Robert's Rants
Robert's Rants
A personal blog on the Canadian pesticide industry and other pet peeves and interests

PMRA New Registration #45697 Bell Laboratories

This just in, a RR exclusive! Registration #45697 Net. Contents 24 Active Ingredient:  Polyethylene terephthalate Precautions:  Only for sale to licensed operators, applicators, homeowners, cottage owners, over the age of 16 and with an IQ of 45 plus. May cause: Broken and/or dislocated metacarpals Bruising Bleeding Blood Clots Moderate to severe eye injury Frequent handling […]

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Bancouver smarter than Ottawa?

So I’m certain by now you’ve all heard the news about the big neonic cancellation in the westerly coast city of Bancouver.   Just that one little city, where if you step across the street into Burnaby or West Van or Surrey or wherever you can use neonics to your heart’s content. C’mon, I thought that […]

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Robert’s Rule on Rodenticides: “What’s the Worse that can Happen”

Here’s the bare facts: I believe the Industry has been given a false sense of comfort on the Evo Express and tampering.   Is the Evo 100% safe in preventing secondary poisoning?  Nope. The other problem is we only have bromadiolone to use outdoors.  (except in underground burrows which is considered “indoors”) Of the 2 – […]

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EVO and RESOLVE. Too good to be true?

I’ve beat this dead horse before, until it turned into horse jerky, but a word from the wise (me!) Tamper Proof – nothing can get inside   (like my brain) Tamper Resistant – kinda holds ’em back  (like my diet) Tamper Evident – red flag goes up once it’s been tampered with (like my hand in […]

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Percy’s Prognostications – My Outlook for 2016: the Year of the Ant

Okay, I think the title says everything. But when I gaze in my crystal ball…plus look at the last 10 years historical data, weather patterns, degree days, average CO2 levels, frost lines and days of sun…. Okay I made some of that up…. I predict a heavier than “normal” ant year. Seriously. But think about […]

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Okay…enough fooling around…here’s the law (and the real list!)

Before I put you to sleep with the PMRA ruling (ahem)…my list of bait stations Gardex carries that meet all the criteria for using a Commercial indoors or outdoors: JUST ABOUT EVERY SINGLE ONE! (provided you sticker the outside with the product info) Nearly all bait stations from Bell Labs, B&G and Lipha are designed […]

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TIER 2 Bait Stations – Here is the Ultimate List (part 2)

Since this continues to raise it’s ugly head, I’ve decided it best to have the Ultimate list of all Tier 2 Bait Stations registered in Canada: Here it is: Nothing? Let’s Try Again: Still Nothing Hmmmmmmm….does that mean there really isn’t one? Correct! There is no Tier 2 bait station approved in Canada.

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TIER 1 Bait Stations – Here is the Ultimate List

Since this continues to raise it’s ugly head, I’ve decided it best to have the Ultimate list of all Tier 1 Bait Stations registered in Canada: Here it is: Nothing? Let’s Try Again: Still Nothing Hmmmmmmm….does that mean there really isn’t one? Correct! There is no Tier 1 bait station approved in Canada.

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