Post by vraev on Apr 21, 2009 16:36:43 GMT -5
Hey guys,
Check this out. I heard this today from the caretaker at the Mcmaster University greenhouse. I always head over to to him, chat for a little while...discuss about plants.....order some plants etc... Today, I brought up the issue of my scale experiences. He gave me this news:
source: www.ene.gov.on.ca/en/land/pesticides/index.php
Ontario Bans Pesticides For Earth Day 2009
Apparently, most of the products are already off shelves. Nothing except weed killers, soap, neem oil etc will be allowed. It already means a major problem for people who use chemicals right now (Including me). IIRC, you are allowed to use up the bottles you already have...but it will be illegal to buy or use any chemicals from now on.
www.greenmuze.com/action/pesticides/911-ontario-bans-pesticides-for-earth-day.html
The province of Ontario, Canada has established a ban on cosmetic pesticides that will take effect on April 22, 2009 – Earth Day. Ontario residents will no longer be able to apply pesticides to lawns, gardens, parks or schoolyards.
The province-wide ban covers a wide variety of herbicides, fungicides and insecticides that will no longer be available for cosmetic use. More than 250 products will be banned for sale and an estimated 80 pesticide ingredients will be banned for cosmetic uses in Ontario.
Ontario is the second province to ban cosmetic pesticide use in Canada. Quebec enacted a similar ban in 2006. Ontario’s new regulations surpass existing restrictions placed on pesticide use in Quebec.
Ontario’s cosmetic pesticide ban will still allow for the continued use of pesticides for public health or safety reasons, such as fighting West Nile Virus, killing stinging insects like wasps, or controlling poison ivy and other plants poisonous to the touch. Other exceptions to the pesticide ban include agriculture and forestry. Golf courses are exempt from the ban and can continue to use pesticides for cosmetic use.
The David Suzuki Foundation, one of the driving forces behind pesticide awareness campaigns in Canada, hopes other provinces will follow Ontario’s lead and “…meet or beat Ontario’s ban on cosmetic pesticides to ensure a high standard of protection for human health and the environment across the country”.
Oh boy! I hope I can get this scale issue under control before I finish the bottle I have.
regards,
V
Check this out. I heard this today from the caretaker at the Mcmaster University greenhouse. I always head over to to him, chat for a little while...discuss about plants.....order some plants etc... Today, I brought up the issue of my scale experiences. He gave me this news:
source: www.ene.gov.on.ca/en/land/pesticides/index.php
Ontario Bans Pesticides For Earth Day 2009
Apparently, most of the products are already off shelves. Nothing except weed killers, soap, neem oil etc will be allowed. It already means a major problem for people who use chemicals right now (Including me). IIRC, you are allowed to use up the bottles you already have...but it will be illegal to buy or use any chemicals from now on.
www.greenmuze.com/action/pesticides/911-ontario-bans-pesticides-for-earth-day.html
The province of Ontario, Canada has established a ban on cosmetic pesticides that will take effect on April 22, 2009 – Earth Day. Ontario residents will no longer be able to apply pesticides to lawns, gardens, parks or schoolyards.
The province-wide ban covers a wide variety of herbicides, fungicides and insecticides that will no longer be available for cosmetic use. More than 250 products will be banned for sale and an estimated 80 pesticide ingredients will be banned for cosmetic uses in Ontario.
Ontario is the second province to ban cosmetic pesticide use in Canada. Quebec enacted a similar ban in 2006. Ontario’s new regulations surpass existing restrictions placed on pesticide use in Quebec.
Ontario’s cosmetic pesticide ban will still allow for the continued use of pesticides for public health or safety reasons, such as fighting West Nile Virus, killing stinging insects like wasps, or controlling poison ivy and other plants poisonous to the touch. Other exceptions to the pesticide ban include agriculture and forestry. Golf courses are exempt from the ban and can continue to use pesticides for cosmetic use.
The David Suzuki Foundation, one of the driving forces behind pesticide awareness campaigns in Canada, hopes other provinces will follow Ontario’s lead and “…meet or beat Ontario’s ban on cosmetic pesticides to ensure a high standard of protection for human health and the environment across the country”.
Oh boy! I hope I can get this scale issue under control before I finish the bottle I have.
regards,
V