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These projects were funded in part through TheCosmetic Use Pesticides Research and Innovation
Program, which is funded by the Governmentof Ontario, and administered by the AgriculturalAdaptation Council.
A Message from the Ontario Minis
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An Introduction to CUPRI
Fighting common turf grass bugs the
natural way
Project Listing
A Message from the Ontario Minister of the EnvironmentI am pleased to note the work that has been
undertaken and accomplished by the Agricultural
Adaptation Council (AAC) to promote research into
greener alternatives for Ontarios landscape and
lawn care industry.
The Ministry of the Environment has provided
funding to the AAC to establish the Cosmetic Use
Pesticides Research and Innovation (CUPRI) pro-
gram. This program is integral to fostering new tools
and approaches to managing lawns and gardens. Myministry is encouraged by the program results we
have seen, particularly the progress in the develop-
ment of new grasses for sport fields and promising
approaches for the control of insect lawn pests.
My ministry will continue to work closely with our
partners in the landscape and lawn care industry to
investigate new tools for landscaping and lawn care.
Building on the success of the CUPRI program will
help ensure enhanced environmental per formance
for the sector.
I commend the members of the AAC for their good
work in support of protecting our environment and
human health.
Yours sincerely,
Jim Bradley
Minister
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A Message from the Ontario Minis
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An Introduction to CUPRI
Fighting common turf grass bugs the
natural way
Project Listing
An Introduction to CUPRIThe introduction of the cosmetic pesticides ban in
2009 brought with it the need to develop alternatives
to the use of pesticides for cosmetic purposes in the
lawn care, landscaping, park maintenance and turf
management sectors.
These alternatives were researched and tested
through the Cosmetic Use Pesticides Research and
Innovation (CUPRI) Program administered by the
Agricultural Adaptation Council (AAC). The Ministry
of the Environment made available over $450,000to 9 projects that created and evaluated greener
options to pesticides for landscaping purposes
including lawns, gardens, parks and turf grass.
Project proposals were first reviewed by a dedicated
program committee of individuals representing
the horticulture and lawn care sector as well as
government representatives. Successful proposals
were then recommended to the AAC board of
directors for funding. The AAC board is comprised
of individuals elected by their peers to serve the
organization. Their in-depth knowledge of Ontarios
agricultural, agri-food and agri-products sector and
its needs helps ensure that projects and funds are
allocated where they are needed, without
duplicating other efforts .
Projects supported through CUPRI:
Encouraged the development of biopesticidesand lower risk pesticides for managing lawn and
garden pests;
Assessed the feasibility of commercialization
of biopesticides and lower risk pesticides for
maintaining lawns and gardens;
Promoted innovation of alternatives to the use of
pesticides for lawn and garden care; and
Supported the growth of green industries and
greener approaches to maintaining landscapes.
The CUPRI program was extremely successful
and provided crucial funding to research
alternative products and processes to help the
lawn care, landscaping, park maintenance and turf
management sectors.
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A Message from the Ontario Minis
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of the Environment
An Introduction to CUPRI
Fighting common turf grass bugs the
natural way
Project Listing
Fighting common turf grass bugs the natural wayWhen Ontarios cosmetic pesticides ban came into
effect in 2009, the lawn care industry needed to find
new pest management tools. Through a three year
project initiated by Landscape Ontario, researchers at
the Vineland Research and Innovation Centre (VRIC)
and turf specialists at the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture
and Food (OMAF) set out to identify and evaluate
biological control products for two of the most common
turf grass pests, European Chafer and Hairy Chinch Bug.
There is a real need in the lawn care industry for pest
management tools that are sustainable as well as
being efficacious, says Dr. Michael Brownbridge from
VRIC. European Chafer more commonly known as
grubs and Hairy Chinch Bug are two of the most
widely distributed turf pests in the urban and residential
environment.
Brownbridge and OMAFs Pam Charbonneau selected
various nematodes tiny parasitic worms that kill pests
and fungi used in other jurisdictions. They looked
at different methods of application and formulation
to determine whether these biopesticides would be
effective in Ontarios climate and conditions. They also
evaluated the influence time of application has on
product effectiveness.
With bio-based products, you have to use them under
conditions where theyll be most effective. For example,
if the outside temperature is too high, it kills them and
if its too low, it makes them in active, he explains.
Application also has to tie in to the biology of the
pest. With the Chafer, the older the larvae are, the less
susceptible they will be to the control product. So timing
is absolutely critical.
The most effective nematodes against European Chafer
were Heterorhabditis bacteriophora and Steinernema
glaseri, which are registered under a variety of trade
names. Even so, the best control using optimal timing
and targeting the most susceptible stage of the grub
resulted in a kill of only about half of the population.
Brownbridge says this shows the need for additional
work to determine treatment thresholds and highlights
the importance of taking an integrated management
approach to maintain healthy lawn turf.
Researchers also found that treatments applied in the
spring and fall when conventional lawn products
had traditionally been used provided different levels
of grub control. Those applied in the spring, when soil
temperatures were less than ideal for the nematodes
and the larvae were too old, were largely ineffective.
The fall treatments, which targeted younger larvae
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of the Environment
An Introduction to CUPRI
Fighting common turf grass bugs the
natural way
Project Listing
and soil temperatures were higher, provided about
50 per cent control. Interestingly, adds Brownbridge,
when experiments included a chemical treatment as a
comparison, not once did the chemical controls show
better results than the biological ones.
The nematode Steinernema carpocapsae, rosemary oil
and a sprayable formulation of the fungus Metarhizium
anisopliae were found to be very effective against
Chinch Bug in trials completed in 2010 and 2011. In
2012, researchers evaluated various non-biologicalproducts, including various soaps and oils, none of
which were successful. These all work by contact with
the pest and Brownbridge wonders how much the
years hot, dry conditions contributed to the failure by
altering the insects natural behaviour.
Based on two years of data, we have several products
that are great candidates. Now we need to look at
what we should do in hot, dry years, he says. The
essential foundation for any of these controls, though, is
a healthy lawn that is well-managed and has great root
development so it can tolerate damage.
As a result of this project, researchers are now looking
at some new, more resilient varieties of grasses that can
be used in lawn seed mixes. The long-term goal, says
Brownbridge, is to determine how these new varieties
can work together with biopesticide products to control
pests sustainably and effectively.
For more information, visit www.landscapeontario.ca.
This project was funded in part through the Cosmetic
Use Pesticides Research and Innovation (CUPRI)
program. CUPRI is funded by the government of Ontario
and administered by the Agricultural Adaptation Council.
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Project ListingFunctional Biopesticides for the Lawn Care Industry
Landscape Ontario Horticultural Trades Association
This project will identify and develop new biocontrol strategies toaddress the problem of white grubs in lawn tur f.
Determining the Efficacy of the Mustard Bio-Product CA-1
as a Bio-Herbicide
Ontario Turfgrass Research Foundation
Determining the Efficacy of the Mustard Bio-product CA-1as a Bio-herbicide.
Commercialization and Scale-up of Hydrolyzed Corn Gluten Meal
Environmental Factor Inc.
The ultimate aim of this project is to provide end users with a naturalreplacement product for chemicals. This product is to be hydrolyzedliquid corn gluten.
Evaluation of Steam and Solarization as Alternatives to Herbicides
in Ornamental and Turf Plantings
Landscape Ontario Horticultural Trades Association
This project seeks to determine the effectiveness of steam andsolarization treatments for weed control in ornamental gardens, andsteam as an alternative to glyphosate for turf kill when overseeding orrejuvenating lawns.
Efficacy of Bioherbicides and Lower-risk Herbicides for WeedManagement in Lawns and Fruit and Vegetable Gardens
University of Guelph
This project will evaluate alternatives to cosmetic pesticides to manageweeds in lawns, and fruit and vegetable gardens.
Biological Control of Crabgrass
6310907 Canada Inc.
The purpose of this project is to develop a fungus called Curvulariaintoan effective and selective bioherbicide for crabgrass.
Field Evaluation of Biocontrols for Leatherjackets (Tiphula
paludosa)
Ontario Turfgrass Research Foundation
This is a project to test the field efficacy of various biocontrol agents onearly stages of leatherjackets applied in the fall.
Efficacy Evaluation of All-Natural Corn Gluten Blends in Turf for
the Control of White Grubs
Ontario Turfgrass Research Foundation
This is a project to evaluate the efficacy of corn gluten-basedformulation supplemented with neem of the control of white grub in turf.
Poa supinaon pesticide free athletic fields and home lawns
Ontario Turfgrass Research Foundation
This is a project to analyze the effectiveness of Poa Supinaas aspecies for pesticide free home lawns and athletic fields.
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Program, which is funded by the Governmentof Ontario, and administered by the AgriculturalAdaptation Council.
A Message from the Ontario Minister
of the Environment
An Introduction to CUPRI
Fighting common turf grass bugs the
natural way
Project Listing
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