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

Can I control insects without pesticides? You betcha!

Well, with a couple of caveats: Time is irrelevant , it may take 3 life cycles or say 4-6 months. How much do I charge? How much do you have? 😉 And Health Canada reclassifies what actually constitutes a pesticide, and adopt a system where “Generally Regarded As Safe” products are outside this new definition […]

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Okay, Provincial Associations, like SPMAO, are doing a good job…but

After a lot of pressure and arguing and swearing between myself and an unnamed female higher up in the Association (kidding, but you know who you are), I relented on some points. The regional associations do a pretty good job of trying to meet your needs, and the needs of the support industries, “associate members” […]

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Could FMC and the PMRA get the label rate right? I’m buying Prelude

In my on-going assault on stupidity, and basically how to make a label an unusable document, let’s do some quick math on the correct label rate. So as you remember after using Dragnet for 25 years, the rate for permethrin is and always has been 0.5% solution. Except termites. And their label has said put […]

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BIG CONTEST – WIN A BOTTLE OF DEMAND CS

Okay, here’s the contest and it’s easy peasy as my Granddaughter says: The first person to accurately count the number of times “Toxic to Bees” appears on the NEW DRAGNET LABEL wins! Use the label on the PMRA label search, dated last August. Simply email me with your guess…I mean count…to rpercy@gardexinc.com. I’ll give you […]

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When reality doesn’t matter: PMRA

Alright, don’t yell for my span in betwixt rants, although there’s been more than enough insanity to fry my brains this summer.  But like the rest of you dealing with Covid-19 and all the thrill and ills has been exhausting. Boredom is really draining you know. But damn if I wasn’t shaken out of my […]

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5 New Products this Year! Is someone working in PMRA?

You read it here first, there is someone actually working at the PMRA and approving new products! Maybe the cleaning staff stole a rubber stamp and is having some fun?  Or they finally figured the best way to get something off their desk is to approve it? No matter the reason, it’s a welcome breath […]

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COVID 19: The Insects Don’t Care

Surprised I have written after being semi-isolated for the past 5 weeks. I say “semi” as there’s still doctors, drugs and digestables, and I am the designated shopper.  We do share those duties a bit, but with checking in at work and running my other errands it’s just as easy to stop somewhere. Plus I […]

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COVID-19: Is Pest Control an Essential Service?

The US PCO Industry has successfully petitioned to get pest control services noted as an essential service.   Through the NPMA?   I’ll need to investigate more. But the point of this wasn’t to help the general good in the COVID fight, it’s mainly to keep a revenue stream.  But are you ready to forego charges for […]

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Happy New Year: The Year of the Golden Rat!

Happy New Year, and welcome back!   Well, you didn’t go anywhere, I just took a break from bashing people. If any Industry should prosper in the Year of the Golden Rat, it should be Professional Pest Control.  I don’t know why it’s a Golden Rat Year, so a free jug of Demand to the first […]

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PMRA: Do Labels Need to be So Confusing??? Pictograms baby!

This year like every other I get several daily phone calls about what product to use on what insect for what location.  I try not to wince too much when I await the response to “Have you read the Label?”  And don’t tell smile too much when you say “Of course!  I always read the […]

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