Registration Decision RD2019-01, Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. galleriae Strain SDS-502, grubGONE! G, grubHALT!, beetleGONE!, beetleJUS!

Pest Management Regulatory Agency
18 January 2019
ISSN: 1925-0940 (PDF version)
Catalogue number: H113-25/2019-1E-PDF (PDF version)

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Table of Contents

• Registration Decision Statement for Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. galleriae strain SDS 502
• Other Information

Registration Decision Statement^{Footnote 1} for Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. galleriae strain SDS-502

Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA), under the authority of the Pest Control Products Act and Regulations, is granting registration for the sale and use of Phyllom SDS-502 Technical (containing Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. galleriae strain SDS-502), the manufacturing product Phyllom SDS-502-MP and the end-use products grubGONE! G, grubHALT!, beetleGONE!, and beetleJUS!,containing the technical grade active ingredient Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. galleriae strain SDS-502, to control specific beetle pests of turf and ornamental plants.

This decision is consistent with the Proposed Registration Decision PRD2018-19, Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. galleriae Strain SDS-502, grubGONE! G, grubHALT!, beetleGONE!, beetleJUS!, which contains a detailed evaluation of the information submitted in support of this registration. The evaluation found that, under the approved conditions of use, the health and environmental risks and the value of the pest control products are acceptable. Health Canada received no comments on PRD2018-19.

Other Information

The relevant test data on which the decision is based (as referenced in PRD2018-19) are available for public inspection, upon application, in the PMRA’s Reading Room (located in Ottawa). For more information, please contact the PMRA’s Pest Management Information Service by phone (1-800-267-6315) or by e-mail (pmra.info-arla@hc-sc.gc.ca).

Any person may file a notice of objection^{Footnote 2} regarding this registration decision within 60 days from the date of publication of this Registration Decision. For more information regarding the basis for objecting (which must be based on scientific grounds), please refer to the Pesticides section of Canada.ca (Request a Reconsideration of Decision) or contact the PMRA’s Pest Management Information Service.