The following request for information on
the need for the herbicide ametryn in bananas,
pineapples, sugarcane and corn.
The registrant has proposed changes to the label. Please forward this message
to the experts in your respective states/territories and send any replies to
the Southern Region IPM Center Information Requests Monitoring System by
Thursday, August 4, 2005.
Thanks.
Darrell D. Hensley
dhensley@utk.edu
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Listed below is a e-mail from Mr. Neil Anderson, the
Chemical Review Manager, for the herbicide Ametryn. Ametryn is a selective herbicide used to control most
annual weeds in banana (directed basal spray), pineapple, and sugarcane
(broadcast or interline/interspace spray), Post
directed spray in corn.
EPA is planning on finishing the risk assessment for this chemical in August
and there will be changes to the label (see memo below). The application rate
(both single rate & annual rate) will be changed for corn (field and pop),
pineapple (HI), sugarcane (FL, LA, TX), and sugarcane (HI). Aerial application
of ametryn to sugarcane in
Should you have any concerns about these proposed label changes, please contact
Mr. Neil Anderson at (703) 308-8187, e-mail: anderson.neil@epa.gov
.. Also, please forward this message to any person who would be
interested in these label changes and may want more information from EPA. Especially, people with an interest in sugarcane, pineapple, and
corn (field & pop). Thank you for your time.
Greetings Phil,
I just wanted to drop you a note letting you know that we are
progressing with drafting the RED for ametryn
herbicide and that we
anticipate the RED being complete in August. During the comment period
the registrant, Syngenta, proposed new maximum rates
and other use
pattern modifications that we wanted to make sure you were aware of.
The table below presents the new maximum rates Syngenta
proposed and
note that they are not allowing aerial application to sugarcane in HI.
|------------------------+----------------+-------------+------------------+----
| | | | |
|
|------------------------+----------------+-------------+------------------+----
| Crop | Max Single Rate| Applications| Maximum Seasonal |
|
| | (Lbs/ai/A) | per Yr | Rate (Lbs /A/Yr) |
Ground/Aerial |
|------------------------+----------------+-------------+------------------+----
| Corn (Field and Pop) | 1.6 | 1 | 1.6 | Ground |
|------------------------+----------------+-------------+------------------+----
| Pineapple (HI) | 1.6 | 2 | 3.2 | Ground |
|------------------------+----------------+-------------+------------------+----
| Sugarcane (FL, LA, TX) | 1.2 | 2 | 2.4 | Ground/Aerial |
|------------------------+----------------+-------------+------------------+----
| Sugarcane (HI) | 2.4 | 3 | 7.2 | Ground |
|------------------------+----------------+-------------+------------------+----
| Information taken from Syngenta letter dated | | |
|
|| 26-APR-2005. | | | |
|
|------------------------+----------------+-------------+------------------+----
Syngenta also indicated they no longer are supporting
a registration on
sweet corn and use in Puerto Rico on sugarcane and pineapple.
We aren't planning any other mitigation actions at this time, but wanted
to make sure you were aware of the situation. I am out of the office
next week and Mark Howard is out until 8/1, so if you have any questions
we can catch up when I return to the office the week of 7/25 or you can
contact Mike Goodis if it can't wait.
Hope you are having a good summer and I will talk with you soon.
Neil G. Anderson
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Pesticide Programs
Special Review and Reregistration Division (7508C)
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20460
ph: (703)308-8187
fax: (703)308-8005
Please respond to dhensley@utk.edu
or
online using the following URL
<a href = "http://www.sripmc.org/requests/Answer.cfm?RID=135">
http://www.sripmc.org/requests/answer.cfm?RID=135
</a>
Please respond even if the requested action does not impact your state(s).