Beta Tech Hop Products Inc - Classification, reclassification or declassification of a pesticide

Hop beta acids (present as potassium salts) is a new pesticide ingredient contained in the following commercial end use product: HopGuard II (Reg. No. 33571) that is proposed for classification in Ontario.

Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) assesses pesticides for their risks to human health and the environment, and examines the efficacy and value of pest control products in registering products under the Pest Control Products Act for sale and use across Canada.

In Ontario, the Pesticides Act and Ontario Regulation 63/09 stipulate that federally registered pesticides must be classified in Ontario before they are legal for sale and use.

PCP Registration No.: 33571

• product name: HopGuard II
• product type: acaricide
• formulation: impregnated fabric
• active ingredient: hop beta acids (present as potassium salts)- 4 g per strip
• federal classification: commercial (agricultural)
• pests and use area: for use in bee hives to control varroa mites (varroa destructor) on honey bees
• provisional class: 4

The Ontario Pesticides Advisory Committee (OPAC) has recommended that the end use product HopGuard II, containing the new active ingredient hop beta acids (present as potassium salts), be classified as a Class 4 pesticide based on its hazard criteria.

Class 4 pesticides are federally designated as restricted or commercial products, and are less or least hazardous for use by licensed exterminators and/or certified/noncertified growers.

Other information

New active ingredient: hop beta acids (present as potassium salts)

For more information on the above registered products, please access Health Canada’s Consumer Product Safety Search product label link under the Additional Information.

For additional information about classification of pesticide products in Ontario, please access the Pesticides Classification link under the Additional Information.