The content of The UK Pesticide Guide 2007 is based on information received by the Editor up to October 2006.

This web page gives information on recent developments, and any new products announced which are not included in the current edition.

Correction of approval expiry date for products containing diquat + paraquat

The final approval expiry dates for Clayton Paradigm (MAPP 12001) and PDQ (MAPP 10532) should be 11 July 2008 for both products and not as printed in the 2008 edition of the Guide.
[Date Added: 1st February 2008]

Back to the top

Access to SOLA Notices

Please note that the link to the PSD SOLA Database has been changed from that shown in the 2005 and 2006 editions of the e-UKPG. All SOLAs can now be accessed from the following link: https://secure.pesticides.gov.uk/offlabels/search.asp
[Date Added: 23rd May 2006]

Back to the top

The Long Term Arrangements for Extension of Use (LTAEU) and SOLAs

The LTAEU extrapolations relating to edible crops became invalid on 1 January 2007 (because they are not compatible with the European Plant Protection Products Directive). The most widely used treatments have been replaced by about 1200 SOLAs for the relevant products. Where treatments which were previously permitted under LTAEU have been replaced by SOLAs, growers must now have hard copy of, or direct electronic access to, the relevant SOLA Notice. The 2007 e-UKPG provides direct links to the SOLA notices on the PSD website; otherwise they can be accessed via the link shown above.

Details of all SOLAs issued since publication of the current edition of the Guide are regularly added to this website and can be accessed by clicking on 'Sola Updates' above. The table provides direct weblinks to the relevant SOLA notices.

PSD are now looking at the non-edible uses in the LTAEU with a view to replacing them as well.
[Date Added: 1st February 2007]  

Suspension of approval for products containing tolylfluanid

PSD have imposed an immediate suspension of approval for Elvaron Multi (MAPP 11422) and Talat (MAPP11311) following information from Germany that the active ingredient tolylfluanid may be converted to a health-damaging nitrosamine during treatment of water for the public supply. Bayer CropScience Limited have agreed to suspend sale and supply of these two products. These contact fungicides are used on soft fruit such as raspberries, blackcurrants and strawberries and on top fruit such as apples and pears to protect against a range of fungal pathogens including Botrytis. The main use of these products is between April and August so there are likely to be only limited stocks of the products currently with distributors/farmers.

PSD are advising users or distributors to continue to store any stocks they hold and not to dispose of product illegally. Distributors are asked to inform all their relevant customers of the suspension. PSD will be seeking to publicise the suspension of use of tolylfluanid products through representative organisations and the trade press.

Approval expiry for Clarosan

The marketing company for Clarosan (1% w/w terbutryn) have advised that the product is no longer approved. The entry for the product in the 2007 edition of The UK Pesticide Guide is therefore no longer valid and should be ignored. Possession or use of Clarosan is now illegal.
[Date Added: 1st February 2007]  

Aldicarb revoked on potatoes, carrots and parsnips

Following an EC decision to lower the maximum residue level (MRL) for aldicarb in potatoes, carrots and parsnips, approvals for these uses have been revoked with immediate effect as they would generate residues above the new MRLs. The recommendations for Temik 10G on these crops in the The UK Pesticide Guide are therefore no longer valid. None of these three crops treated with aldicarb before publication of the revocation must remain in the supply chain for distribution or consumption after 2nd September 2007. Approval for use on onions and ornamentals remains in place until December 2007 at which time all approvals for aldicarb (including SOLAs) will expire. Bayer CropScience are withdrawing all farm stocks of Temik 10G.
[Date Added: 7th March 2007]  

Capalo

BASF have approval for Capalo, a suspo-emulsion formulation containing 62.5 g/l epoxiconazole, 200 g/l fenpropimorph and 75 g/l metrafenone. The product is for foliar disease control in wheat, barley, oats, triticale and rye, and has a LERAP B classification.
[Date Added: 1st February 2007]  

Modernisation of the National Poisons Information Service

New arrangements for the provision of information to doctors about poisons and the management of poisonings have been introduced as part of the modernisation of the National Poisons Information Service (NPIS). They provide a year-round 24-hour-a-day service for healthcare staff on the diagnosis, treatment and management of patients who may have been poisoned. The new arrangements are aimed at moving away from the telephone as the first point of contact for poisons information to the use by doctors of an online database, supported by a second-tier, consultant-led information service for more complex clinical advice.

As a result of these changes the contact addresses and telephone numbers listed in previous editions of The UK Pesticide Guide are no longer applicable. Anyone suspecting poisoning by pesticides should seek professional medical help immediately via their GP or NHS Direct/NHS 24.
[Date Added: 1st February 2007]  

Renardine 72-2

Approvals for Renardine 72-2 (MAPP Number 06769) product were suspended in March 2003 and revoked in 2006. The entry for this product in the 2005 (and earlier) editions of The UK Pesticide Guide should therefore be ignored. It is illegal for the product to be sold, supplied or advertised or for users to hold stocks.
[Date Added: 1st February 2007]  

Clarification of 'Qualified Recommendations'

PSD have clarified the status of 'Qualified recommendations' on labels (as distinct from 'off-label' recommendations). As far as the user is concerned 'qualified recommendations' are approved and may be used as directed. Although they meet the full safety requirements for users, consumers and the environment, they differ from other recommendations on the label in that the amount of efficacy evidence on which the approval was granted was limited because:

• The use involves a minor crop or situation, or
• The use covers the infrequent treatment of a major crop or situation, or
• The use is for the control of a sporadic pest or problem.

[Date Added: 1st February 2007]  

Immediate revocation of uses for some products containing carbendazim due to reduced maximum residue levels (MRLs)

No further supply of these products with their current recommendations is permitted, or further use of them on the identified crops. A period of 6 months has been granted for storage of these products with current labelling, to allow time for them to be relabelled and marketed in accordance with the revised approval.
[Date Added: 10th July 2006]

Back to the top

Defy

Syngenta have launched their new active ingredient prosulfocarb (not previously listed in The UK Pesticide Guide ), as Defy. The product is formulated as an emulsifiable concentrate with 800 g/l prosulfocarb for the control of annual broad-leaved and grass weeds – especially blackgrass – in potatoes, winter wheat and winter barley. Defy has a LERAP B classification.
[Date Added: 9th June 2006]

Back to the top

Correction to contents statements for Amistar Opti and Olympus

Users of both printed and electronic versions of the 2006 edition of the Guide should note that the contents statements for Amistar Opti and Olympus are reversed (see under azoxystrobin + chlorothalonil on page 86 of the printed version). The correct contents are:

Amistar Opti: 100 g/l azoxystrobin + 500 g/l chlorothalonil
Olympus: 80 g/l azoxystrobin + 400 g/l chlorothalonil
[Date Added: 11th May 2006]

Back to the top

Correction to spinosad entry

Please note that the three references to whitefly in the 'Efficacy Guidance' section of the spinosad entry of the 2006 edition should refer to western flower thrips. There are no approvals for whitefly control by Conserve or any other spinosad product.
[Date Added: 14th March 2006]

Back to the top

Correction to chlorpyrifos entry

Following the environmental review of organophosphate insecticides, approvals were revoked in September 2005 for chlorpyrifos products on cereals to control aphids and yellow cereal fly (not orange blossom midge, as stated in the 2006 edition). This correction affects the uses shown in the 2006 edition for chlorpyrifos products, as follows:

• No products are approved for the control of aphids or yellow cereal fly (Opomyza florum) in cereals
• All the following products are approved for the control of yellow wheat blossom midge (Contarinia tritici) on wheat and oats:
• Alpha Chlorpyrifos 48 EC (04821)
• Ballad (11659)
• Cyren (11028)
• Dursban WG (09153)
• Equity (11520)
• Greencrop Pontoon (09667)
• Pyrinex 48 EC (08644)
• Standon Chlorpyrifos 48

Back to the top

The Long Term Arrangements for Extension of Use (LTAEU) and SOLAs

As mentioned in the 2006 edition of The UK Pesticide Guide, the LTAEU are being revoked (because they are not compatible with the European Plant Protection Products Directive) and the most widely used treatments are being replaced by SOLAs for the relevant products. Where treatments which were previously permitted under LTAEU have been replaced by SOLAs, growers must now have hard copy of, or direct electronic access to, the relevant SOLA Notice.

To provide users with up-to-date information, details of all SOLAs issued since publication of the current edition of the Guide are regularly added to this website and can be accessed by clicking on 'Sola Updates' above.
[Date Added: 22nd May 2006]

Back to the top

Roundup Ace

Roundup Ace from Monsanto contains 450 g/l glyphosate (compared with the more usual 360 g/l) and is claimed to be rainfast in one hour, compared with 6-12 hours. Other products in the current edition of The UK Pesticide Guide which 450 g/l glyphosate are Roundup Gold, Roundup Pro-Green, Roundup Ultra ST (all from Monsanto), Envision (Headland), Tangent (Headland Amenity), Trustee Elite (Barclay) and Tumbleweed Pro-Active (Scotts).
[Date Added: 22nd May 2006]

Back to the top

Comet 200

BASF have introduced Comet 200, containing 200 g/l pyraclostobin. The product is for disease control, especially rust and Septoria, on wheat, barley and oats and is identical to BAS 500 06F and Platoon, both of which are detailed in the 2006 edition of the Guide.
[Date Added: 22nd May 2006]

Back to the top

Spyrale

Syngenta have launched Spyrale, a new fungicide for sugar beet and fodder beet. Spyrale is an emulsifiable concentrate containing 375 g/l difenoconazole and 100 g/l fenpropidin. Both fungicides are new to beet crops. Spyrale controls Ramularia Leaf Spot, Powdery Mildew and Rust, and the product is also claimed to prolong the retention of green leaf area.
[Date Added: 22nd May 2006]

Back to the top

Hallmark with Zeon Technology

Hallmark Zeon is now approved for the control of Orange Wheat Blossom Midge, providing cereal growers with an alternative treatment to chlorpyrifos for this pest.
[Date Added: 22nd May 2006]

Back to the top

Anvil XT

Agriguard have launched Anvil XT, a granule formulation containing metsulfuron-methyl for spring broad-leaved weed control in cereals, linseed and destruction of green cover on setaside. Agriguard claim reduced washing out time and a reduced volume of tank washings. Unlike other products containing metsulfuron-methyl, Anvil XT has no LERAP classification.
[Date Added: 11th May 2006]

Back to the top

Forefront

Forefront is a new broad-spectrum grassland herbicide from Dow AgroSciences and is claimed to give longer lasting control than comparable products. Forefront contains 30 g/l aminopyralid (an ingredient not previously included in The UK Pesticide Guide) and 100 g/l fluroxypyr, formulated as an oil-in-water emulsion. Forefront is approved for use on permanent and rotational grass and has no LERAP classification.
[Date Added: 11th May 2006]

Back to the top

Infinito

Bayer CropScience have launched Infinito, a new fungicide for late potato bliught control from mid- to late-season. Infinito contains 62.5 g/l fluopicolide (a new active ingredient, not previously listed in The UK Pesticide Guide) and 625 g/l propamocarb formulated as a suspension concentrate. All potato crops may be treated and activity against leaf and tuber blight is claimed. There is no LERAP restriction.
[Date Added: 10th April 2006]

Back to the top

Ally Max SX

DuPont have launched Ally Max SX, a granule formulation containing 14.3% w/w metsulfuron-methyl (as in Ally SX) and 14.3 % w/w tribenuron-methyl (as in Quantum). The product is intended as a replacement for Ally SX and is designed to plug some of the gaps in the Ally weed spectrum, such as polygonums and fumitory, as well as simplifying tank washing and permitted sequences. Ally Max SX is approved for use on barley, oats, triticale and wheat from February 1st until GS 69. Like Ally SX, it has a LERAP B classification, but DuPont emphasise that there are different dose rates between the two products.
[Date Added: 10th April 2006]

Back to the top

Talius

Talius is a new cereal mildewicide from DuPont containing 200 g/l proquinazid, a new active ingredient not previously listed in The UK Pesticide Guide, formulated as an emulsifiable concentrate. The product has preventative and curative activity and is claimed to control strobilurin resistant strains. It is recommended for use on wheat, barley, oats, winter rye and triticale and has a LERAP B classification.
[Date Added: 10th April 2006]

Back to the top

Cherokee

Syngenta have launched Cherokee for control of Septoria in barley and winter wheat. Formulated as a suspo-emulsion Cherokee contains 375 g/l chlorothalonil, 50 g/l cyproconazole and 62.5 g/l propiconazole. It has a LERAP B classification.
[Date Added: 10th April 2006]

Back to the top

Modernisation of the National Poisons Information Service

New arrangements for the provision of information to doctors about poisons and the management of poisonings have been introduced as part of the modernisation of the National Poisons Information Service (NPIS). The service comprises six Poisons Centres (Belfast, Birmingham, Cardiff, Edinburgh, London and Newcastle) providing a year-round 24-hour-a-day service for healthcare staff on the diagnosis, treatment and management of patients who may have been poisoned. The new arrangements are aimed at moving away from the telephone as the first point of contact for poisons information to the use by doctors of an online database, supported by a second-tier, consultant-led information service for more complex clinical advice.

As a result of these changes the contact addresses and telephone numbers listed in previous editions of The UK Pesticide Guide are no longer applicable. Anyone suspecting poisoning by pesticides should seek professional medical help immediately via their GP or local hospital.
[Date Added: 25th January 2006]

Back to the top

Biscaya

Bayer will be launching its new aphicide Biscaya, formulated as an oil-in-water emulsion, in time for the coming season. The product contains 240 g/l thiacloprid and is approved for use on oilseed rape, but press announcements also indicate use on seed and ware potatoes. Pests controlled include the peach-potato aphid. Biscaya is listed in the 2006 edition of the Guide as a 'product also registered' without any details of its uses.
[Date Added: 30th January 2006]

Back to the top

Bayer launches Sekator

Sekator is a new broad-leaved herbicide for winter and spring cereals containing 5.0% w/w amidosulfuron and 1.25% w/w iodosulfuron-methyl-sodium, formulated as a water-dispersible granule. Sekator contains the same ingredients as Chekker, but in a different ratio.
[Date Added: 30th January 2006]

Back to the top

Nemathorin use extended

Approval for the use of Syngenta's nematicide Nemathorin 10G (fosthiazate) now includes not only overall incorporation (as shown in the 2006 edition of the Guide), but also in-furrow use at 150 g per 100-m row (compared with 30 kg/ha when applied overall).
[Date Added: 30th January 2006]

Back to the top

Syngenta launches Axial

Syngenta has launched Axial, containing 100 g/l pinoxaden formulated as an emulsifiable concentrate. The product is approved for control of wild oats and ryegrass in wheat and barley. There is also a recommendation for partial control of blackgrass in barley. Addition of the adjuvant Adigor is essential for best results. Adigor, also a newly launched product, contains emulsified methylated rapeseed oil and surfactants, and acts as a spreader to ensure maximum foliar uptake.
[Date Added: 16th January 2006]

Back to the top

Certis launches Valbon

Certis has launched Valbon, a new potato blight fungicide containing 1.75% w/w benthiavalicarb-isopropyl and 70% w/w mancozeb. The product is formulated as a water-dispersible granule. Activity is mainly protectant and the product is recommended up to a maximum of six sprays per crop at 7-10-day intervals.
[Date Added: 16th January 2006]

Back to the top

Renardine 72-2

Please note that approval for Renardine 72-2 (MAPP Number 06769), containing bone oil, has been revoked with immediate effect. However, because of the continued illegal supply into the supply chain, significant amounts of product have accumulated at distributors and retailers and with users.

To make it legitimate for this additional product, obtained in good faith, to be stored and used, PSD is allowing a further 3 months, from 24 March 2005, to allow distributors and retailers to dispose of product held and for users to use and dispose of it.

Approvals for this product were in fact suspended in March 2003, but The UK Pesticide Guide was not notified by the supplier when this information was requested. The entry for this product in the 2005 (and earlier) editions of The UK Pesticide Guide should therefore be ignored. It is illegal for the product to be sold, supplied or advertised. As of 30 June 2005, all stocks held by anyone must have been used or disposed of.
[Date Added: 18 April 2005]

Back to the top

Crop Hierarchy Revised

PSD have made some refinements to the Crop Hierarchy which was introduced in December 2000. The Hierarchy is used on product labels to identify clearly and unambiguously approved uses for a product, and to separate them from crops or situations where approval has not been granted. Some new crops have been added, such as millet, sorghum and canary grass, all of which are grown principally as game cover. Other additions include crambe, sloe, bullace, sunberry, woad, hemp, saltmarsh and hedgerow. Finally the term 'green cover on land temporarily removed from production' has been changed to 'green cover on land not being used for crop production' and the definition has been clarified.

PSD are implementing these changes from June 2004.
[Date Added: 7 July 2004]

Back to the top

Clarification of 'Qualified Recommendations'

PSD have clarified the status of 'Qualified recommendations' on labels (as distinct from 'off-label' recommendations). As far as the user is concerned 'qualified recommendations' are approved and may be used as directed. Although they meet the full safety requirements for users, consumers and the environment, they differ from other recommendations on the label in that the amount of efficacy evidence on which the approval was granted was limited because:

• The use involves a minor crop or situation, or
• The use covers the infrequent treatment of a major crop or situation, or
• The use is for the control of a sporadic pest or problem.

Off-label recommendations, by contrast, are granted without scrutiny of efficacy data, and treatments are made entirely at the risk of the user.
[Date Added: 14 May 2004]

Back to the top

Back to the top