Welcoming a greater number of new controls: This was a banner year for new registrations

摘要

Is 2007 the year of new registrations? Canada has always been lagging behind the U.S. and other greenhouse production areas of the world when it comes to the availability of pest control products. It has been a contentious point for many years. Whileit may seem difficult to find a silver lining in this disparity between Canadian growers and their competitors, the scarcity of effective pesticides has in fact played a major role in the widespread adoption of biocontrol practices in the greenhouse ornamentals industry, making Canada a world leader in this regard. The success of biocontrol in the industry hasn't diminished the need for new pest control products. However, the focus is not so much on any pesticide that is effective, but on products thatare not only effective, but also compatible with biocontrol.