• Avid 24(c) Special Local Needs (SLN) registration from Syngenta will be canceled effective June 30, 2016
• Superintendents can continue using Avid under the 24(c) SLN through June 30, 2017
• Cancellation affects the use of Avid on nematodes in 16 states

GREENSBORO, N.C., USA, May 31, 2016 – Syngenta has received notification from the Environmental Protection Agency that the Avid® 0.15 EC miticide/insecticide 24(c) Special Local Needs (SLN) registration in turf will be canceled effective June 30, 2016.

The cancellation affects the use of Avid on golf course greens to control nematodes in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Jersey, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.

Superintendents will have one year after the cancellation date to continue using existing product under the 24(c) SLN. The Avid + Heritage® fungicide and Avid + Heritage Action™ fungicide Multipaks are also available for use under the 24(c) SLN until June 30, 2017.

This cancellation does not affect the availability of Avid for ornamental plants, which is still being produced and used under its current Section 3 federal registration.

“Syngenta remains committed to researching new nematode management solutions for golf course superintendents,” said Gregg Wisniewski, insecticide brand manager at Syngenta. “We look forward to bringing new innovations for nematode control to the market in early 2017.”

For more information contact your local territory manager. For more information on managing nematodes, visit GreenCastOnline.com/NematodeKnowledge.

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