In this Issue:
VEGETABLE NEWS
Honey Bees: Bt corn Not Likely the Causal Agent for Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD)
STRAWBERRY NEWS
APPLE NEWS
Apple Pest Focus: Codling Moth (Cydia pomonella) and Its Look Alikes
A QUICK WAY TO FIND PESTICIDES REGISTERED IN MINNESOTA
| Vol 4 No. 2 | May 18, 2007 |
A Quick Way to Find Pesticides Registered in Minnesota: The MDA’s Licensing Information System
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s (MDA) Licensing Information System (LIS) contains data that is public information as defined in Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13 (Minnesota Government Data Practices Act). The LIS lists pesticide products registered in Minnesota. To look-up products go to:
http://www2.mda.state.mn.us/webapp/lis/productsdefault.jsp
You will be able to search for currently registered pesticides by Company Name, Product Name, and/or EPA Product Registration Number. Note that the data on this site is real time and therefore constantly changing.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Co-Editors: Bill Hutchison (hutch002@umn.edu), Department of Entomology, University of Minnesota, Jeanne Ciborowski, Minnesota Department of Agriculture, Ag. Resources Management and Development Division, and Suzanne Wold-Burkness (woldx018@umn.edu), Department of Entomology, University of Minnesota
The Newsletter is published weekly from May through August, cooperatively, by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) and the University of Minnesota (U of MN). Reports are posted on the U of MN and MDA web sites on Fridays. If you have suggestions and/or comments, please send your contributions by 4 p.m., Wednesday to Jeanne Ciborowski, 651-201-6217, jeanne.ciborowski@state.mn.us , MDA, 625 Robert St. North, St. Paul, MN 55155. You can access the Newsletter at the U of MN web site in htm format at: www.vegedge.umn.edu/MNFruit&VegNews/mnindex.htm and at the MDA web site in pdf format at: www.mda.state.mn.us/plants/pestmanagement/ipm/ipmnews.htm
Partial funding for this publication is provided through partnership agreements with the Minnesota Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association (MFVGA) and the United States Department of Agriculture – Risk Management Agency (RMA). These institutions are equal opportunity providers.
DISCLAIMER
Reference to products in this publication is not intended to be an endorsement to the exclusion of others which may have similar uses. Any person using products listed in this publication assumes full responsibility for their use in accordance with current manufacturer directions.
Last Revised May, 2007 by woldx018@umn.edu
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