Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu
For our organic vegetable growers in the Mid-Atlantic the California Department of Food and Agriculture’s State Organic Program issued a STOP USE notice for W.O.W. (WHACK OUT WEEDS!) and ECOMIGHT-PRO products, manufactured by EcoMight LLC.
W.O.W. (WHACK OUT WEEDS!) and ECOMIGHT-PRO product samples have tested positive for the presence of synthetic chemical compounds Glyphosate; Bifenthrin; and Permethrin. Additionally, the W.O.W. (WHACK OUT WEEDS!) product samples tested positive for the presence of synthetic chemical compounds Cypermethrin and Carbaryl. These identified synthetic chemical compounds are prohibited for use in organic production by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Organic Program.