PYGANIC® Insecticide label temporarily expanded via Emergency Use Registration request to help manage Nesidiocoris tenuis in greenhouse grown tomatoes and greenhouse grown cucumbers in Ontario.

J. MOSIONDZ, OMAFA, Minor Use Coordinator, Guelph

The Pesticides Regulatory Directorate (PRD), formerly known as the Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA), recently announced the approval of an Emergency Use Registration (EUR) request for PYGANIC® insecticide for management of Nesidiocoris tenuis, “Nesi”, on greenhouse grown cucumbers and greenhouse grown tomatoes in Ontario. This EUR request can be used only in Ontario from April 17th, 2026, until April 16th, 2029. The request marks the first agricultural related EUR request to be granted a multiyear term on the grounds of preventing the establishment of a new invasive species.

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Mirid Identification Resources

Below you will find details to assist with identifying some key mirid species. The focus is distinguishing between Dicyphus hesperus, a beneficial mirid, and Nesidiocoris tenuis, a pest mirid. This material was presented in the Tools of the Trade Workshop at the 2025 Canadian Greenhouse Conference.

These PDF’s can be downloaded and used as reference material. They can be printed on letter size paper.

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