Well I got that one wrong. Pet Control is an essential service, and you can keep going like always. Except there may not be anyone to answer the door. I was thinking the Feds and Provinces would come up with the logical list to reduce COVID-19 exposure. That was my first mistake, trusting the […]
Read More »As usual I have to preface this Rant that I am not advocating anything relating to using a chemical out side of the rules and regulations set forth by the government. When we are forced to put Pictograms on labels for the reading challenged, will it turn out to be 345 pages so we can […]
Read More »I’m inserting a section of the Product Re-evaluation Document specifically covering Demand CS . The PMRA is proposing elimination of all indoor residential uses of the product. “The following postapplication scenarios were assessed: application for bedbugs, band and spot application, and crack and crevice application. Both cancer and non-cancer risks of concern were identified for […]
Read More »Well your good friends at PMRA have just published another Decision. Again restricting product uses… So we have lost use of propoxur for indoor residential treatments. The reasoning? Never really explained that I can see, even trying to read in between the lines, the fine print, the “sub-paragraph II.a.a.b, clause 2.7”…. So folks out there […]
Read More »The PMRA has started the re-evaluation of pyrethrin and all classes of pyrethroids. Normal course of the re-evaluation process that all pesticides must go through. Plus have thrown in the Synergists (PBO and MGK 264) for good measure. Of course no one can buy or use these unless already in a product formulation. But imagine […]
Read More »That headline reads pretty drastically doesn’t it? But think about it. If you took the time to slog through the Re-evaluation decision on boric acid (see the previous post) that’s great, but you can simply go to section 7.1.1 and see all the formulations that will be removed for commercial use. Dust formulations will be […]
Read More »For those of you who have trouble finding the document through the previous link, I have attached the 2 pdf files here for your use. PRVD2012-03 Acide Borique-fra PRVD2012-03 Boric Acid-eng This could be a big negative hit in the fight against bed bugs as this is one of the best dusts to use. What […]
Read More »If you take a few minutes to surf around the PMRA website, you might be lucky enough to stumble across the document (in English and French of course) concerning the Proposed Re-evaluation Decision PRVD2012-03 on boric acid and its Salts. I have provided the link below: http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/pest/part/consultations/_prvd2012-03/prvd2012-03-fra.php http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/pest/part/consultations/_prvd2012-03/prvd2012-03-eng.php I will have the pdf docs ready […]
Read More »Just received word BASF will cancel Permadust production for Canada come end of 2012. Hate to see another product fall by the wayside, but the market didn’t support it as much as required to keep it on the BASF range. Since the aquisiton of Whitmire we have lost Avert roach bait stations and gel, plus […]
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