Dec 29
Biovalens launches two new biopesticides in Brazil
Two new products aimed at the biological pest control market, Tricho-Turbo (Trichoderma asperellum BV10) and No-Nema (Bacillus amyloliquefaciens), have received their records in Brazil. According to Biovalens, a company belonging to the Vittia Group, the
Dec 28
Brazil will have integrated system for agrochemical registration
The three agencies responsible for the registration of agrochemicals in Brazil signed a technical cooperation agreement for the development of the Integrated System of Agrochemicals (SIA). The goal of this unification is to shorten the registration deadli
Dec 27
Microquimica registers Vorax, Brazil’s first biofertilizer
Registered by Brazilian company Microquimica, Vorax (L-glutamic acid), a biostimulating product produced from a manufacturing process involving biological fermentation, is the first "biofertilizer" developed in the country.
The technical director of the
Dec 26
EU proposes to amend approval conditions of acaricide cyflumetofen
The European Commission has drafted proposal that the approval of the active substance cyflumetofen is amended as follows: applications of plant protection products containing cyflumetofen, with the exception of applications made on non-soil-bound crops i
Dec 24
“Cancer has no direct relation with pesticides”, says Brazilian authority on toxicological pathology
"With regard to pesticides on the market, available evidence does not support the existence of a direct and causal association between cancer rates in humans and occupational exposure or diet", according to Professor of Pathology João Lauro Viana de Cama
Dec 21
BASF presents miticide Nealta for apple in Argentina
BASF has introduced miticide Nealta® (cyflumetofen) for apple trees in Argentina for the control of mites in all life stages: eggs, larvae, nymphs and adults.
Mites are a subclass of arachnids considered an agricultural pest. Due to their small size,
Dec 20
FarmHannong’s new rice herbicide Pyzero successfully entered in Thailand
Pyzero, a post rice herbicide containing 10% of Metamifop developed by FarmHannong, has entered the Thai rice herbicide market.
Thailand is the world’s largest exporter of rice and its rice cultivation area accounting for 10 million hectares, half of
Dec 17
EU to phase out fungicides quinoxyfen, propiconazole and herbicide flurtamone
The European Commission decided not to renew approval of the fungicides quinoxyfen, propiconazole and herbicide flurtamone.
According to the Commission, member states shall withdraw authorisations for products containing propiconazole by 19 June 2019 an
Dec 14
US state of Arkansas may approve herbicide dicamba with use restriction
An Arkansas panel has given initial approval to allowing restricted use of an herbicide that was banned following complaints that it drifted onto crops and caused damage.
The Arkansas Plant Board last week approved new restrictions for the use of dicamb
Dec 13
Study suggests fipronil caused massive honeybee die-off in France
A team of researchers from the University of Exeter and Fera Science Ltd, both in the U.K. has found evidence that implicates the insecticide fipronil as the culprit behind a massive die-off of honeybees in France in the 1990s. In their paper published in
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