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Date: December 13, 2004
Category: Diseases
Subject: Insignia™ (Pyraclostrobin) Receives Federal Approval for Residential Use

BASF has just announced that federal registration of Insignia™ (pyraclostrobin) has been granted for use in residential and commercial lawns, recreational areas and sod farms. State registrations are pending and I will re-post this message when registration has been granted in Massachusetts. Insignia™ is in the QoI (Strobilurin) fungicide group, is systemic, and is subject to fungicide resistance development. BASF press releases claim activity against the following diseases: anthracnose, bentgrass dead spot, brown patch, dollar spot (suppression only), fairy ring, Fusarium patch, gray leaf spot, gray snow mold, leaf spot, melting out, pink patch, pink snow mold, powdery mildew, Pythium blight, rapid blight, red thread, rust, summer patch and take-all patch.

Submitted by: Dr. Robert Wick