🕔May 27, 2016
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EPA Proposes Transform Insecticide Label to Protect Bee Pollinators – DTN May 24, 2016
The EPA has issued a preliminary new label for Dow AgroScience’s Transform insecticide with restrictions designed to protect pollinators. The proposed new label, which is available for public comment through […]
Virginia Sorghum: Transform Granted Section 18 for Sugarcane Aphids May 20, 2016
EPA just granted a Section 18 for use of Transform WG in Virginia against sugarcane aphid in sorghum. Transform (50% a.i. sulfoxaflor), manufactured by Dow AgroSciences, may be applied through […]
Cotton Farmers Need Section 18 on Transform to Fight Tarnished Plant Bug – DTN May 16, 2016
The EPA is weighing a request for a Section 18 emergency use exemption of sulfoxaflor, the active ingredient in Dow’s Transform insecticide, for cotton growers in three Southern states. The […]
Mississippi Cotton: Transform Section 18 Comment Period Is Open May 16, 2016
In March, several states in the Mid-South submitted Section 18 requests to use Transform for tarnished plant bug control in cotton.
Arkansas Cotton: Growers Urged to Comment on Transform Section 18 Proposal for Plant Bugs May 13, 2016
The Section 18 for the use of Transform (sulfoxaflor) use in cotton in the states of AR, MS and TN will have a 15 day comment period ending May 20, […]
Tennessee: Section 18 Granted for Sorghum, 2 Other Pesticides Under Consideration May 12, 2016
Three Section 18 requests have been submitted to the EPA related to insecticide use in Tennessee field crops.
EPA Expands Approval of Transform WG Insecticide for Use in Sorghum May 10, 2016
Dow AgroSciences announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has granted Section 18 emergency use exemptions in nine more states for the application of Transform WG insecticide for control […]
Texas Cotton: Aphid on the Prowl; Be on Watch Fleahoppers May 9, 2016
Much of the Coastal Bend and Wintergarden cotton is out of danger for thrips injury. It has been a quiet year for thrips and may give credence that cotton insecticide […]
Sugarcane Aphids: Control Further Complicated by EPA – DTN May 4, 2016
An unwelcome guest spent the winter in north Texas this year — the sugarcane aphid. The aphid usually overwinters in Mexico and the Gulf and must journey northward during the […]
