Resolution

WHEREAS lambda-cyhalothrin (sold under brand names Matador/Silencer) is a broadly used and important insecticide across the prairies;

WHEREAS forecasted insect populations are on the rise with few alternate control options;
WHEREAS crops on the prairies can be used simultaneously for food and feed uses, or the distinction is unknown until after harvest;

BE IT RESOLVED that APAS strongly urge the Pest Management Regulatory Agency to work closely with product registrants to expedite reviews and consider the use of emergency exemptions to provide access to Lambda-cyhalothrin or an equally effective alternative in a timely manner.