Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA), pursuant to subsection 8(1) of the Pest Control Products Act, is granting registration for the sale and use of Spidoxamat Technical Insecticide, Velancor, and Plenexos Care, containing the technical grade active ingredient spidoxamat, and Plenexos Smart, containing the technical grade active ingredients spidoxamat and flupyradifurone, to control labelled pests on pome fruits, stone fruits, small fruits vine climbing (except fuzzy kiwifruit) and tree nuts (except almonds).

The Proposed Registration Decision PRD2025-15, Spidoxamat, Velancor, Plenexos Smart, Plenexos Care, containing the detailed evaluation of the information submitted in support of this registration, underwent a 30-day consultation period ending on 18 December 2025. The evaluation found that, under the approved conditions of use, the health and environmental risks and the value of the pest control products are acceptable. Health Canada received written comments relating to the health and environmental assessments during the public consultation period conducted in accordance with section 28 of the Pest Control Products Act. In addition, the PMRA is addressing an error found in PRD2025-15. However, some of the comments were not directly related to the proposed decision in PRD2025-15.

About Spidoxamat

Spidoxamat is a new conventional chemical insecticide that targets insect growth and development by inhibiting acetyl coenzyme A carboxylase, part of the first step in lipid biosynthesis, leading to insect death. It is effective against agricultural pests when applied as a foliar spray to plants or applied to soil by chemigation.

The soil-applied product Velancor provides a new active ingredient for use against insect pests on a broad range of agricultural tree crops.

About Velancor 

Velancor provides control of various economically important pests on a broad range of fruit trees, nut trees and small fruits vine climbing. Spidoxamat is a new active ingredient with a new mode of action for use against aphids, mealybugs and scales, which will help manage resistance to the registered alternative pest control products. Velancor contains spidoxamat and is applied by chemigation which provides flexibility with a soil application method and pre-bloom timing. When applied via chemigation, there is a reduction in chemical contact with non-target organisms.

About Plenexos Care and Plenexos Smart

The foliar-applied products Plenexos Care and Plenexos Smart provide a new mode of action for use against insect pests on a broad range of agricultural tree crops.

Plenexos Care and Plenexos Smart provide control of various economically important pests on a broad range of fruit trees, nut trees and small fruits vine climbing. Spidoxamat is a new active ingredient with a new mode of action for use against aphids, leafhoppers, pear psylla, mealybugs and scales, which will help manage resistance to the registered alternative pest control products. Plenexos Care contains spidoxamat and Plenexos Smart contains both spidoxamat and flupyradifurone.