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Stratego added as tool to fight soybean rust
Texas
Agriculture Commissioner Susan Combs said Jan. 20 that the Texas Department of Agriculture has been granted approval by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to issue a Section 18 specific exemption allowing the use of trifloxystrobin, co-formulated with propiconazole as the product Stratego, to combat soybean rust.
At this time, soybean rust has not been identified in Texas, but Texas farmers now have seven products they can use to battle the disease should it arrive. Applications of this product and all products approved under a Section 18 specific exemptions to control soybean rust are to be made as early as possible after the disease has been identified in the field.
Soybean rust is caused by two fungal species, Phakopsora pachyrhizi and Phakopsora meibomiae, and is spread primarily by wind-borne spores that can travel long distances. For more information, visit the U.S. Department of Agriculture's soybean rust page, www.aphis.usda.gov/lpa/issues/sbr/sbr.html.
Other products approved include:
Propiconazole, formulated as Tilt, Propimax and Bumper;
Myclobutanil, formulated as Laredo EC and Laredo EW; and
Tebuconazole, formulated as Folicur.
All applicable directions, restrictions and precautions on the EPA registered product labels, as well as restrictions within the EPA approval notices, must be followed.
Applications will be made only by certified applicators, by licensed applicators or by persons under the direct supervision of licensed applicators.
For more information on the TDA Section 18 exemptions, contact your county Texas Cooperative Extension office or TDA at 512-463-7544. A copy of all exemption notices and labels are located on the TDA website at www.agr.state.tx.us/pesticide/exemptions/pes_18crops.htm.
Date: 1/27/05
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