Emergency Pesticide Registration for Potatoes Enacted in Wisconsin

Wisconsin potato producers are preparing their warehouses for the upcoming harvest season and have an immediate need to disinfect both porous and non-porous surfaces to prevent contamination of potatoes with the organism that causes potato ring rot. To best control this destructive pathogen, a crisis pesticide exemption for a disinfectant has been declared, announced officials with the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture.

Wisconsin growers can now apply 1-Stroke Environ to hard, non-porous surfaces (such as metal) and porous surfaces (such as wood, rubber, and concrete) and on a variety of objects involved with potato production including storage containers and storage areas, vehicles, equipment, tools, greenhouses, growth chambers, and footwear.