Incident Report

Subform I: General Information

1. Report Type.

New incident report

Incident Report Number: 2012-5928

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: NOVA SCOTIA

6. Date incident was first observed.

25-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)

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PMRA Registration No. 30324      PMRA Submission No.       EPA Registration No.

Product Name: MITE AWAY QUICK STRIPS

• Active Ingredient(s)
  • FORMIC ACID
    • Guarantee/concentration 46.7 %

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7. b) Type of formulation.

Application Information

8. Product was applied?

Yes

9. Application Rate.

2

Other Units: pads

10. Site pesticide was applied to (select all that apply).

Site: Agricultural-Outdoor/Agricole-extérieur

Préciser le type: beehive

11. Provide any additional information regarding application (how it was applied, amount applied, the size of the area treated etc).

2 pads laid on top bars of hive - 7 days

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)

honey bee

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.).

400 hives of bees. 95% of brood killed. Weakened the hives.The label warns that there could be some brood damaged, but not most or all of it.

8. a) Was the incident a result of (select all that apply)

Application

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?

No

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