Syngenta Avid insecticide to lose 24(c) Special Local Needs registration soon

Starting after June 30, Syngenta’s Avid 0.15 EC miticide/insecticide may no longer be used under the 24(c) Special Local Needs (SLN) registration for nematode management on golf course greens. Syngenta previously communicated the voluntary cancellation of the Avid 24(c) SLN registration in turf with the Environmental Protection Agency in May 2016, according to the company.

The cancellation affects the use of Avid on golf course greens to control nematodes in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Jersey, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.

Syngenta recently launched Divanem nematicide, an enhanced formulation of Avid, and it’s labeled for use in 47 states.

“With Divanem, we are bringing superintendents the next level of nematode control, while continuing to provide the proven chemistry they trust,” says Gregg Wisniewski, Syngenta’s insecticide brand manager for turf, ornamentals and pest management, in a press release.

The cancellation does not affect the availability of Avid for use on ornamental plants, which is still being produced and used under its current Section 3 federal registration.