9/1/2008 CDPR will soon be lis

11/26/2008
ECO₂FUME®, VAPORPH₃OS® and Fumi-Cels/Fumi-Strips are now recognized as "Restricted Use Pesticides" in California. You are now required to obtain permits from the County Ag Commissioner, and submit a "Notice of Intent" 24 hours in advance of the application. For a copy of the "Restricted Use Pesticide" list from CDPR, click here. For text of the regulation adding phosphine fumigants, click here.

9/25/2008
USEPA has expressed their concern over the lack of compliance associated with the requirements of the "Fumigation Management Plans" for phosphine fumigants. Degesch America is working diligently to develop a plan for reminding users of this label requirement. Remember, you must always fill out an FMP for every fumigation with metal phosphides or cylinderized phosphine fumigants. For a copy of a FMP template created by Cardinal, click here, or go to the Downloads page. Degesch also has a software program available for creating a FMP which can be obtained by contacting us at Cardinal.

9/1/2008
CDPR will soon be listing all phosphine releasing fumigants as a "Restricted Use Pesticide", which includes Degesch America's Fumi-Cels/Fumi-Strips®, Magtoxin® Pre-pac Spot Fumigant, and Cytec's ECO2FUME® and VAPORPH3OS®. This will requires that all applicators obtain a "Restricted Use Pesticide Permit" from their local County Agricultural Commissioner's office, and submit a 24 hour "Notice of Intent" before the application. This will give the regulatory agencies more control over the use and potential mitigation measures that may be required.

9/1/2008
The new RDA Fumiscope from Key Chemical and Equipment is now available from Cardinal Professional Products. This high-range monitoring device detects concentrations of methyl bromide and sulfuryl fluoride (Vikane® and ProFume®) and transmits the data via wireless or telephone connections to a remote computer. This provides real-time gas concentrations without the travel time normally incurred with monitoring fumigations. Please call one of our representative for further information.

9/1/2008
We are in the midst of a worldwide pyrethrum shortage which is expected to last through the end of 2009 and perhaps into 2010. Cardinal will have a decent supply of pyrethrum, but may run short in 2009....but the good news is, there are plenty of alternative products that you can use such as Card-O-Vap 8, Cardinal Endure ULV, Cirrus®, Sector® and NyGuard® (from MGK). These products are proven to be very effective and are excellent alternatives.