Milling Journal - Q3 2008 - (Page 28)

Understanding Pesticide Labels Diligence, perseverance needed to keep up with labels. In the First Quarter 2008 issue of Milling Journal (Perceptions on Grain Protectants, pp. 44-45), I mentioned that Suspend® SC, a product of Bayer CropScience containing 0.5 ppm of deltamethrin, was registered as a grain protectant in 2007. I was wrong in assuming that it was registered in 2007 and also that it was registered for use on stored grain. Earlier labels and some confusing language led me astray. Let me explain why I made the mistake. Soon after the article was published, my good friend Jerry Heath of the Industrial Fumigant Company, who keeps up with pesticides used in the grain and food ingrain bins and warehouses. This perplexed me a bit, and I then checked the Environmental Protection Agency’s Pesticide Product Label System www. epa.gov/pesticides/pestlabels/), where one can check federally registered pesticides. I entered the EPA Registration Number for the Suspend insecticide (432763) and obtained a label that is called KOrthine SC Insecticide (accepted by EPA in April 2005) containing the same percentage of deltamethirn as Suspend SC (4.75%). This particular label also has language in the label that indicates that it can be used on grain as well as on empty grain-holding structures. Why All The Confusion? On the Bayer web site, a news release dated March 27, 2006 titled “Suspend SC Label Amended to Include Stored Grain Pest Control in All States” ap- Pest Management Dr. Bhadriraju Subramanyam dustry, sent me a polite email stating that Suspend SC is not currently labeled for use on grain. However, if you check the Internet sources, there was a Suspend SC 2005/2006 label that listed the several sites where this formulation could be used, and it included, besides other sites, stored grain, stored seed, empty grain bins and warehouses. Another 2006 Suspend SC label listed only empty 28 Third Quarter 2008 Response No. 281 MILLING JOURNAL http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/pestlabels/ http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/pestlabels/ http://www.bliss-industries.com http://www.bliss-industries.com

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Milling Journal - Q3 2008 Contents Milling News Far West Rice Generates Own Power New IAOM-KSU Resident Courses Theodore "Ted" Korolchuk: Miller of the Year IAOM News New IGP Wheat/Flour Web Site Wheat Tempering and Surfactants New ADM Milling Center 2008-09 IAOM Officers Controlling Condensation International IAOM Meetings Pest Management/Subramanyam 2008 Wheat Crop Quality Report Product Quality/Gwirtz Buhler 2009 Resident Courses Northern U.S. Wheat/Backman Horizon Milling to Close ON Mill 2nd Quarter Milling Production Chilled Rolls Belting Product Reviews Milling News Enrichments Phil Weisenberger Obituary Material Handling Pneumatic Systems Mixers Roller Mills Roll Corrugation Product Reviews Storage Transportation Equipment Product/Service Directory Ad Index

Milling Journal - Q3 2008

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