Pesticide Boundary
Formerly registeredIs Phytophthora palmivora used as a pesticide, and where is the line for fertilizer claims?
Source: EPA pesticide registrations and the FIFRA 25(b) minimum-risk list
Formerly registered
Is Phytophthora palmivora used as a pesticide? It has been, in products no longer registered.
EPA APPRIL pesticide product records and the FIFRA 25(b) minimum-risk list · EPA records Oct 14, 2026 · 25(b) list checked Oct 29, 2026
What this means
Phytophthora palmivora appears only in EPA pesticide registrations that have been cancelled or have lapsed. There's past pesticide precedent for this species, but no active registered product.
- EPA registrations
- 0 active, 1 cancelled or inactive. See the products
What it means for US registration
A fertilizer or biostimulant product with Phytophthora palmivora doesn't need EPA pesticide registration as long as its label makes no pesticidal claims. Claims to control, repel or kill pests would bring it under EPA's rules.
Registering a product with this input?
Source: EPA APPRIL pesticide product records and the FIFRA 25(b) minimum-risk list
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