NOTICES

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

List of Pesticides Which May be used by Medical Marijuana Growers and Processors

[53 Pa.B. 5781]
[Saturday, September 16, 2023]

 Under section 702(c) of the Medical Marijuana Act (35 P.S. § 10231.702(c)), the Department of Agriculture (Department) is required to annually review, update and transmit to the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, a list of pesticides that may be used by licensed growers and processors of medical marijuana. The following pesticide active ingredients may be used legally in the growing and processing of seeds, immature medical marijuana plants, medical marijuana plants or medical marijuana and in accordance with the Pennsylvania Pesticide Control Act of 1973 (3 P.S. §§ 111.21—112). To qualify, products containing the following active ingredients must be registered in the Commonwealth, and labeled for use in greenhouses on unspecified food crops, unspecified herbs, or both. Commonwealth pesticide registration can be checked at https://www.paplants.pa.gov/ProductRegFSA/BrandSearch.aspx.

 The Department evaluates potential pesticide active ingredients for inclusion on this list on an annual basis. Persons seeking review of an active ingredient for addition to this list must submit an application to the Department by June 1st of the calendar year. This submission must include the name of the active ingredient, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) registration number for a pesticide containing the active ingredient and a recent market label for a pesticide containing this active ingredient. This list will be reviewed and updated in September of each calendar year. Deletions of active ingredients will occur on an as-needed basis. Applications may be sent to the Department of Agriculture, Attn: Pesticide Registration, 2301 North Cameron Street, Harrisburg, PA 17110.

 The Department will utilize the following criteria when evaluating active ingredients for inclusion on the list:

 1. The active ingredient is in at least one EPA registered pesticide, or is exempt under section 25(b) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. § 136w(b)).

 2. Pesticides containing this ingredient are labeled for unspecified food or herb crops.

 3. The active ingredient is exempt from the requirements of a tolerance on all food crops.

 The Department may also consider other factors, such as pyrolysis data or whether addition of an active ingredient may likely lead to widespread misuse. This notice will become effective immediately upon publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin. This publication supersedes all previously published notices related to pesticide active ingredients for use by Medical Marijuana Growers and Processors.

List of Pesticide Active Ingredients Approved for Use by Medical Marijuana Growers/Processors

EPA Status	Pesticide Type	Comments	Active Ingredient
25(b)	Insecticide		Castor Oil
25(b)	Insecticide		Cedarwood Oil
25(b)	Insecticide		Cinnamon
25(b)	Fungicide, Insecticide		Cinnamon Oil
25(b)	Fungicide, Insecticide		Citric Acid
25(b)	Bactericide, Fungicide		Clove
25(b)	Insecticide		Clove Oil
25(b)	Fungicide		Corn Oil
25(b)	Insecticide		Cornmint Oil
25(b)	Insecticide		Cottonseed Oil
25(b)	Insecticide		Garlic
25(b)	Insect Repellent		Garlic Oil
25(b)	Fungicide		Geraniol
25(b)	Insecticide		Geranium Oil
25(b)	Fungicide, Insecticide		Lemon Grass Oil
25(b)	Insecticide		Peppermint Oil
25(b)	Fungicide		Potassium Sorbate
25(b)	Insecticide		Rosemary
25(b)	Insecticide		Rosemary Oil
25(b)	Fungicide, Insecticide, Miticide		Sesame Oil
25(b)	Fungicide, Insecticide		Sodium Lauryl Sulfate
25(b)	Insecticide		Soybean Oil
25(b)	Fungicide		Thyme
25(b)	Fungicide, Insecticide, Miticide		Thyme Oil
25(b)	Insecticide		White Pepper
Sec 3 Products	PGR		24-Epibrassinolide
Sec 3 Products	Insecticide		Azadirachtin
Sec 3 Products	Fungicide		Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strain D747
Sec 3 Products	Fungicide		Bacillus pumilus strain GHA 180
Sec 3 Products	Fungicide		Bacillus subtilis QST713 strain
Sec 3 Products	Insecticide		Bacillus thuringiensis ssp. aizawai
Sec 3 Products	Insecticide		Bacillus thuringiensis ssp. israelensis
Sec 3 Products	Insecticide		Bacillus thuringiensis ssp. kurstaki strain EVB-113-19
Sec 3 Products	Insecticide		Beauveria bassiana strain ANT-03
Sec 3 Products	Insecticide		Beauveria bassiana strain GHA
Sec 3 Products	Insecticide		Burkholderia ssp. strain A396
Sec 3 Products	Insecticide		Canola Oil
Sec 3 Products	Insect Repellent		Capsicum Oleoresin Extract
Sec 3 Products	Insecticide		Chromobacterium sub strain PRAA4-1 Cells
Sec 3 Products	Fungicide, Insecticide		Clarified Hydrophobic Extract of Neem Oil
Sec 3 Products	Fungicide		Clonostachys rosea strain J1446 (formerly known as Gliocladium catenulatum strain J1446)
Sec 3 Products	Fungicide		Copper Octanoate
Sec 3 Products	PGR		Cytokinin (Kinetin)
Sec 3 Products	Insecticide		Diatomaceous Earth
Sec 3 Products	PGR		Gibberellins (Gibberellic Acid)
Sec 3 Products	PGR		Harpin Alpha Beta
Sec 3 Products	PGR		Homobrassinolide
Sec 3 Products	Antimicrobial, Fungicide	Post-harvest application prohibited	Hydrogen Peroxide
Sec 3 Products	PGR		IBA (Indole-3-Butyric Acid)
Sec 3 Products	Insecticide		Isaria fumosorosea Apopka strain 97
Sec 3 Products	Insecticide		Isaria fumosorosea strain FE 9901
Sec 3 Products	Insecticide, PGR		Kaolin
Sec 3 Products	Insecticide		Mineral Oil
Sec 3 Products	Fungicide		Mono- and Dipotassium Salts of Phosphorous Acid
Sec 3 Products	Insecticide		Monopotassium Phosphate
Sec 3 Products	Nematicide		Myrothecium verrucaria
Sec 3 Products	Fungicide, Insecticide		Neem Oil, Cold Pressed
Sec 3 Products	Antimicrobial, Fungicide		Peroxyacetic Acid
Sec 3 Products	Fungicide		Potassium Bicarbonate
Sec 3 Products	Insecticide		Potassium Laurate
Sec 3 Products	Fungicide, Insecticide		Potassium Salts of Fatty Acids
Sec 3 Products	Fungicide		Pseudomonas chlororaphis strain AF5009
Sec 3 Products	Insecticide		Pyrethrins
Sec 3 Products	Fungicide		Reynoutria sachalinensis extract
Sec 3 Products	Molluscicide		Sodium Ferric EDTA
Sec 3 Products	Fungicide		Streptomyces lydicus WYEC 108
Sec 3 Products	Fungicide	Foliar spray prohibited	Streptomyces sp. strain K61
Sec 3 Products	Insecticide, Miticide		Sucrose Octanoate Esters
Sec 3 Products	Insecticide, Fungicide	Only EPA-registered products are approved for use on medical marijuana. Burning sulfur for pest control is prohibited.	Sulfur
Sec 3 Products	Fungicide		Trichoderma asperellum strain ICC 012
Sec 3 Products	Fungicide		Trichoderma asperellum strain T34
Sec 3 Products	Fungicide		Trichoderma gamsii strain ICC080
Sec 3 Products	Fungicide		Trichoderma harzianum Rifai strain T-22
Sec 3 Products	Fungicide		Trichoderma virens strain G-41

RUSSELL REDDING, 
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 23-1249. Filed for public inspection September 15, 2023, 9:00 a.m.]

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