
BlueberryBlueberry bud mite
Spear T
GS-omega/kappa-Hxtx-Hv1a
Group 32
(34679)
Raspberry
Blueberry
Spotted wing drosophila (suppression only)Rate is 9.4-28 L/ha. Use with a spreader/sticker or non-ionic surfactant at 0.125% where permitted.
BioTitan WP
Beauvaria bassiana
NC
(33923)
StrawberryTarnished plant bug (reduction in numbers only)Do not tank-mix with a fungicide.
Suffoil X
80% mineral oil
Group NC
(33099)
StrawberryTwo-spotted spider miteNew rate: 10 L/1000 L water
Product, a.i., Group, PCPCropPestsComments
Fungicides
Cevya
Mefentrifluconazole
Group 3
(33405)
StrawberryBotrytis grey mould
(suppression only)
0 day PHI
BlueberryBotrytis grey mould (Suppression only); Mummy berry (suppression only); Septoria leaf spot
CurrantsSeptoria leaf spot
Inspire Super
Cyprodonil + Difenoconazole
Group 3+9
(30827)
StrawberryAnthracnose (suppression only); Botrytis grey mouldDo not make more than 3 applications of cyprodonil-containing products on strawberries per year (Inspire Super, Switch)
Flint Extra
Trifloxystrobin
Group 11
(34962)
StrawberryPowdery mildewFlint Extra is replacing Flint. Do not tank-mix or make sequential applications with Exirel.
Allegro 500F
fluazinam
Group 29
(27517)
BlueberryBotrytis grey mould
Captan 480 SC
captan
Group M
(34551)
StrawberryBotrytis grey mould, common leaf spotSuspension formulation of captan.
Note 8-day PHI.
Raspberry, blackberryBotrytis grey mould, spur blight
BlueberryBotrytis grey mould, mummy berry
EcoSwing
Swinglea glutinosa extract
Group BM1
(35206)
BlueberryBotrytis grey mould (Partial suppression only); mummy berry0 day PHI
Raspberry
Gooseberry
Strawberry
Botrytis grey mould (Partial suppression only)
ProBLAD Biofungicide
BLAD polypeptide 20%
Group BM1
(34050)
RaspberryBotrytis grey mould0 day PHI
Blueberry
Minuet
Bacillus subtilis
Group BM2
(33651)
StrawberryBlack root rot (suppression only)Can be applied via surface applications, transplant drench, or drip irrigation
Salibro
Fluazaindolizine
NC
(34182)
StrawberryRoot-knot nematode (suppression only)Application methods include pre-plant incorporated, chemigation (pre-plant, at-plant, or post-plant), and soil drench (pre-plant, at-plant, or post-plant).

Recent Re-evaluation Decisions for Berry Growers

Registration cancellations
Product (PCP #)Crop (Pest)Decision
Fenbuconazole: Indar (27294)Blueberry (mummy berry)Fenbuconazole discontinued. Last date of use is December 31, 2025.

Additionally, production and sale of Poast Ultra is discontinued for all use patterns. Betamix has also been discontinued. Botector and Apollo are no longer available and have been removed from the Hub.