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d-Limone is a new active ingredient contained in the end use products MotherEarth Crawling Insect Killer (Reg.No. 29810) and Pro-Citra DL Crawling Insect Killer (Reg.No. 29811) which are proposed for classification in Ontario.

Under the federal Pest Control Products Act, all pesticides destined for use in Canada must undergo a federal registration review including efficacy and human and environmental concerns.

In Ontario, the Pesticides Act and Ontario Regulation 63/09 stipulate that all federally registered pesticides must be classified in Ontario before it becomes legal for sale and use.

• PCP registration: 29810
• Name of the product: Mother Earth Crawling Insect Killer
• Type: Insecticide
• Formulation: Aerosol
• Active ingredient: d-Limonene
• Guarantee: 10 %
• Federal Classification: Commercial
• Use Area: Various Indoor and Outdoor uses
• Pest: Asian Lady Beetles, Bedbugs, Centipedes, Cluster Flies, Cockroaches, Crickets, Fleas, Flour Beetles, Millipedes, Spiders and Ticks
• Provisional Class: Class 3

Class 3 pesticides are federally designated as restricted or commercial products, and are moderately hazardous.

The Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) label
specifies that users and applicators must wear a NIOSH approved respirator
with an organic vapour cartridge or canister with any R or P prefilter when
working in enclosed or confined spaces or when there is prolonged
exposure to the vapour or spray mist. The Ontario Pesticides Advisory
Committee recommends that the product be placed in Class 3 to ensure the
product is used by trained applicators.

• PCP registration: 29811
• Name of the product: Pro-Citra DL Crawling Insect Killer
• Type: Insecticide
• Formulation: Aerosol
• Active ingredient: d-Limonene
• Guarantee: 10 %
• Federal Classification: Domestic
• Use Area: In and around apartments and homes
• Pest: Asian Lady Beetles, Bedbugs, Centipedes, Cluster Flies, Cockroaches, Crickets, Fleas, Flour Beetles, Millipedes, Spiders and Ticks
• Provisional Class: Class 6

Class 6 pesticides are federally designated as Domestic products in container sizes less than or equal to 1 kilogram or 1 litre, and are least hazardous.

For additional information about classification of pesticide products in Ontario, please refer to the attached description of the provincial classes under Additional Information.