Canada approves continued use of deltamethrin insecticide

The Canadian Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) has determined the continued registration of products containing deltamethrin.

An evaluation of available scientific information found that use of deltamethrin products meet current standards for protection of human health and the environment when used according to the conditions of registration, which include required amendments to label directions. Label amendments, as summarized below and listed in Appendix III, are required for all technical and end-use products. No additional data are requested.

Deltamethrin is a synthetic pyrethroid insecticide registered to control a broad range of arthropod pests on a wide variety of sites, including greenhouse ornamentals and tobacco, field food and feed crops, roadsides, shelterbelts and turf. 

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