Incident Report
Subform I: General Information
1. Report Type.
New incident report
Incident Report Number: 2013-4770
2. Registrant Information.
Registrant Reference Number: x
Registrant Name (Full Legal Name no abbreviations): x
Address: x
City: x
Prov / State: x
Country: x
Postal Code: X
3. Select the appropriate subform(s) for the incident.
Environment
4. Date registrant was first informed of the incident.
5. Location of incident.
Country: CANADA
Prov / State: SASKATCHEWAN
6. Date incident was first observed.
10-SEP-12
Product Description
7. a) Provide the active ingredient and, if available, the registration number and product name (include all tank mixes). If the product is not registered provide a submission number.
Active(s)
PMRA Registration No. 30324
PMRA Submission No.
EPA Registration No.
Product Name: MITE AWAY QUICK STRIPS
7. b) Type of formulation.
Application Information
8. Product was applied?
Yes
9. Application Rate.
Unknown
10. Site pesticide was applied to (select all that apply).
Site: Agricultural-Outdoor/Agricole-extérieur
11. Provide any additional information regarding application (how it was applied, amount applied, the size of the area treated etc).
Place strips in hives and dont disturb for 7 hives. 2 strips in single brood chambers.
To be determined by Registrant
12. In your opinion, was the product used according to the label instructions?
Unknown
Subform IV: Environment (includes plants insects and wildlife)
1. Type of organism affected
Terr. Invrtbrt-Honey Bee/Inv.Ter-Abeille
2. Common name(s)
Unknown
3. Scientific name(s)
Unknown
4. Number of organisms affected
Unknown
5. Description of site where incident was observed
Fresh water
Terrestrial
Agricultural
Salt Water
6. Check all symptoms that apply
Death
7. Describe symptoms and outcome (died, recovered, etc.).
Bees dead in spring. Less than 10% overwinter loss normal for this beekeeper. Beekeeper needed to do much more re-queening in order to save and rebuild the hives. 40% of 3200 hives affected.
The manufacturer has been contacted by a number of product users who claimed they have used the product in accordance to the label directions and yet experience high bee losses. The manufacturer is refusing to take responsibility for the incidents.Beekeeper needed to do much more re-queening in order to save and rebuild hives.
8. a) Was the incident a result of (select all that apply)
Unknown
8. b) i) How many times has the product been applied this year?
Unknown
8. b) ii) What was the date of the last application?
Unknown
9. Did it rain
9. a) During application?
Unknown
9. b) Up to 3 days after application?
Unknown
10. a) Was there a buffer zone?
Unknown
10. b) What type?
10. c) What was the size of the buffer zone?
11. a) Were environmental samples collected and analysed?
Unknown
To be determined by Registrant
12. Severity classification (if there is more than one possible classification, select the most severe)
13. Please provide supplemental information here