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ALTUS® insecticide label expanded via Minor Use Program to help manage Spotted Lanternfly on Outdoor Nursery and Landscape Plants in Canada

Posted on June 11, 2024 by Cassie Russell

Written by Josh Mosiondz, Minor Use Coordinator,OMAFA The Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) recently announced the approval of a minor use label expansion registration for ALTUS® insecticide for suppression of Spotted Lanternfly on Outdoor Nursery and Landscape Plants in Canada.

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Recent Spotted Lanternfly Sightings in Ontario

Posted on October 12, 2023 by Cassie Russell

Many of you may have heard rumblings or seen posts on social media about spotted lanternfly (SLF) being sighted in Ontario recently. There have been NO detections of SLF in Canada. A detection is defined as a live spotted lanternfly … Continue reading →

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ALTUS® insecticide registered for Emergency Use to control spotted lanternfly on outdoor nursery and landscape ornamental plants in Canada

Posted on August 15, 2023 by Cassie Russell

By Josh Mosiondz, Minor Use Coordinator, OMAFRA The Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) recently announced the approval of a emergency use registration for ALTUS® insecticide for control of spotted lanternfly on ornamental nursery and landscape ornamentals in Canada. Note: Spotted Lanternfly … Continue reading →

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KOPA® insecticidal soap expanded via Minor Use Program to help manage spotted lanternfly nymphs on ornamentals

Posted on August 15, 2023 by Cassie Russell

By Josh Mosiondz, Minor Use Coordinator, OMAFRA The Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) recently announced the approval of a minor use label expansion registration for KOPA® insecticidal soap for suppression of spotted lanternfly nymphs on ornamental and shade trees, and outdoor … Continue reading →

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August 10: Pest Update

Posted on August 10, 2023 by Cassie Russell

Well the summer feels like it’s flown by and somehow we are already into the second week of August. I saw that a garden center the other day had out a crop of early flowering chrysanthemums and that was quite … Continue reading →

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Don’t give a free ride to the Spotted Lanternfly

Posted on June 20, 2023 by Cassie Russell

Authored by Hannah Fraser, Wendy McFadden-Smith, Cassie Russell, and Denise Beaton, OMAFRA Spotted lanternfly (SLF), Lycorma delicatula, is an invasive sap-feeding planthopper native to Asia.  First identified in Pennsylvania in 2014, it has spread to at least 14 states.  While live … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Pest Webinars for Nurseries

Posted on March 23, 2023 by Cassie Russell

With the season starting to ramp up, there are two upcoming (and free!) webinars that I hope will be helpful to any nursery staff, IPM managers, and others in the green industry. Both webinars are meant to serve as a … Continue reading →

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